Susan Ryan
Paper Mache, Paintings & More

EDUCATION

Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles CA, BFA in Illustration, 1971

 

FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR
 

1971-88  Advertising illustration for agencies in Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, NYC 

 

HAND CARVED WOODEN MINIATURES

1989-97  Seaberry-Taylor-Ryan, gift trade shows in Los Angeles, Boston, NYC, Philadelphia 

 

SOLO SHOWS

1984    Paintings, Museum of North Orange County, Fullerton CA
1985    Susan Ryan Paintings, The Improv, West Hollywood CA
1988    Favorite Places, Huntington Beach Municipal Gallery, Huntington Beach CA
1988    Paintings of Architecture, Public Corporation for the Arts, City Hall, Long Beach CA
2006    381, Seat for Social Justice, CRUCIAL CENTER, Buffalo NY
2006    Forgotten City, Forgotten Dreams, Seat for Social Justice, NACC, Niagara Falls NY
2015    Under the influence, Guest Artist, Graton Gallery, Graton CA
2016    Sculpture, Guest Artist, Corrick's, Santa Rosa CA

 

GROUP SHOWS

1985    Image 86, Burbank Chamber of Commerce, Burbank CA, First Place
1988    Long Beach Art Expedition, featured artist/studio, Long Beach CA
1988    Artist-Made Toys, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana CA
1989    Long Beach Art Expedition, featured artist/studio, Long Beach CA
1989    Sweet Chair-ity Auction, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica CA
1990    First Annual Children’s Art Walk Painting Workshop for Inner City Kids, Long Beach CA
1991    Images and Origins: Reflections of Women Artists, City Hall Bridge Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2006    Music is Art Live, 3rd Season, UB Center for the Arts, Amherst NY
2006    Embodiment, First Annual Members Show, Arts Council of Buffalo, Buffalo NY
2006    Beyond the Barrel, Niagara Falls Arts & Cultural Center, Niagara Falls NY
2006    15th Annual Regional Artists Exhibition, Art Dialogue Gallery, Buffalo NY, Honorable Mention
2006    Music is Art Live, 4th Season, UB Center for the Arts, Amherst NY
2006    National Exhibition—Fall 2006, Impact Artists Gallery, Buffalo NY
2006    Seat for Social Justice-Celebration of MLK Day, Durham Memorial Church, Buffalo NY
2010    What I Do Best, Western New York Artists Group, Buffalo NY
2011    Modern Works, Western New York Artists Group, Buffalo NY
2012    Artists Among Us, Burchfield Penny Art Gallery, Buffalo NY
2012    Timeless Meditations—Mandalas & Patterns in Nature, Center for the Arts, Tubac AZ
2013    5th Annual Collector’s Choice, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura CA
2013    Play It Again, Sam, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol CA
2015    Red, Russian River Art Gallery, Guerneville, CA
2015    Under the Influence, Invitational group exhibit, Graton Gallery, Graton CA
2015-24    Anything Goes, Graton Gallery, Graton CA
2015-24    Annual Small Works Show, Graton Gallery, Graton CA
 

SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Mrs. Freddie Fields, Beverly Hills CA
Cher, Malibu CA
Karen Schuler & Alfonse Ruggerio, Marina del Rey CA
Tom Rodgers, Alexandria VA
Gail Goldwasser & Mark Chatinsky, Beverly Hills CA
Alan Gratzer & Nancy Taylor, Auburn CA
Susan Seaberry, Oxnard CA

GALLERIES

Oli Gallery, Guerneville CA
Sebastopol Gallery, Sebastopol CA
Graton Gallery, Graton CA