Ryan Syrell: Late Light

RYAN SYRELL LATE LIGHT/ NEW PAINTINGS

Front and Back Cover Image: Laurie Fisher, Float 2 , 2020, Oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches

RYAN SYRELL LATE LIGHT/ NEW PAINTINGS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2021

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RYAN SYRELL

LATE LIGHT / NEW PAINTINGS Ryan Syrell gathers inspiration for his synesthetic impressions from memories that amplify subtle exchanges in everyday life.

Minor instances such as identifying flowers, sharing meals, hearing an ecstatic chorus of blackbirds, or caring for plants inform his work and highlight the value and connectivity of these special in-between moments. Syrell’s compositions investigate the spaces between language and sensation, between object and connotation, in essence disrupting expected meanings and the absolute, exposing the boundlessness of our surroundings. In his studio practice, Syrell begins with a visceral memory, sensory or visual in nature, layering timelines or developing forms to produce his vibrant, striking compositions.

Ryan Syrell earned his BFA in Painting and Drawing from SUNY Purchase in 2006, and went on to complete his MFA in Painting and Printmaking from VCU in 2017. He has exhibited regularly in solo and group capacities since 2006 in the United States. Syrell taught at VCU in various capacities from 2016 to 2020. He has been the recipient of various awards and grants, including the Maryland State Arts Council Artist Grant (2014 & 2021), Bethesda Painting Awards finalist (2021), VCUarts Graduate Research Grant (2016-2017), the David Wurtzel Travel Grant to Florence, Italy (2016), and was a Sondheim Prize Finalist in 2015.

Ryan Syrell lives and works in New York City.

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Peonies, 2021 Oil on canvas 48 x 36 inches p 14 - 15

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Late Light, 2021 Oil on canvas 84 x 96 inches $22,000 6

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Turning Out the Lights, 2021 Oil on canvas 78 x 62 inches $12,000 8

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Little Clover Gift, 2021 Oil on canvas 62 x 50 inches $8000 10

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Clover Looper (Moth), 2021 Oil on canvas 60 x 46 inches $7500 12

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Starling, 2021 Oil on canvas 60 x 46 inches $7500 14

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July, 2020 Oil on linen 54 x 42 inches $6000 16

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Double Moon, 2021 Oil on linen 48 x 36 inches $5000 18

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Peonies, 2021 Oil on canvas 48 x 36 inches $5000 20

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Identifying, 2020 Oil on canvas 42 x 36 inches $4000 22

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After Dinner, 2021 Oil on canvas 40 x 36 inches $4000 24

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August Moon, 2021 Oil on linen 40 x 30 inches $4000 26

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ADDITIONAL WORKS AVAILABLE

Ninth Wave, 2019 Oil on canvas 94 x 84 inches $22,000 30

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Asleep in the Sun, 2018 Oil on canvas 52 x 40 inches $5800 32

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Floral Transit, 2019 Oil on canvas 36 x 40 inches $4000 34

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Sunset Table, 2019 Oil on canvas 36 x 40 inches $4000 36

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Hexagonal Table, 2018 Oil on canvas 40 x 34 inches $4000 38

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Bowls of Soup, 2018 Oil on canvas 30 x 26 inches $3000 40

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Snipping, 2019 Oil on linen 20 x 16 inches $1600 42

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RYAN SYRELL

Lives and works in New York, NY Education 2017 MFA, Painting and Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 2006 BFA, Painting and Drawing, SUNY Purchase, Purchase, NY Select Solo Exhibitions 2021 Late Light, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 2019 Book of Flowers, Springsteen Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2019 New Moon, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 2018 VT —> NY, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 2018 Adventures Close to Home, Bromo Tower, Baltimore, MD 2017 Ryan Syrell, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA 2014 Roughed In, John Fonda Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2014 Addenda: Rosy-Fingered Dawn at Louse Point, Guest Spot at the ReInstitute, Baltimore, MD 2013 Painted Woods, Current Space, Baltimore, MD

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Select Group Exhibitions 2021 Bethesda Painting Awards, Gallery B, Bethesda, MD 2021 Bloom, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 2020 FAIR, with Sydney Shen and Keith Varadi, Springsteen Gallery, NADA 2020 Phone Call, curated by Ginevra Shay, Rose Arcade + Transformer, various locations 2018 To Find Home, curated by Zach Wampler, HappyluckyNo.1, with Doron

Langberg, Sarah Muehlbauer, and Beverly Semmes, Brooklyn, NY 2018 Hot Hot Hot, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 2018 Sondheim Semi-Finalist exhibition, Baltimore, MD 2017 Transformer Auction, Katzen Center, American University, Washington DC 2017 Whateverbeing, curated by Owen Duffy, Present Co., Brooklyn, NY 2017 Sondheim Alumni Show, curated by Cara Ober and Stewart Watson, Area

405, Baltimore, MD 2017 Emerge, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 2017 WORK, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA 2017 Washington Project for the Arts Auction, Uline Arena, Washington, DC 2016 InLight, with Jon Rehwholdt, Peter Baldes, and Greg Piwonka, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA

2016 Horse Apartment, FAB Gallery, Richmond, VA 2016 Current Art Fair, with Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 2016 Emerge, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 2016 The Heat Goes On Where the Hand Has Been, 6 N.6th, Richmond, VA 2016 University Combine, Capital One, Richmond, VA 2015 This Just In, the Depot Gallery, Richmond, VA 2015 Sondheim Prize finalist exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD 2015 Real Rocks Are Heavy and Hard To Find, Two-Person show with James

Bouché, Gallery Four, Baltimore, MD 2014 Baltimore Contemporary Cross-Section, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT 2014 I Like It In The City, Gallery CA, Baltimore, MD 2014 Earth and Sky, Carspecken Scott Gallery, Wilmington, DE 2014 PMF V, organized by Open Space, D Center, Baltimore, MD 2014 Select 2014, curated by Mera Rubell, Artisphere, Arlington, VA 2014 Select 2014 (Preview), presented by the WPA, hosted by Marianne Boesky, NY 2013 Transformer Art Auction 2013, Corcoran Gallery, Washington DC 2013 Regarding Territory, curated by Ginevra Shay, Furthermore, Washington DC 2013 Good Light, Current Space, Baltimore, MD 2013 Ball of Worms, benefit auction for R.M. O’Brien, Metro Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2013 Blonde Art Books Tour, Curated by Alex Ebstein and Seth Adelsberger,

Nudashank, Baltimore, MD 2013 Blonde Art Books Tour, Curated by Indie Photobook Library, Furthermore, Washington DC 2013 Out of Order, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD 2013 PMF IV, organized by Open Space, D Center, Baltimore, MD 2013 Odd Volume, curated by Aimee Lusty, Booklyn, Brooklyn, NY 2012 moreLANDS, with Beth Hoeckel and Brent Holland Baker, Penthouse Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2012 Souvenir, curated by Thomas Marquet, Camel Art Space, Brooklyn, NY 2012 Everything Is Festival III, multiple venues, Los Angeles, CA 2012 All-Visual Boston II, Boston, MA 2012 Narrative Ability, curated by Carl Gunhouse, Camel Art Space, Brooklyn, NY 2012 All-Visual Boston, Boston, MA 2011 All-Visual LA, Los Angeles, CA 2010 Space Jam, curated by Aimee Lusty, Union Gallery, NY 2010 Everything Is Festival, Los Angeles, CA 2010 It’s a Beautiful Thing, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, DC 45

2010 Sweet/Awesome/Rad, The Hamilton, Burlington, VT 2009 Wham City Crystal Skull, De Leon White Art Gallery, Toronto, OT 2009 Chinati Foundation Arts Festival, Marfa, TX 2009 So Many Organs, with Liz Donadio and Dina Kelberman, Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2008 Baltimore Round Robin, Pozen Center, Mass Art, Boston, MA 2008 Baltimore Round Robin, Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit, MI 2008 Street Cred, Last House on the Left Gallery, Oakland, CA 2006 Everson Biennial, Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY 2006 Kissin’ Cousins, with Laura Hansen, SUNY Purchase, Purchase, NY Select Grants & Awards 2021 Maryland State Arts Council, Artist Grant 2021 Bethesda Painting Awards Finalist 2016-2017 VCUarts Graduate Research Grant 2016 David Wurtzel Travel Grant, Florence, IT 2015-2016 VCUarts, Graduate Studies Graduate Teaching Assistantship 2015 Sondheim Prize Finalist 2014 Individual Artist Award, Sculpture. Maryland State Arts Council

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Related Professional Experience 2019-present Adjunct Professor, Advanced Specialization Seminar, Professional

Practices, Advanced Drawing, Drawing II, University of Maryland 2018-present Lecturer II, Painting 2/3, Drawing 2/3, Drawing I, Anne Arundel Community College 2017-present Instructor, Baltimore School for the Arts 2021 Artist Talk, Painting Department, University of Minnesota 2020 Artist Talk, Painting Investigations, Dept. of Painting + Printmaking, VCU 2019 Artist Talk, New Moon, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 2019 Adjunct Instructor, Color Practices, Comm Arts, VCU 2019 Adjunct Instructor, Experimental Drawing and Painting, Perceptual Painting, Towson University 2016-2019 Adjunct Instructor, Drawing Studio, VCU 2016-2019 Instructor, 2D Portfolio Development, VCU Summer Art Intensive 2018 Visiting Artist, Towson University, Department of Art + Design 2018 Adjunct Instructor, Undergraduate Curatorial Practicum, VCU 2017 Adventures Close to Home, Artist Talk, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA 2016-2017 Adjunct Instructor, Painting and Printmaking, VCU 2016-2017 President, Graduate Artists Association, VCU 2016 Visiting Artist, George Washington University

2015 External Reviewer, Maryland Institute College of Art 2014 Sustaining Studio Practices, w/ Michael Scoggins, the ReInstitute, Baltimore, MD 2014 Visiting Artist, Corcoran School of Art and Design

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RYAN SYRELL LATE LIGHT / NEW PAINTINGS

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