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Michael x. Ryan

Artist / Educator
MxR Studio
Chicago, Illinois, United States
michaelxryan.com/home.html
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Status

Faculty

Degree

Bachelor

Department or Area of Study

Arts Administration and Policy
Contemporary Practices
Exhibition and Curatorial Studies

Focus

Fine Arts, Drawing, Exhibition Design

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Michael x. Ryan
b. Syracuse, New York 1956
BFA Tyler School of Art 1979, Philadelphia, PA
Currently operates MxR Studio in Chicago, IL

Michael x. Ryan is a Chicago based visual artist who creates drawings, mappings and wood relief’s that focus on patterns made or discovered while traveling places lived and visi… Read More
Michael x. Ryan
b. Syracuse, New York 1956
BFA Tyler School of Art 1979, Philadelphia, PA
Currently operates MxR Studio in Chicago, IL

Michael x. Ryan is a Chicago based visual artist who creates drawings, mappings and wood relief’s that focus on patterns made or discovered while traveling places lived and visited. Ryan attempts to record the fleeting residue of the human presence by realizing the interconnectedness of bodies and places while magnifying the minutia of a life lived.

Ryan’s work has been exhibited widely in the United States. His work has been acquired by a number of collections, such as The Art Institute of Chicago, the MacArthur Foundation in Chicago, IL, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago (Artists book collection), American Medical Association, JP Morgan Chase and the Everson Museum in Syracuse, NY.
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Member Since: Jul 8, 2013
  • Travels in Chicago 99-00-01
    by Michael x. Ryan
    4
    119
    Drawing, Exhibition Design, Fine Arts
  • Hidden Crater-V2: Submerged Birth- drawing series
    by Michael x. Ryan
    6
    132
    Drawing, Exhibition Design, Fine Arts
  • A Hole in the Grid - Elmhurst Quarry
    by Michael x. Ryan
    7
    151
    Drawing, Fine Arts
  • Blown away and buried: a project in 3 acts
    by Michael x. Ryan
    7
    116
    Drawing, Exhibition Design, Fine Arts
  • Travels through Krems-Stein from 25/7/05 - 18/8/05
    by Michael x. Ryan
    9
    351
    Drawing, Exhibition Design, Fine Arts
  • Chicago Roadstains
    by Michael x. Ryan
    17
    596
    Drawing, Fine Arts
  • Wicker Park Roadstains
    by Michael x. Ryan
    15
    594
    Drawing, Exhibition Design, Fine Arts
  • Ox-Bow water-line
    by Michael x. Ryan
    52
    923
    Architecture, Drawing, Fine Arts
  • Hidden Crater Project
    by Michael x. Ryan
    34
    1042
    Exhibition Design, Fine Arts, Sculpting
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