Luxury Home Series
Chalk Snap-Line House Drawings
Recent News:
I'm honored to be part of the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles Artist Spotlight series, and looking forward to my exhibition there in November. Click here to see the post.
I am also pleased to announce that I was selected by the Center for the Arts and Humanities for a 2020 Fellowship in conjunction with my research for the quilting exhibition. Part of this experience was to create a blog, which you can read here.
Ryan Carrington grew up in a family that values labor, hard work, and creating with one’s hands. At the heart of all of his pieces lies a quiet homage to the modern-day craftsman and tradesman. Carrington’s respect for work that is unique, complicated, and sometimes forgotten, inspires him to take ordinary building materials and push these products to new limits. He challenges himself to see what force and tension they can withstand, what innovative fabrication techniques can be developed, and what beauty emerges when the purpose of these classic materials is reimagined.
The viewer is swept into Carrington’s reverence for the nostalgic and simple icons of Americana. He re-creates these everyday American tropes with incongruent materials and shifts in scale. The brick oven mitt, the plywood hard hat, and the necktie and plywood pie, lead us through unexpected, ironic, and humorous twists. His passion for honoring the process of labor leads to endless hours of problem solving, experimentation, planning, math, precision, tedium, and teamwork. The result is a visual metamorphosis of unusual combinations that kindle the viewer’s admiration for the possibilities that are unlocked from exceptional attention to detail and “off-the-shelf” supplies like screws, chalk lines, plywood, copper, and brick.
In his latest work, Carrington tackles the raw challenge of making abstract forms out of tools that traditionally follow a strict function, such as electrical conduit, 2”x4”s, steel banding, and chalk-snap line tools. In “Rhythm and Tension”, individually milled 2”x4”s are pulled taut by steel banding over internal structures. The pressure between the rigid internal structure and forceful cinching of the banding shapes the orderly wooden slats into tenuous volumetric abstractions. Carrington uses the inverse of this equation in the “Conduit Form Series” by using the minimum amount of repeated lines to fill up the maximum amount of space. A juxtaposition occurs between the tightness of the “Conduit Form Series” and the rebellious, organic nature of “Rhythm and Tension”. In the most recent continuation of his “Chalk Snap-Line Drawing” Series Carrington uses the repetitive nature from the lines of a chalk reel tool and negative space to create plaid patterns on paper.
Carrington’s art sheds light on a corner of our society with a rich history of craftsmanship, process, and precision. By nurturing a fresh fascination of tools and materials, he provokes consideration for how we value each other in our ever-changing community.
The viewer is swept into Carrington’s reverence for the nostalgic and simple icons of Americana. He re-creates these everyday American tropes with incongruent materials and shifts in scale. The brick oven mitt, the plywood hard hat, and the necktie and plywood pie, lead us through unexpected, ironic, and humorous twists. His passion for honoring the process of labor leads to endless hours of problem solving, experimentation, planning, math, precision, tedium, and teamwork. The result is a visual metamorphosis of unusual combinations that kindle the viewer’s admiration for the possibilities that are unlocked from exceptional attention to detail and “off-the-shelf” supplies like screws, chalk lines, plywood, copper, and brick.
In his latest work, Carrington tackles the raw challenge of making abstract forms out of tools that traditionally follow a strict function, such as electrical conduit, 2”x4”s, steel banding, and chalk-snap line tools. In “Rhythm and Tension”, individually milled 2”x4”s are pulled taut by steel banding over internal structures. The pressure between the rigid internal structure and forceful cinching of the banding shapes the orderly wooden slats into tenuous volumetric abstractions. Carrington uses the inverse of this equation in the “Conduit Form Series” by using the minimum amount of repeated lines to fill up the maximum amount of space. A juxtaposition occurs between the tightness of the “Conduit Form Series” and the rebellious, organic nature of “Rhythm and Tension”. In the most recent continuation of his “Chalk Snap-Line Drawing” Series Carrington uses the repetitive nature from the lines of a chalk reel tool and negative space to create plaid patterns on paper.
Carrington’s art sheds light on a corner of our society with a rich history of craftsmanship, process, and precision. By nurturing a fresh fascination of tools and materials, he provokes consideration for how we value each other in our ever-changing community.
My work addresses the shift in public perspective towards the culturally defined roles of blue and white-collar workers in the United States. It bridges issues of labor, class, work ethic and economics with my personal and family history. Within my studio practice I delve deep into processes that parallel the monotony and tedium that laborers endure. By using construction materials directly off the shelf from Home Depot, pieces of uniforms that represent America’s workforce, and performing acts of labor while dressed as a CEO, I invite a discussion about the ever-changing class struggle in the United States. My intent is to provide a conduit for empathy between our stratified society by inspiring dialogue across communities of people that represent the corners of our culture, history and socio-economic status.
Selected Solo Exhibits
Moving Target: American Dream, Hammerfriar Gallery, Healdsburg CA, 2016
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
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
Common, 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, 2011-2014
University Teaching Experience
2015-Current
Full-Time Adjunct Lecturer, Three-Year Appointment, Santa Clara University, Beginning and Intermediate Sculpture, 3-D Design, Santa Clara CA
2014
Full-Time Lecturer, Santa Clara University, Beginning Sculpture, Intermediate Sculpture, 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 of 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
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
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
Curatorial, Juror, and Panelist Experience
Juror, De Anza College Student Art Show, Euphrat Museum of Art, Cupertino CA, 2016
Panelist, Selection Committee, Silicon Valley Creates Emerging Artist Laureate Award, San Jose CA, 2015
Juror, 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, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose CA, 2010
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
Robin Lasser Summer Workshop, “Sound and Sculpture”, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO, 2008
Moving Target: American Dream, Hammerfriar Gallery, Healdsburg CA, 2016
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
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
Common, 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, 2011-2014
University Teaching Experience
2015-Current
Full-Time Adjunct Lecturer, Three-Year Appointment, Santa Clara University, Beginning and Intermediate Sculpture, 3-D Design, Santa Clara CA
2014
Full-Time Lecturer, Santa Clara University, Beginning Sculpture, Intermediate Sculpture, 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 of 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
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
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
Curatorial, Juror, and Panelist Experience
Juror, De Anza College Student Art Show, Euphrat Museum of Art, Cupertino CA, 2016
Panelist, Selection Committee, Silicon Valley Creates Emerging Artist Laureate Award, San Jose CA, 2015
Juror, 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, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose CA, 2010
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
Robin Lasser Summer Workshop, “Sound and Sculpture”, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO, 2008