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Thu., February 09, 2012 / 7:30 PM
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About This Event
Minimum Age:
21+Doors Open:
7:30 PMShow Time:
7:30 PMDescription:
Artists
Ryan McLennan
New and Recent Works, 2009 - 2012
New and Recent Works, 2009 - 2012
Ryan McLennan was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1980. In 2002 he received a BFA from
the Painting and Printmaking Department of Virginia Commonwealth University. Since
then he has exhibited work in Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Denver and Richmond,
Virginia. He is a recipient of the 2008/2009 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship,
Finalist and Grand Prize winner of the 2010 West Prize and finalist in the 2011 semi-
annual Dave Bown Projects competition. His work has been featured in the 2008 Mid-
Atlantic and 2012 North East issues of New American Paintings magazine. Ryan
currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
Artist Statement:
The wildlife familiar to us now coexists with life forms that embody what we have long taken for granted. These mammals and birds are in total control of their future. They are responsible for managing and maintaining their resources without exhausting them.
These paintings are brief lessons in ecology, natural history, and evolution. Through research I gain a better understanding of geography and each animal’s settlement of North America. Once I learn the distribution of specific animals, their social behavior and development, I further their existence in a place that only I can document.
Artist Statement:
The wildlife familiar to us now coexists with life forms that embody what we have long taken for granted. These mammals and birds are in total control of their future. They are responsible for managing and maintaining their resources without exhausting them.
These paintings are brief lessons in ecology, natural history, and evolution. Through research I gain a better understanding of geography and each animal’s settlement of North America. Once I learn the distribution of specific animals, their social behavior and development, I further their existence in a place that only I can document.