RYAN CARRINGTON 341 Kenmore Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Phone: 608.279.4323 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ryancarringtonart.com
Selected Solo Exhibits United We Stand, White Walls Gallery, San Francisco CA, 2015 Made In America, JCO’s Gallery, Los Gatos CA, 2015 American Ideals, Gavilan College Art Gallery, Gilroy CA 2013 Gravity LTD, New Coast Studios, Palo Alto CA 2013 Social Observations, Mohr Gallery, Mountain View CA 2012 Workmen’s Warehouse, San Jose State University, San Jose CA, 2011 American Gothic, San Jose State University, San Jose CA, 2010 White-Collar Pop, San Jose State University, San Jose CA, 2010 ¡Sí Se Puede!, San Jose State University, San Jose CA, 2009 Heat Drawing Series Exhibition, Artisan Gallery, Snowmass Village CO, 2007 Flood and Flora, Seventh-Floor Gallery, Madison WI, 2004
Selected Group Exhibits 2015 Good Tidings, JCO’s Gallery, Los Gatos CA Emerging Artists of the Bay Area Exhibition, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato CA Night at the Triton, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara CA 2014 Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series, Betti Ono Gallery, Oakland CA Alteration of the Grain, Evergreen Valley College, San Jose CA Contemporary Trompe L’oeil, John F. Peto Museum, Island Heights NJ Material Matters, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights IL Santa Clara University Faculty Show, Art Department Gallery, Santa Clara CA Art Party 2014, Fundraiser for the Silicon Valley Arts Council, San Jose CA Repetitive Stress, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose CA Soapbox, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley CA 2014 Collector’s Choice Show, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura CA Kitsch-In, Root Division Gallery, San Francisco CA 2013 Legacy: 100 years of teaching artists to teach art, San Jose City College, San Jose CA The Whole Pie, The Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco CA Reduce, Reuse, Re-imagine, de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara CA Introductions 2013, Root Division Gallery, San Francisco CA Sculpture IS, Sierra Azul, Pajaro Valley Arts Council, Watsonville CA Color and Line, New Coast Studios, Palo Alto CA Seed, Citadel Art Studios, San Jose CA Faith, Gallery 85, San Jose CA The Red Zone, Gallery 85, San Jose CA Transformation, New Coast Studios, Palo Alto CA
2012 Not So Heavy Metal, Vargas Gallery, Santa Clara CA Plenty Exhibition, Fibre Arts Design Studio, Palo Alto CA Social Commentary, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose CA Art Exchange, College Art Association Conference, Los Angeles CA Oakwilde Ranch 5th Annual Spring Sculpture Exhibition, Valley Springs CA San Jose State University Spatial Faculty Show, Thompson Gallery, San Jose CA 2011 Sonic-Sound and Sculpture Show, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose CA Lift Off Show, Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose CA Have your say: What’s on your mind?, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco CA Art Party 2011, Fundraiser for the Silicon Valley Arts Council, San Jose CA Where to? The call of the times, de Young Fine Arts Museum, San Francisco CA A Question of Social Consciousness, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco CA Santa Clara Biennial Indoor Sculpture Exhibition, Santa Clara CA 2010 Where I’m From, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose CA Innovations in Contemporary Craft, Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA Art Party 2010, Fundraiser for the Silicon Valley Arts Council, San Jose CA Contemporary Americana Art and Culture, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco CA CCACA Ceramics Show, University of California-Davis CA Celebrating Americana Art and Culture: Past and Present, de Young Fine Arts Museum, San Francisco CA From the ARKives, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose CA 2000-2009 Ecology, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose CA, 2009 Ranch Hands Show, Third Street Gallery, Carnegie PA, NCECA 2008 Anderson Ranch Summer Resident Artist Exhibitions 1-5, Snowmass Village CO, 2006 Anderson Ranch Arts Center Holiday Show, Snowmass Village CO, 2005, 2006 Alumni Show, James Madison Memorial High School, Madison WI, 2005 The Grass is always Greener, Silk Screen Show, Big Red Gym, UW-Madison, 2005 Wood Working Show, Seventh-Floor Gallery, UW-Madison, 2004 UW Foundations Show, Seventh-Floor Gallery, UW-Madison, 2003 Ceramics Show, 734 Gallery, UW-Madison, 2001, 2002 Ceramics Show, Seventh-Floor Gallery, UW-Madison, 2001, 2003 Ceramics Show, Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, 2001, 2002, 2004 Ceramics Show, Red Gym, UW-Madison, 2000
Public Art Experience True Vine, Public Art Project, Lead Mold Maker, Wax Worker, and Project Manager, Ted Prescott, Biola University, La Mirada CA, 2014 Children at Play, Public Art Installation in the Guadalupe River Parkway, In conjunction with the Rotary Club of Downtown San Jose, The City of San Jose Public Art Commission, San Jose State University and CreaTV, San Jose CA, 2011- 2012 Qualifier, Oakland Public Art Program Pre-Qualified Artist Pool Oakland CA, 2011- 2012 Awarded, Americans for the Arts Public Art Preconference Scholarship and Travel Stipend, San Diego, CA 2011 Finalist, Spartan Keys Bestor Art Park, Public Art Project, San Jose CA, 2011 Checkerboard Concepts: Making the Ordinary Look Extraordinary, Multi-Year Sculpture Show, Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa CA, 2010-2012 Commons, Public Art Project, Lead Mold Maker and Aluminum Fabricator, Peter and Sue Richards, Peninsula College of Port Angeles WA, 2008-2009 Top Donor Award Fabricator, Children’s Discovery Museum, San Jose CA, 2011, 2012
University Teaching Experience Current Full-Time Adjunct Lecturer, Three-Year Appointment, Santa Clara University, Beginning Sculpture, Intermediate Sculpture, 3-D design, Santa Clara CA 2014 Full-Time Adjunct Lecturer, Three-Year Appointment, Santa Clara University, Beginning Sculpture, Intermediate Sculpture, 3-D design, Santa Clara CA Faculty, San Jose State University, Beginning Sculpture, Fabricated Sculpture, San Jose CA Adjunct Lecturer, Santa Clara University, Beginning Sculpture, Intermediate Sculpture, Winter Quarter, Santa Clara CA 2013 Faculty, San Jose State University, Metal Sculpture, Mold Making, Beginning Sculpture, Fabricated Sculpture, San Jose CA Adjunct Lecturer, Santa Clara University, Beginning Sculpture, Intermediate Sculpture, Spring Quarter, Santa Clara CA 2012 Faculty, San Jose State University, Metal Sculpture, Mold Making, Beginning Sculpture, Fabricated Sculpture, San Jose CA Adjunct Lecturer, Santa Clara University, Beginning Sculpture, Intermediate Sculpture, Fall Quarter, Santa Clara CA 2011 Faculty, San Jose State University, Metal Sculpture, San Jose CA Teaching Associate, San Jose State University, Beginning Sculpture, San Jose CA 2010 Teaching Associate, San Jose State University, Three Dimensional Design, San Jose CA 2009 Teaching Assistant, San Jose State University, Image and Idea, Robin Lasser, San Jose CA Teaching Assistant, San Jose State University, Industrial Design Foundation II, John McClusky and Patrick Enright, San Jose CA
Workshop Instructor Experience Sierra Nevada College, The Power of the Object: Flexible and Rigid Mold-Making, Incline Village NV, 2014 Community School of Music and Art, Three Dimensional Design and Ceramics Summit Preparatory high school 2012-2013, Ceramics Fun 3rd to 5th Grade 2011- 2012, Wheel Thrown Ceramic Adult Class 2011-2012, Teen Ceramic Class 2011- 2012, Mountain View CA Palo Alto Art Center, Ceramics and Plaster Casting for Multiples 1st to 3rd and 4th to 6th Grade 2012, Plaster Casting 2nd-4th Grade 2011-2013, Sculpture Fun: The Ocean Experience K-1st Grade 2011-2013, Palo Alto CA Materials and Processes Industrial Design Class, San Jose State University, San Jose CA, 2011 California Art Education Association Conference Aluminum Casting Course, San Jose State University Foundry, San Jose CA, 2010 Memorial Union Crafts Shop, Beginning Ceramics Class, Madison WI, 2002
Guest Lecturer Events Lecturer, Gavilan College Art Appreciation Class, Gilroy CA, 2013 Lecturer, San Jose State University Art 01 Class, San Jose CA, 2013 Lecturer and Guest Critique Leader, Kentucky State University, Frankfort KY, 2012 Lecturer, San Jose State University Art 01 Class, San Jose CA, 2011 Lecturer, Mission College Metal Sculpture Class, Santa Clara CA, 2011 Lecturer, Monterey Peninsula Collage Beginning Metals Class, Monterey CA, 2011 Performance and Lecturer, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village NV, 2011 Lecturer, Viterbo University, Art Department, La Crosse WI, 2010
Media and Press Releases Aimee Santos, Los Retratos: Profiling Contemporary Artists Blog, “Ryan Carrington: Blue Collar Defender,” 6/14/15 Bridget McMahon, Los Gatos This Week, “Sculpture Professor Ryan Carrington at JCO’s Place, Fine Art Gallery, Los Gatos,” Page 16, 6/15/15 Josie Chavez, Spartan Daily, “SJSU Alumnus, Sculptor Ryan Carrington Wins 2014 Laureate Award,” 3/5/14 Sal Pizzarro, San Jose Mercury News, “Beat the Drum for Founders of S.J.Ttaiko Organization,” 2/21/14 Sarah Dragovich, Art Nerd San Francisco, Online Publication, “RE-Imagining Recology at the de Saisset,” 10/6/13 Rebecca Wallace, Rebecca Wallace’s Ad Libs Blog, “Unforgettable Face,” 6/7/13 New Coast Studios, Online Interview, “Artist Profile: Ryan Carrington,” 6/3/13 Christina Olivas, SJSU Today, Online Blog, “SJSU Honors Judo Legend,” 4/24/13 Rebecca Wallace, Palo Alto Weekly-Arts and Entertainment, “Art That Rocks,” 2/22/13 Rebecca Wallace, Mountain View Voice, “Visions in Metal,” 12/28/12 Rebecca Wallace Palo Alto Weekly, “The Art of Abundance,” 12/14/12 Sal Pizarro, San Jose Mercury News, “Shining Scenes of Childhood Whimsy,” 5/27/12 Michael_R, San Jose Talent Magazine, “Sculptorist,” 5/1/12 Sal Pizarro, San Jose Mercury News, “San Jose State President Mohammad Qayyoumi Lays Out Academic Plans,” 4/21/12 San Jose State University Alumni Magazine, “Inaugurating Creativity,” Spring 2012 Cynthia Ly, Spartan Daily, “Forging Future Talent,” 10/27/11 Michael_R, San Jose Talent Magazine, “Warehouse,” 8/1/11 Erin Goodwin-Guerrero, Art Shift San Jose, “A Selection from the Martha Gardens Community,” 4/8/10 Angelo Lanham, Spartan Daily, “Sculptor’s Guild Strives to Gain More Interest,” 2/3/10 Joe Rodriguez, San Jose Mercury News, “Finding Their Muse in Molten Metal; Hot Art from the Foundry at SJSU,” 5/9/09
Scholarships and Awards 2016 Finalist, Niche Awards, American Made Show, Washington DC, 2016 2014 Silicon Valley Emerging Artist Laureate Award, Silicon Valley Creates, San Jose CA 2014 Regional Semi-Finalist, Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series, Oakland CA, 2014 Second Place-Juror’s Award, Oakwilde Ranch 5th Annual Spring Sculpture Exhibition, Valley Springs CA, 2012 International Sculpture Center Outstanding Student Award-Nominee, San Jose State University CA, 2011 Dierks-Morgan Scholarship, San Jose State University, San Jose CA, 2010 Elizabeth Heil Scholarship, San Jose State University Art Department, San Jose CA, 2009, 2010 Summer Workshop Scholarship, Robin Lasser “Sound and Sculpture”, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village CO, 2008 Wingate Foundation Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village CO, 2007 Artist-in-Residence Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village CO, 2005-2006
Curatorial and Panelist Experience Panelist, Selection Committee, Silicon Valley Creates Emerging Artist Laureate Award, San Jose CA, 2015 Curator, Beyond Structure, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco CA 2014 Curator, BA Through MFA-A Bay Area Student Showcase, New Coast Studios, Palo Alto CA, 2013 Curator, Where I’m From Show, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose CA, 2010
Education Master of Fine Arts, San Jose State University, San Jose CA, 2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison WI, 2005
Residencies Artist-in-Residence, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village CO, 2005-2007 Student-in-Residence, Chicken Ridge Studio, Mike Knox, La Cresent MN, Summer 2004
Artist and Workshop Assistantships David Middlebrook, Nationally and Internationally Established Artist, Los Gatos CA, 2008, 2009 Takashi Nakazato, Japanese National Treasure, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Visiting Artist, Snowmass Village CO, 2006, 2007 Charles Long, Nationally and Internationally Established Artist, Anderson Ranch Arts Center Visiting Artist, Snowmass Village CO, 2006 Doug Casebeer, Nationally and Internationally Established Artist, Anderson Ranch Arts Center Ceramics and Sculpture Program Director, Snowmass Village CO, 2006 Mike Knox, Chicken Ridge Pottery Studio, La Cresent MN, Summer 2004 Wood Fire Assistant, Alleghany Meadows, Aysha Peltz, David Pinto, Mark Shapiro and Doug Casebeer, Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshops, Summer 2006 Paul Soldner and Jun Kaneko, Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop, Summer 2006 Mike Knox, Oil Burning Salt Kiln Building Workshop, La Cresent MN, 2004 Mike Knox, Wood Firing Workshop, La Cresent MN, 2004
Additional Art Related Employment Graduate Foundry Assistant, San Jose State University Foundry, San Jose CA, 2010, 2011 Facilities Assistant/Dorm Manager, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village CO, 2006-2007 Landscape Internship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village CO, 2006 Foundry Work Study Assistant, Peter Flannery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison WI, 2005
Additional Art Experience United Cerebral Palsy Fundraising Auction-Artwork Donor, Madison WI, 2012 Works Gallery Fundraising Auction-Artwork Donor, San Jose CA, 2011 Elected President of the San Jose State University Sculptors Guild, San Jose CA, 2009, 2010, 2011 Anderson Ranch Arts Center Annual Silent Summer Auction-Artwork Donor, Snowmass Village CO, 2007, 2009, 2015 Robin Lasser Summer Workshop, “Sound and Sculpture”, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO, 2008