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Artist Statement:
Artist Statement – Recent
Work:
My Intent: To express the
celebration of life
My equine paintings are a
celebration of the wonder of
horses - who they are and what
they allow us to do with them
regardless of our usually
flawed motives. They bring out
the best and the worst in ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Exhibitions, Awards, and
Honors:
2007
- December 2007 - February
2008 Solo Exhibition, The Mad
Hatter, Farmville, VA.
- April Solo Exhibition,
Studio A Gallery,
Fredericksburg, VA.
2006
- “Equine Celebration” Solo
Exhibition, The Steward School
Paul R. Cramer Center for the
Arts Gallery, Richmond, VA.
- Virginia Equine Artists Fall
Exhibition, Lexington, VA.
Awarded ...
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Commissions:
Commissions and Donations:
Ms. Nancy Burton,
Fredericksburg, VA. Private
Commission 2007
Ms. Phyllis Dawson, Hillsboro,
VA. Private Commission 2007
Mrs. Dawn Murphy,
Fredericksburg, VA. Private
Commission 2007
Ms. Kay Cross,
Charlottesville, VA. Private
Commission, 2006
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mountz,
Hillsboro, VA. Private
Commission, 2006
Mrs. Barbara Snap,
Fredericksburg, VA. ...
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Robyn Ryan Biography:
| Biographical information for Robyn Ryan can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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43
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
0
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| Religion |
Follower of Christ |
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| Education |
Undergraduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
* Being with my awesome husband
* Riding and caring for our 2 horses
* Watching the birds and wildlife on our farm
* Playing and hanging out with our 3 cats
* Reading historical fiction and fantasy novels |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Watercolor
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Impressionism - (1865 - 1885)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Degas
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
The colors, textures, and sensory experiences of nature overall.
All Animals - their shapes, movement, personalities, and presence. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I have always loved to make things. When I discovered I could draw as a child, that is all she wrote! I've been drawing, painting, and sculpting ever since!
At first I focused on the success of a finished product; Now I try to enjoy the entire process - beginning to end.
I'm at a place now where I really want to share my art; to have others enjoy it and appreciate - To Celebrate this Gift of Life! |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Robyn Ryan is a painter and sculptor who creates works which express relationships between living things and the emotions they emanate. Horses are a favorite subject, but all living things; human, plant, and animal, offer endless possibilities to express this theme. Ryan’s paintings express these relationships and emotions by exploring both “looser” realistic representations using watercolor as well as less-objective abstractions employing a range of water-based media. Her refined and realistic bronze sculptures focus on celebrating the energy and “presence” of her subjects, often captured in candid moments.
Ryan was accepted as the youngest student in a National Watercolor Society Artist’s class at eight years old in 1972. From this solid foundation, she has continually refined her talent by attending workshops, classes, and working with other professional artists whose work she greatly admires. Ryan currently produces her art from her working studio, Ballyryan Studios, located in Fredericksburg, VA.
Ryan is the recipient of several awards and honors. She was Vice President of the Art First Gallery & Studios cooperative gallery in Fredericksburg, VA and has been featured in several group and solo shows, both juried and invitational. She has numerous pieces in private collections resulting from gallery sales, referrals, and commissions. Ryan was also selected to create the original artwork for multiple vintage wine labels at a local Virginia winery.
Ryan’s most recent exhibitions include the a solo show at the Studio A Gallery in Fredericksburg, VA, the 2nd VA Equine Artist’s Exhibition in Lexington, VA, the Aldie Mill Show in Aldie, VA, and acceptance of a painting and sculpture into the 2006 EQUUS Exhibition at the Deland Museum of Art in Deland, FL. Also in 2006, Ryan participated in the 2006 VA Fine Arts Festival and the 2006 Piedmont Artist’s League “Carousel of Color” Exhibition both events at the Highland Center for the Arts, Warrenton, VA. Ryan held a 2005 “Equine Shapes & Other Recent Work” Solo Exhibition in Fredericksburg, VA and had a painting selected for the Twenty-Sixth Virginia Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition in Charlottesville, VA. Ryan’s paintings received awards from the 2004 Inaugural Virginia Equine Artists Fall Exhibition in Lexington, VA as well as the 2003 National Society of Artists 21st National Juried Show in Texas City, TX. In addition, Ryan’s artwork was accepted into the 2003 Laredo Center for the Arts 11th Annual International Juried Exhibition and she was the featured Cover Artist for “The Chronicle of the Horse”, Friday, November 7, 2003.
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