Liza Ryan
Encyclopedia
Liza Ryan is a contemporary visual artist whose works consist of photography
, video
, and mixed media
.
, (New Hampshire) in 1987 and an MFA from California State University, Fullerton
in 1994. She lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Reed's Cooley Gallery presents SPILL, a film and photography installation by LA-based artist Liza Ryan. Ryan's work explores the flexibility of the human psyche, focusing on imagined experiences involving release and dispersal. Portland Art
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
, video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
, and mixed media
Mixed media
Mixed media, in visual art, refers to an artwork in the making of which more than one medium has been employed.There is an important distinction between "mixed-media" artworks and "multimedia art". Mixed media tends to refer to a work of visual art that combines various traditionally distinct...
.
Background
Liza Ryan was born in Norfolk, Virginia. Ryan earned a BFA at Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
, (New Hampshire) in 1987 and an MFA from California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton is a public university located in Fullerton, California. It is the largest institution in the CSU System by enrollment, it offers long-distance education and adult-degree programs...
in 1994. She lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Exhibitions
- "State of Mind: A California Invitational", Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, California (2010)
- "Spill", Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College, Portland, OR (January 30 - March 8, 2009)
Reed's Cooley Gallery presents SPILL, a film and photography installation by LA-based artist Liza Ryan. Ryan's work explores the flexibility of the human psyche, focusing on imagined experiences involving release and dispersal. Portland Art
- Biennale of Sydney: Zones of Contact, Australia (2006)