Born New York City, attended Carnegie Mellon University, New School For Social Research / Eugene Lang College, New School Jazz and Contemporary Music Conservatory Program. Prior to making artwork, Ethan engineered albums for Wu-Tang Clan, Masta Ace, Method Man, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, and others. His art career began in 2011 when he was included in Serra Sabuncuoglu's group show, A Place To Which We Can Come, at the St. Cecilia Convent in Greenpoint and was selected for Tomorrow's Stars at the Verge art fair, Brooklyn. Since then, he has shown at DC Moore, Fridman Gallery, Locust Projects Miami, and in four iterations of the Brooklyn Rail's Singing in Unison exhibition. His ongoing Instagram piece, @titan_of_leisure, is available online with @ethanrymanstudio.
EXHIBITIONS
2024
Ethan Ryman, Gwenn Thomas, Ditta Baron Hoeber, Al Svoboda, Ford Bostwick, 57W57ARTS, New York
2023
Ethan Ryman: New Work, Cathouse Proper at 524 Projects, Brooklyn
2022
Singing in Unison | part 5, TOTAH, New York
Singing in Unison | part 4, Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York
Singing in Unison | part 3, Below Grand, New York
Singing in Unison | part 2, Scully Tomasko Foundation, New York
2021
Ethan Ryman: Still Lives and Dioramas, Art Cake, Brooklyn
Facts of Light, Cathouse Proper at 524 Projects, Brooklyn
2017
The Band: An Installation of Obstructivist Constructions and Related Photo-Sculptural Objects, 524 Project Space, Brooklyn
2015
Open Studio Exhibition, 524 Project Space, Brooklyn
2014
A Particular Kind of Solitude, Elizabeth Street Garden, New York
Light³, Fridman Gallery, New York
2013
Summer Ceylon, SHOW ROOM, New York
Patterns of Interference, SHOW ROOM Gowanus, Brooklyn
Come Together: Surviving Sandy, Year 1, Industry City, Brooklyn
Open Studio Exhibition, 524 Project Space, Brooklyn
2012
Hat Trick, DC Moore Gallery, New York
Paved Paradise, DC Moore Gallery, New York
Open Studio Exhibition, 524 Project Space, Brooklyn
2011
A Place to Which We Can Come: An exhibition at the abandoned Convent of Saint Cecilia, Saint Cecilia’s Convent, Brooklyn
Social Photography II, Carriage Trade, New York
Ethan Ryman: Convergences, Pinecrest Gallery, Miami
Tomorrow’s Stars, Verge Art, Brooklyn
Open Studio Exhibition, 524 Project Space, Brooklyn
2010
Bjorn Ressle Art Projects Winter Salon, Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York
Ethan Ryman, Pelle Unger, Stockholm, Sweden
Open Studio Exhibition, 524 Project Space, Brooklyn
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2023
Gwenaël Kerlidou. “Painting as Model? Ethan Ryman at Cathouse Proper and Ben Godward at Transmitter.” Tussle. August 23, 2023.
Tom McGlynn. “Ethan Ryman: New Work.” The Brooklyn Rail. June 2, 2023.
2022
Jonathan Goodman. “Singing in Unison.” Tussle. July 25, 2022.
Phong Bui. “Ethan Ryman: Series: Still Lives and Dioramas.” The Brooklyn Rail. January 21, 2022.
Tim Maul. “Facts of Light.” Brooklyn Rail. January 21, 2022.
2014
David A Willis. “Ethan Ryman: Photo-Sculptural Objects.” Come Together: Surviving Sandy, Year 1. Essays on Artists. The Brooklyn Rail. 2014.
Kelly Robbins. “Light³.” Studio International. October 7, 2014.
Amanda Church. “‘Light³’ at Fridman.” ARTnews. September 4, 2014.
2012
“‘Paved Paradise’: Group exhibition.” artdaily. September 2012.
ARTIST’S TALKS
2023
“Ethan Ryman and Tom McGlynn in Conversation.” Cathouse Proper and Rick Wester Fine Art. New York. June 2, 2023.
2013
“Visiting Artist Series: Ethan Ryman.” Center for Art and Design, The College of Saint Rose. Albany, New York. March 20, 2013.
2012
“City as Muse: Rackstraw Downes, Joyce Kozloff, and Ethan Ryman in Conversation with Moderator John Zinsser at DC Moore Gallery.” DC Moore Gallery. New York. September 20, 2012.