Bryan Ryley
Vernon, B.C, Canada.
Bio
Throughout his career, Bryan Ryley’s work has moved back and forth among three media – painting, drawing, and collage, with forays into sculpture and photography. In each medium he explores structural systems and serial compositions, developing new voice with each change of material and scale. Ryley’s lyrical tones and richly textured color is reminiscent of a classical modernist abstraction rooted in Cubist collage and Surrealist inspired abstraction.
Ryley exhibits in both Canada and The United States. His work is found in numerous private and public collections, including: Government of Canada, Canadian Consulate, Paris, France; The Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario; British Columbia Art Collection, Victoria, BC; Kelowna Public Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC; Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC; Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York; Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconson; and numerous corporate collections including Canadian Pacific, SunLife Financial, IBM Canada, Brookfield Properties/bcIMC Realty, Encana, Cenovus, Petro Canada, Shell, Nordstrom and others.
Educated in New York, he holds a Master of Fine Arts (Honors) 1977, from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn; a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honors) 1974 from the University of Victoria, Victoria, BC and was one of the first participants and seminar leader in the Graduate program at the Whitney Museum, New York in 1976/77. On his return to Canada he participated in the renowned workshops at Emma Lake, Saskatchewan (1979/80/81) working with John Elderfield, Friedl Dzubas, and Stanley Boxer.
Curriculum Vitae
March 12 – May 13, 2020
SOLO
MORNING BRIEFING
Vernon Public Art Gallery, 3228 – 31st Ave., Vernon BC
March 23 – April 15, 2019
SOLO RUMINATIONS
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
A series of paintings constructed around emotional responses to the social climate of late 2018 and early 2019
April 29 – June 25, 2017
GROUP The Big Picture
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
A selection of Large-Scale works drawn from the permanent collection of the Kelowna Art Gallery, curated by Liz Wylie
March 8 – June 30, 2015
SOLO TRIUMPH
Triumph Coffee, Vernon, BC
Nov 8 – Dec 20, 2014
SOLO CITIZENS
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
March 6 – 29, 2014
GROUP The Material Form: Contemporary Abstract Painting
Gallery Jones, Vancouver, BC
Nov 22 – Jan 19, 2014
GROUP Okanagan Artists in Their Studios: Guest curated by Patricia Ainsley
Penticton Art Gallery, Penticton, BC
December 2013 ongoing
SOLO Freeze-Up and Break-Up
Sun Life Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Permanent Installation commissioned for the lobby of Sun Life Place, Edmonton, Alberta
March 23 – April 20, 2013
GROUP COLOUR ASIDE
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
October 26 – 29,2012
GROUP ART TORONTO
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
August 1 – September 3, 2012
GROUP Gallery Artists
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
September 6 – October 1, 2011
SOLO Bryan Ryley: Selected Paintings
Gallery Jones, Vancouver, BC
August 20 – October 30, 2011
GROUP The Point Is: Pierre Coupey, Landon MacKenzie, Martin Pearce, Bernadette Phan, Bryan Ryley
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
August 1 – September 30, 2011
GROUP End of Summer
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2010
GROUP Constructions of Identity
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
Recent additions to the Permanent Collection of the Kelowna Art Gallery. Exhibition included seven works on paper from the 2005 Four Corners Series. Catalogue published.
2010
SOLO INTERMITTENT ENTROPY: New Paintings & Works on Paper
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2009
SOLO SUM OF DESTRUCTIONS
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
Catalogue published, curated by Liz Wylie
2009
SOLO FREE RADICALS: New Paintings & Works on Paper
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2008
GROUP Straight Forward
SOPA Fine Arts, Kelowna, BC
2007
JOINT Here and There II: Ryley and Johnston
FINA Gallery, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC
2007
SOLO SALTUS
Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
Catalogue published
2007
SOLO Upsetting the Clan
SOPA Fine Arts, Kelowna, BC
2006
SOLO Seville and Others: New Paintings
SOPA Fine Arts, Kelowna, BC
2005
SOLO 4 CORNERS : New Paintings and Drawings
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2004
SOLO GRIDS
FINA Gallery, Okanagan University College, Kelowna, BC
2004
SOLO A Child of God
Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC
2003
SOLO RED, WHITE & BLUE
Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Exhibition of cloud paintings created in response to 9/11
2001
SOLO Illumine: Paintings and Sculpture
Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Inaugural exhibition and opening of Arthur Erickson’s ‘Waterfall Building’
2001
SOLO Recent Paintings
Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC
2000
SOLO Grids: Recent Works
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1998
SOLO Heaven and Earth: New Paintings & Drawings
Vernon Public Art Gallery/Paul Kuhn Gallery, Vernon, BC/Calgary, Alberta
1996
SOLO Weather and Tools
Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC
1996
SOLO Raven Drawings – for “Sylvia”
Montgomery Fine Arts, Vancouver, BC
1996
SOLO Bury the Abstract Expressionists
Vernon Public Art Gallery/Paul Kuhn Gallery, Vernon, BC/Calgary, Alberta
1995/94
SOLO Recent Paintings and Drawings
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1993
SOLO Targets
Xerox BC Open, Predator Ridge Golf Resort, Vernon, BC
1993
SOLO Rambling Eye: Drawings 1985-1992
Kelowna Public Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
Catalogue published
1992
SOLO Legacy – Public Sculpture Commission
Legacy – Public Sculpture Commission , Vernon, BC
1991
SOLO Recent Sculpture and Drawings
Szombathy/Charlton, Vernon, BC
1991
SOLO Roosters – Vancouver Jazz Festival
Alma Street Cafe, Vancouver, BC
1990
SOLO Platforms: New Paintings and Drawings
Kanoui Forbes Gallery, New York, NY
1989
SOLO Stock Exchange
Lakewood Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
Experimental exhibition running 48 hrs
1988
SOLO New Paintings
Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, BC
1987/86/85/84
SOLO Recent Paintings and Drawings
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1986
SOLO Terrain
Kelowna Public Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
1984
SOLO Dog Town Common
Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
1982/81
SOLO Paintings and Drawings
Kenneth G. Heffel Fine Art, Inc., Vancouver, BC
1979
SOLO Emma Lake Paintings
Kelowna Public Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
Paintings from workshop with John Elderfield and Friedl Dzubas
1978
SOLO Fields and Trajectories
Shafter Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
MFA Graduating Exhibition
1977
SOLO Shifting Fields
Canadian Consulate Gallery, New York, NY
1999
JOINT Ryley and Craig: Shots at the Self
Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC
1993
JOINT Ryley and Alcock: Recent Sculpture
Szombathy Charlton, Vernon, BC
1990
JOINT Ryley and Suarez: Cartoons and Boxes
Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Penticton, BC
Curated by Jane Ritchie
2009
GROUP META
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alta.
2008
GROUP NEXIS: Histories & Communities
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna Art Gallery
Curated by Liz Wylie
2007
GROUP Abstract (B&W)
The Drawers/Headbones Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2007
GROUP New Colour
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alta.
2006
GROUP First Half: New Work
FINA Gallery, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC
2006
GROUP SOPA Gallery Inaugural Exhibition
SOPA Gallery, Kelowna, BC
2006
GROUP The Drawers Inaugural Exhibition
The Drawers/Headbones Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2006
GROUP New paintings and drawings
Elins Eaglesmith Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006
GROUP Gallery Artists
Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2005
GROUP Inspired By The Land
Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
2004
GROUP Winter Exhibition
Gallery Odin, Vernon, BC
2004
GROUP Faculty Exchange
University of Washington, Pullman, Washington
2003
GROUP Defining Abstraction
Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
2002
GROUP Selections
Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2002
GROUP Faculty Exchange
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
2002
GROUP ART BANK – 30th Anniversary Exhibition
Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario
Government of Canada Public Art Collection Exhibition
2001
GROUP TRANSlinear: Contemporary Painting in Canada
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
Jointly curated by MacMaster University and Kelowna Art Gallery
2001
GROUP Creative Voice
Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Penticton, BC
Curated by Gary Pearson
2001
GROUP New Abstraction
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2000
GROUP Collections
Jan Ballard Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2000
GROUP Four – Hartman, Molinari, Rogers, Ryley
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1999
GROUP New Paper Works
Jan Ballard Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1999
GROUP Headbones Inaugural
Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC
1998
GROUP Approaching Abstraction
Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Penticton, BC
Curated by Roger Boulet
1998
GROUP Selections from the Permanent Collection
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
1997
GROUP Visuals from Audibles
Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC
1997
GROUP Works on Paper
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1996/97/99
GROUP North Okanagan Juried Exhibition
Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
1996/98
GROUP Satyrykon
Legnica, Poland, Legnica, Poland
1996
GROUP Stepping Stones: Inaugural Exhibition
Kelowna Public Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
1995
GROUP Defining Feminism
Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC
1995/96/97/98
GROUP Small Matters
Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
1994
GROUP Alumni International
Shafter Gallery, Pratt Institute, New York, NY
1993
GROUP Alumni International
Manhattan Gallery, Pratt Institute, New York, NY
1993
GROUP Drawings
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1992
GROUP New Acquisitions
PetroCanada Fine Arts Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1991
GROUP Okanagan Open Juried Show
Kelowna Public Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
1991
GROUP Studio Watch
Grand Forks Public Art Gallery, Grand Forks, BC
1990
GROUP Diversity
Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
1990
GROUP Maskrap
Okanagan Artists Alternative Juried Show, Kelowna, BC
1989
GROUP Works on Paper
Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1982
GROUP New Additions
Judith Selkowitz Fine Art, New York, NY
1981
GROUP Emma Lake Artists
Edmonton Art Gallery (traveling), Edmonton, AB
1980
GROUP Young Talent
Russell Sage Gallery, Troy, NY
1977
GROUP 5th International New York Invitational / Canadian Representative
United Nations, Seagram Building, New York, NY
Chosen to represent Canada – curated by Andre Emmerich
1977
GROUP Ford Foundation Recipient Exhibition
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
