Publications:

Illustration, Monsa Publications 2010

Garden of Eye Candy, Ginko Press 2009

Plush You!, Northlight Books 2007

Exhibitions:

2009

  • December 2009 Art Basel, Miami, FL Multiversal Group Show
  • December 2009 Twilight Art Collective, Seattle, Wa MatchBox Group Show
  • July 2009 London Miles Gallery London, UK Candy Coated Canvas Group Show
  • June 2009 ArtStar Philadelphia, PA Draw4 Group Show
  • June 2009 C.A.V.E. Gallery Venice, CA Curious Oddysees Group Show
  • June 2009 The Living Room Los Angeles, CA Enormous Tiny Art Show Group Show
  • April 2009 Toast Gallery Paris, FR My Doll Group Show
  • April 2009 Alternative Cafe Gallery Seaside, CA Confections Group Show
2008
  • September 2008 True Hate Art Gallery La Rochelle, FR Whaleless Group Show
  • July 2008 Uberbot Winterpark, FL Let the Eat Pancakes: Hellboy Show Group Show
  • May 2008 PinkGhost Gallery Ft. Lauderdale, FL Giant Skills Group Show
  • April 2008 ArtStar Gallery Philadelphia, PA Occupational Hazards Solo Show *Press Release*
  • January 2008 WindUp Gallery Mesa, AZ My Monster Group Charity Show
  • Januray 2008 AdHoc Gallery NY Deep Pop Group Show

2007

  • December 2007 ArtStar Gallery Philadelphia, PA Ornament Group Show
  • December 2007 Alcove Gallery Decatur, GA H.C. Wonko Show Group Show
  • December 2007 Bear and Bird Gallery Lauderhill, FL Small Stuff Group Show
  • October 2007 WindUp Gallery Mesa, AZ Something Wicked This Way Comes Halloween Group Show
  • May 2007 WindUp Gallery Mesa, AZ The Rising Inaugural Group Show
  • May 2007 Bear and Bird Gallery Lauderhill, FL Ballyhoo: The Sideshow Show Group Show
  • April 2007 PinkGhost Gallery Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bitter Sweets Solo Show
  • April 2007 The Art of Framing San Diego, CA Curiosity Often Leads to Trouble: Alice in Wonderland Show Group Show
  • February 2007 Bear and Bird Gallery Lauderhill, FL For the Love of Munny Group Show

2006

  • December 2006 Gallery 5 + 5 San Diego, CA Thread
  • December 2006 BoMA Columbus, OH Operation Fragmentation Group Show
  • December 2006 ArtStar Gallery Philadelphia, PA Ornament Group Show
  • November 2006 Limbo Fine Arts San Diego, CA How Low Can You Go
  • October 2006 Lunar Boy Gallery Astoria, OR Apparitions (Halloween Group Show)
  • October 2006 Schmancy Seattle, WA Plush You
  • July 2006 Schmancy Seattle, WA Munny Show
  • June 2006 ArtStar Gallery Philadelphia, PA ArtStar Craft Bazaar
  • June 2006 InLiquid.com Philadelphia, PA Art for the Cash Poor

2005

  • December - January 2006 Afif Gallery Philadelphia, PA Hotcakes! Group Show
  • December 2005 BUST Magazine Holiday Craftacular Brooklyn, NY
  • December 2005 ArtStar Gallery Philadelphia, PA Ornament Group Show
  • September 2005 Juxtapoz Online Gallery Weekly Showcase
  • July 2005 FreeSpace NY Infusion Group Show

2004

  • December 2004 Agora Gallery New York, NY Future Brand Group Showcase

 

Ryan Myers was born in 1978 in the uneventful suburbs of Long Island, New York. Trained at Hartford Art School and weaned in New York City, his playful, somber paintings grew out of an obsession with Pee Wee Herman, Hanna-Barbera Laugh Olympics and the bad children from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory. Dollhouses full of emptiness, indifferent children, leering animals and ominous shadows. Candy sweet pinks, greens and blues mask an all-consuming melancholy. The inherent strangeness of an interruptive view into a sullen world often hints at, but never fully divulges a narrative. Each painting represents a singular moment where a looming conclusion becomes clear and choice ceases to impact the inevitable. Ryan’s work can be found in various galleries across the United States as well as England, France and Italy. He currently lives and works in New York’s Hudson Valley.