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保罗•瑞安

工作室艺术教授

教学领域

艺术

教育

  • MFA, Painting, School of the 艺术, 维吉尼亚州 Commonwealth University
  • 学士,校长学院

联系

A painter and art critic, 保罗•瑞安 joined the faculty at Principia College in fall 2017. From 1992 through spring 2016, he taught full time in the Department of 艺术 and 艺术 历史 at Mary Baldwin University, where he is now Professor Emeritus of 艺术. He was also the gallery director at Mary Baldwin University from 1993 through 2016. Paul taught critical theory in the MFA program of the Department of Painting and Printmaking in the School of the 艺术 at 维吉尼亚州 Commonwealth University from 2005 through 2016.

"To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.——玛丽·奥利弗

学术利益

Paul's professional creative work focuses on painting and drawing. 作为一个抽象画家, his studio practice combines a natural attentiveness to formal problems with a reflective consideration of conceptual ideas. He has also been writing about contemporary art and publishing in a variety of arts publications since 1989. He has been professionally organizing and curating exhibitions since 1993.

对领域的贡献

Since 1983 Paul has exhibited his work in numerous solo and group exhibitions at a variety of venues throughout the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions, including Marion Gallery, Rockefeller 艺术 Center at SUNY Fredonia; Hartell Gallery at Cornell University; The McLean Project for the 艺术; The University Gallery at The University of South Carolina; The 维吉尼亚州 Museum of Fine 艺术; the Moss 艺术 Center at 维吉尼亚州 Tech; and, the Taubman Museum of 艺术. He is a contributing editor for 艺术 Papers magazine and his writing has appeared in 艺术 Papers, 雕塑杂志, and 艺术 in America magazine.

Paul’s studio work is represented by 雷诺兹画廊, 里士满, 维吉尼亚州.


MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATION

  • College 艺术 Association (CAA)


  • Paul is a recipient of The 维吉尼亚州 Museum of Fine 艺术 Professional Fellowship in Painting in 2016–2017 and 2009–2010.
  • He was also awarded two Mednick Fellowships by the 维吉尼亚州 Association of Independent Colleges to support his studio practice: one in 2014–2015 and one in 1996–1997.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Recent solo exhibitions:

  • 雷诺兹画廊, “Keeping Time: Paintings by 保罗•瑞安,个展, 里士满, 维吉尼亚州, 4月12日- 5月24日, 2019. 
  • 亨特画廊, Mary Baldwin University and 斯汤顿 Augusta 艺术 Center, 对话:保罗·瑞安, 绘画1985 - 2018,” solo survey exhibition across two venues, 斯汤顿, 维吉尼亚州, 1月7日- 2月9日, 2019.
  • 维吉尼亚州 Museum of Fine 艺术, ”消耗的幻想," VMFA professional fellowship exhibition, 里士满, 维吉尼亚州, February-August 6, 2017

最近的出版物: 

  • Web exclusive: online review of "Terry Adkins: Resounding" at the Pulitzer 艺术 Foundation (St. 路易), 艺术论文杂志2021年1月: http://www.artpapers.org/terry-adkins-resounding/
  • “A ‘happy discomfort’: Harmonies of Variance within the Paintings of Sally Bowring, 简Jaggard, 李世安, 和琼·兰兹尼,” Exhibition essay for the exhibition: “Four Women 艺术ists: Sally Bowring, 简Jaggard, 李世安, 和琼·兰兹尼,” at The 斯汤顿 Augusta 艺术 Center, 斯汤顿, 维吉尼亚州, August 16 – September 21, 2019. 
  • Web exclusive: online review of “Mona Hatoum: Terra Infirma” (Pulitzer 艺术 Foundation, St. 路易,密苏里州), 艺术论文杂志, digital issue, winter 2019: http://www.artpapers.org/monahatoum-terra-infirma/
  • “Curating the Grand Hotel: The Spirit of Cinema in Richard Carlyon’s Work,” Exhibition catalog essay for the exhibition, “Richard Carlyon: A Network of Possibilities,在雷诺兹画廊, 弗吉尼亚州里士满. January 19 – March 9, 2018.
  • Review of two exhibitions, "Drawing on the Left: Ben Shahn and the 艺术 of Human Rights," organized by the Duke Hall Gallery of Fine 艺术 at James Madison University, 州, 维吉尼亚州, and "Rudy Sheperd: We are all Travon Martin," organized by 1708 Gallery in 里士满, 维吉尼亚州, appeared in the Summer 2017 issue of 艺术论文杂志.
  • Recent curating: 詹姆斯·K. 施密特画廊, Voney 艺术 Center, Principia College:
  • “TEXTure: The Landscape Paintings of David Coughtry and Duncan Martin,” September 13 - October 22, 2022. 目录.
  • “Spinning Straw into Gold: New Work by Linda Vredeveld,” October 19 – November 19, 2021. 目录. 
  • “Air-to-Air: Jane Barrow in Conversation with Cheryl Wassenaar,” September 7 – October 9, 2021. 目录. 2020 – 2021 
  • "Dreams Deferred: The Work of Rudy Shepherd," February 16 - April 30, 2021 (online exhibition). 目录. 
  • "Conceptual Reveries: A Survey of Multi-media Works by Jim R. 这个小.," November 3, 2020 - February 28, 2021 (online exhibition). 目录.

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