GALLERY
2004
Plywood panels,
thrift store painting,
Kicker car audio components
EDUCATION
2005-2006 Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program
2001 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, ME
1999 MFA, Hunter College, New York, NY
1996 BFA, Ohio University, Athens, OH
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 If you want blood, (you got it), installation at Scope art Fair New York, NY curated by Nina Arias
2007 Divine Objects of Hatred-remix version 1.0, Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
2006 Diver Down, Road Agent, Dallas, TX
2006 Empty Thoughts, Lame Excuses & Decorative Lies,
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
2005 Divine Objects of Hatred, DCKT Contemporary, New York NY
2005 Ghost Ride (performance), Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, NY
2004 Superstore, Kantor Gallery, NYC
2004 Leave the Motor Running, Caren Golden Fine Art, NYC
2004 More Harm Than Good, Ashtabula Arts Center, Ashtabula, OH
2003 Thrill Seeker, Rocket Projects Gallery, Miami, FL
2003 Humphrey Industries, Green Barn, Sagaponack, NY
2001 Streets of Fire, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY
1999-2000 The End of Silence, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY
1999 Am I Evel?, Glenville State College, Glenville, WV
1996 Ryan Humphrey, U.A.L. Alternative Space, Athens, OH
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006 Like, Curated by Sara Reisman, PS 122, New York NY
2005 I woke up in a strange place…, curated by Daria Brit Shapiro and Tairone Bastien,
Moti Hasson, Gallery, NYC
2004 The Twilife, curated by Daria Brit Shapiro, Caren Golden Fine Art, NYC
2004 Wiggly World: Views from the Breeding Ground, curated by Alison Levy,
Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA
2004 Psionic Distortion, Super Deluxe, Tokyo, Japan
2004 Multi-Tasking, curated by Karen Shaw, Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY
2004 Peekskill Project, Peekskill, NY
2003-2004 Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation, curated by Barbara Bloemink
and Vicky A. Clark, originating in Jan. 2003, Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon
University, Pittsburgh, PA. Traveling exhibition with venues including: Contemporary Arts
Center, New Orleans, LA; University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ; Saidye Bronfman
Centre for Arts, Montreal, Canada; Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Oregon;
Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL.
2003 Pop Rocks, curated by Daria Brit Shapiro, Caren Golden Fine Art, NYC
2002 Bootleg Identity, Caren Golden Fine Art, NYC
2002 Five by Five: Contemporary Artists on Contemporary Art, Whitney
2002 Museum at Philip Morris, NYC (catalogue)
2002 POP Culture Road Show, British Khaki Showroom, NYC
2002 Second Sight, Hunter College, NYC (catalogue)
2001 Pop Mechanics, The Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA,
traveling to Milton Hershey School Museum, Hershey, PA
2000 The Art of Collecting - IV, Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI
2000 Works in Public Spaces, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg,PA
2000 Weight As Real, curated by Peter Beacraft & Pedro Marin, House
2000 Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2000 Economic Benefit, New Museum of Contemporary Art, NYC
1999 Masters of Fine Art Thesis Show, Hunter College, NYC
1998 Books Projects Exhibition, Hunter College, NYC
1996 Ashtabula Arts Center Annual Juried Competition, Ashtabula, OH, (First Place in Sculpture)
1996 Senior Group Exhibition, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, OH
1995 Ohio University Spring Show, Main Gallery, Athens, OH
1995 Reclamation, Guerilla earthwork drawing, Columbus, OH
1994 Works on Paper, Main Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH
1994 Ashtabula Arts Center Annual Juried Competition, Ashtabula, OH, (Best of Show)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Carter, Rob “Second Sight Hunter College,” Feb. 27 - April 20, 2002. pp. 35-36 (illus.)
Chambers, Christopher. “Ryan Humphrey,” Flash Art, Nov. – Dec., 2001, pp. 93-4 (illus.)
Ocana, Damarys. “Adrenaline Crush,” Street Magazine, Oct. 24, 2003, p. 53 (illus.)
Ebony, David. “Front Page; NYC Art Fairs Provoke and Promise,” Art In America,
May 2003, p. 45 (illus.)
Gladman, Randy D. “Ryan’s World,” Smock, Volume 2, No. 1, 2002, pp. 92-98 (illus.)
Hunt, David. “Ryan Humphrey - The End of Silence,” Time Out New York, January 6 - 13, 2000 (illus.)
Johnson, Ken. “Ryan Humphrey,” The New York Times, Dec. 31, 1999
Henry, Max. “Gotham Dispatch - Ryan’s chop shop,” on-line review,
artnet.com, December, 1999 - January, 2000
Kinsella, Eileen. “Scope Art Fair Comes Into Its Own,” Art Newsletter, March 18, 2003
Korotkin, Joyce “Ryan Humphrey”, Tema Celeste, Sept. 2004 (illus.)
Korotkin, Joyce. “The Twilife,” M Magazine, January 2005
Levin, Kim. “Ryan Humphrey - The End of Silence,” (*) Short List,
The Village Voice, January 11, 2000, p. 70
Madar, Chase. “Ryan Humphrey,” ArtNews, December 2001, p. 143
Moshkovits, Boris. “Fahruergnugen,” Berliner Magazine, Fall 2003
Ribas, Joao. “Ryan Humphrey,” Flash Art, September 2004 (illus.)
Sand, Olivia. “Artist of the Month,” New York Contemporary Art Report,
December 1999 - January 2000, (illus. and cover illus.)
Speh, Scott, “One Quickie Rave,” Hot Commodities #8, Online Review, Beaver Group, Inc.
Time Out New York, illustration, Jan. 1-8, 2004, p. 56
Varnell, Elizabeth. “Auto Erotic,” Surface, February, 2002, p.52. # 33
Valdez, Sarah. “Ryan Humphrey,” Art in America, May, 2000
Valdez, Sarah. “Bootleg Identity,” Time Out NY, June 27 - July 4, 2002
Watson, Simon. “Ryan Humphrey: The End of Silence,” Simon Says First Look,
December 1999, Vol. 4, Issue 4, pp. 12 (illus.)
Will, Jesse. “Show Pieces,” House and Garden, October 2005, pp. 197
AWARDS
2004 Product Grant/ Sponsorship from Sub Zero
2003 Product Grant/ Sponsorship from Wooster Products
2003 Product Grant/ Sponsorship from Marsh shipping supply
2002 Product Grant/ Sponsorship from Vans
2002 Product Grant/ Sponsorship from Skyway Recreational Products
2002 Product Grant/ Sponsorship from Knaack Manufacturing
2002 Product Grant/ Sponsorship from Skatelite
1996 Harriet Anderson Memorial Award, Ohio University, Athens, OH
1994 Liquitex Excellence in Art Grant, product grant from Liquitex Corporation
CATALOGUES
2003 Humphrey Industries, published by Printed Matter to coincide with the exhibition at the
Green Barn, Aug. 16 – Sept. 20, 2003. Produced by Edsel Williams with text and interview by
Vincent Fremont. With illustrations.
2003 Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation, Distributed Art Publishers Inc.
New York. Curated by Vicky A. Clark, Barbara Bloemink, Anna Merino and Rick Gribenas.
With illustration.
2005
Performance at
Socrates Sculpture park LIC NYC
2001
Photo mural, plywood panles,
custom stereo cabinet,
thrift store paintings,
acrylic paint, vintage
Hawaiian record collection
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