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About The Artist: Bev Ryan My paintings develop intuitively as I layer colors and imagery, working through ideas as they present themselves to me. The works become a search mission where the medium of oil paint and my love of its plasticity provide a vehicle for me to explore suggested narrative in visual form. Painting is very much about problem solving. I start with only a germ of an idea or a figurative gesture that speaks to me and then begin to build, dismantle, build again into the painting’s final form. My interest in the human condition brings a wealth of subject matter to this process. Paintings containing suggested narrative presented with rich, colorful and painterly surfaces are my goal. EDUCATION 1973 BA, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 1976 MS, Columbia University, New York, NY 2000 Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT Continuing courses at The Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, DC; NVCC Alexandria, VA; The Art League School, Alexandria, VA GALLERIES Gallery G at the Beveled Edge, Baltimore, MD The Bin Gallery, The Art League, Alexandria, VA Rentz Gallery, Richmond, VA Moxy Studios, New Orleans, LA SOLO EXHIBITONS 2005 Discoveries, Gallery G, Mt. Washington Village, Baltimore, MD 2004 Passage, Market Street Grill, Reston, VA, sponsored by Greater Reston Arts Center Capitol One, McLean,VA, Arts Council of Fairfax Co. Corporate Arts Program 2003 Cox Communications, Chantilly, VA, Arts Council of Fairfax Co. Corporate Arts Program Beverly Ryan and Katie Dell Kauffman, Glenview Mansion Gallery, Rockville, MD 2002 Paintings, New Work by Beverly Ryan, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC LMI, Fairfax, VA, Arts Council of Fairfax Co., Corporate Arts Program 2001 TANGLED, One Artist Exhibition, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA 2000 TRW of Reston, VA, Arts Council of Fairfax Co. Corporate Arts Program 1999 GTE Government Systems, Chantilly, VA Arts Council of Fairfax Co. Corporate Arts Program Border’s Books, Springfield, VA 1998 BTG, Inc., Fairfax, VA, Arts Council of Fairfax Co. Corporate Arts Program Franklin National Bank, Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD sponsored by Capitol Hill Art League 1997 First Union Bank, McLean, VA, Arts Council of Fairfax Co. Corporate Arts Program Stewart Mott House, Washington, DC sponsored by Capitol Hill Art League 1996 Peppers Restaurant, Washington, DC sponsored by Capitol Hill Art League Bank of Alexandria, Alexandria, VA, sponsored by The Art League, Alexandria, VA 1995 Provisions, Washington, DC sponsored by Capitol Hill Art League SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2005 Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival, Reston, VA, sponsored by GRACE All Media Membership Show, The Art League Gallery, juror Carlton Fletcher Project: Painting, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC, ensemble show 2004 TFAC @ 30: A Juror’s Choice, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA, juror Hester Stinnett Three Teachers/Painters, NVCC TylerTeachingGallery, Alexandria,VA, curator Sherry Trachtman In 2 Words: Numbers, national juried show Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA, juror Sarah Tanguy All Media Membership Shows, The Art League Gallery, jurors Walter Kravitz, Leslie Exton, Clifford Chieffo Journeys from Home, traveling exhibit featuring four artists, visiting Krakow, Poland; Bardejov, Slovakia; Prague, Czech Republic; Zagreb and Vukovar, Croatia; sponsored by US Embassies of Poland and Slovakia Art at the Airport, TFAC artists at Reagan National, January – March, curator Sally Garen I Create Therefore I Am, Self Portrait show, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC, group show Winter Phantasm, 2/20 Gallery, New York, NY, curator Diane Ashley 2003 SOOP DU JOUR, This Century Gallery, Williamsburg, VA, ensemble show Journeys from Home, traveling exhibit featuring four artists, visiting Warsaw, and Bydgoszcz, Poland, sponsored by US Embassies of Poland and Slovakia The Loud and the Quiet, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC, group show VS: The Art Of Conflict, 57 N Fine Art, Washington, DC, curated All Media Membership Shows, The Art League Gallery, jurors Joseph DiBella, Reid Buckley, Ed Ahlstrom, Anne Banks, Nan Haid Layers, National Juried Exhibition, Target Gallery, Alexandria,VA, juror Kathleen Moran B & W, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC, group show Where Does the Music Take You, Alexandria Symphony exhibits, Adventure, Passion, curated Art at the Airport, TFAC artists at Reagan National, June-August, curator Dr. Sally Garen 2002 All-Media Membership Shows, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA, jurors Lenore Miller, Sherry Trachtman, Barbara Nuss, Leslie Exton, Trudie Van Dyke,Walt Bartman Inscriptions, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC, curator Lana Lyons To the Nth Degree, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC, juror David Tannous Master Class Exhibition, Corcoran College of Art and Design, curator, William Christenberry INSITES, Ashley Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, curator, CMDupre 2001 Open Exhibition 2001, Arts Council of Fairfax Co, Verizon Gallery, juror Pamela Bailey Objects Found, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC, curator AnnieAdjchavanich SOOP DU JOUR, curated ensemble exhibition, Artemisia, Alexandria, VA All Things Small and Beautiful, Greater Reston Art Center, Reston, VA, curator AnneBrown Figurative Works 01, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL, juror Susan Masuoka SPF 30, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC, curator June Linowitz Biblical Meditations, Washington Theological Union, Washington, DC, curator Leslie Curry 24th Annual National Art on Paper, MFA Gallery, Annapolis, MD, David Levy All-Media Membership Shows, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA, jurors Joan Danziger, Ed Ahlstrom, James Hilleary Art at the Airport, TFAC Artists at Reagan National, July-October, curator Dr. Sally Garen 2000 Open Exhibition 2000, Arts Council of Fairfax Co., VA, juror Virginia Mecklenburg Reformed and Reforming, National Capitol Presbyterians, Deborah Sokolove, Margaret Parker SOOP’S HOT, curated ensemble exhibition, 505 Gallery, Washington, DC The House Form: A Universal Symbol, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA, Chrysanthe Broikos Summer Nights, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC, June Linowitz All-Media Membership Shows, The Art League, Alexandria, VA, jurors Sherry Troum Trachtman, Leslie Exton, Val Lewton, Joann Lewis, Joy Turner Luke,Barbara Marcus, June Linowitz, Joseph Di Bella, Valerie Watson 1999 All-Media Membership Shows, The Art League, Alexandria, VA, various jurors 22nd Annual National Art on Paper, MFA, Annapolis, MD, Samuel Hoi Annual National All-Media Juried Exhibit, eklektikos gallery, Washington,DC, B.Januszkiewicz Side by Side, Invitational Show, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC Figuration, Rock Creek Gallery, Washington, DC, Bradley Stevens 1998 All-Media Membership Shows, The Art League,Alexandria, VA, various jurors 5th Annual Juried Exhibition, League of Reston Artists, Scott D. Habes SOOP’S ON, curated ensemble exhibition, 505 Gallery,Washington, DC, Figures; To Sleep Perchance to Dream; Seen/Unseen; A.Salon juried shows, various jurors Picasso-esque, Artist’s Favorites, Capitol Hill ArtLeague juried shows Jean Cohen,Walter Kravitz 1997 Open Exhibition 1997, Arts Council of Fairfax Co., VA, Susan Fisher Sterling Fairfax Art League Juried Exhibition, Bell Atlantic Gallery, Johanna Macleod All-Media Membership Shows, The Art League, Alexandria, VA, various jurors All-Media National Juried Exhibition, Arlington Arts Center, Bonnie Clearwater Small Works, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC, Samuel Hoi Still Life, Figure & Landscape, Art by the SOOP, Wilson Center Gallery, Washington, DC Still Life and Figure, Art by the SOOP, Gallery Lipsett, NIH, Lillian Fitzgerald AWARDS/HONORS 2005 Judges’ Choice Award, Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival, sponsored by GRACE 2004 Shayna Heisman Simkin Award, Best in Show, All-Media Membership Show, The Art League Gallery, Clifford Chieffo National Organization for Women, painting featured on 2004 Intrepid Awards and Gala programs Equal Merit Award, All-Media Membership Show, The Art League Gallery, Leslie Exton 2003 Equal Merit Award, Small Works Show, The Art League Gallery, Nan Haid First Prize in Painting, All Media Membership Show, The Art League Gallery, Joseph Di Bella Equal Merit Award, All-Media Membership Show, The Art League Gallery, Ed Ahlstrom 2002 Merit Award, Bravery, Justice and Freedom, The Art League Gallery, Leslie Exton Merit Award, All-Media Membership Show, The Art League Gallery, Lenore Miller 2001 Merit Award, All-Media Membership Show, The Art League Gallery, Ed Ahlstrom 2000 Best In Show, All-media Urquhart Award Show, The Art League Gallery, Val Lewton 2000 Juried into Torpedo Factory Artist’s Association, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria,VA 1999 Merit Award, Prints-Membership Show, The Art League , BG Muhn 1998 Honorable Mention, All-Media Gilham Award Show, The Art League, Lou Jones 1997 Honorable Mention, Open Exhibition 1997, Arts Council of Fairfax Co.,VA Susan Fisher Sterling 1997 Honorable Mention, All-Media Membership Show,The Art League, Brandon Fortune 1997 Best in Show, Polarity, Capitol Hill Art League, Washington,DC, Helen Frederick 1996 Honorable Mention, Annual Fine Arts Show, Oxon Hill Manor, Allen Bassing MEMBERSHIPS The Art League, Alexandria, VA McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA SOOP Artists, Northern Virginia Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA Fairfax County Council of the Arts, Fairfax, VA Arlington Arts Center Torpedo Factory Artists Association, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA RELATED EXPERIENCE Instructor at The Art League School, Alexandria, VA, 2003 – present; course list follows: Survey of Creative Approaches; Art Collaborative: Sight and Sound; Introduction to Encaustic; Developing the Narrative; Art Fundamentals; Drawing and Painting for Teens Chairman, Target Gallery Committee, Torpedo Factory Artists Association 2004 - present Co-Chair of Studio Gallery Association, Washington, DC 2002- 2004 Juror, Summer 2003 Juried Exhibition, Gallery 222, Leesburg, VA Contact Information: Telephone: 703-549-2016 Web Address: www.artistbeverlyryan.com Mailing Address: 105 N. Union St., Studio #333, Alexandria, VA 22314 e-mail: at bev_ryan@comcast.net. |
 
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