RYAN CARRINGTON
496 Tuscarora Drive
San Jose, CA 95123
Phone: 608.279.4323
Email: rtcarrington@gmail.com
Website: www.ryancarringtonart.com
Selected Solo Exhibits
Recontextualized, Art Ventures Gallery, Menlo Park CA, 2022
Contradictions, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose CA, 2021
Rhythm and Tension, Art Ventures Gallery, Menlo Park CA, 2019
"Home | Makers: Reactions to Definement", Two-Person Show, Embark Gallery, San Francisco CA, 2018
Blue Collar Leisure, Tech Shop, San Jose CA, 2017
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
2023
Stars and Stripes, Hammerfriar Gallery, Healdsburg CA
2022
JCO’s Retirement Show, JCO’s Art Haus, Los Gatos CA
45th Anniversary Exhibition: New Directions, San Jose Museum of Quilts and
Textiles, San Jose CA
2021
BIG, JCO’s Art Haus, Los Gatos CA
Silicon Valley Sculpture Fair 2021-Shifting Perspectives, Menlo College, Atherton CA
Crocker Kingsley 80th Annual Juried Exhibition, Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA
Holding the Moment, San Jose Cultural Affairs at the San Jose International Airport
Mineta, San Jose CA
2020
Who Are You?, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol CA
Silicon Valley Sculpture Fair 2020, Menlo College, Atherton CA
VRAAF, JCO’s Art Haus, Los Gatos CA
2019
Bauhaus Centennial, Art Ventures Gallery, Menlo Park CA
Greater Bay Area Open, Los Gatos Art Association, New Museum Los Gatos, Los Gatos CA
VRAAF, JCO’s Art Haus, Los Gatos CA
Obsessed, Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA
2018
Art of Labor, Surface Design of America, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose CA
Artist As Quiltmaker XVIII, Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Quilts, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin OH
13 Years, Hammerfriar Gallery, Healdsburg CA
2017
43rd Annual Juried Fiber Art Exhibit, Fiber Artists of San Antonio, San Antonio TX
International Fiber Arts VII Exhibition, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol CA
Forged in Fire, Social Policy, San Jose CA
VRAAF, JCO’s Art Haus, Los Gatos CA
2016
Politically Charged, Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA
ICA Live!, “Labor Movement” Performance at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary
Art, San Jose CA
Art Party 2016, Santa Clara Fair Grounds, San Jose CA
Home Is Where The Heart Is, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose CA
The People Next Door, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose CA
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
Selected Artist, City of San Jose Public Artist Roster, 2022-2027
Muralist, SoFA Pocket Park, San Jose Downtown Association, Local Color San Jose, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose CA, 2021
Commission, Pursuit, Joann Fabric Incorporated-Flagship store art wall, Torrance CA, 2020
Shirley Lewis Memorial Children at Play Sculpture Walk, Continuation of Installation in the Guadalupe River Parkway, This portion of the project was a gift from the San Jose Water Company and consists of an additional 14 cast aluminum figures to be placed along a mile long portion of the trail, San Jose CA, 2016-2018
"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 Position
Senior Lecturer, Santa Clara University, Sculpture, 3-D design, Site-Specific Art: Landscape, Professional Practice, Santa Clara CA
2017-2023
Renewable Term Lecturer, Santa Clara University, Sculpture, 3-D design, Site-Specific Art: Landscape, Professional Practice, Santa Clara CA
2014-2017
Full-Time Adjunct Lecturer, Three-Year Appointment, Santa Clara University, Beginning Sculpture, Intermediate Sculpture, 3-D design, Santa Clara CA
2014
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
Panelist, Stars and Stripes, Hammerfriar Gallery, Healdsburg CA, 2023
Featured Artist in Lecture, The California Art Quilt Revolution: From the Summer of Love to the New Millennium, Textile Arts Council, Lecturer Nancy
Bavor, de Young Museum, San Francisco CA, 2023
Lecturer, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Online, 2023
Curator’s Conversation Series, San Francisco School of Needlework and Design, Webinar, 2022
Lecturer, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Online, 2022
Artist Talk, Menlo Park Design Group, Art Ventures Gallery, Menlo Park CA 2022
Textile Talk Series Artist Lecture, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, Online, 2021
Studio Tour and Artist Talk, Center for the Arts and Humanities at Santa Clara University Fellowship Series, Online, 2021
Membership Event-Artist Talk, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, Online, 2020
Lecturer, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Online, 2020
Panelist, Public Art Dialogue, Silicon Valley Sculpture Fair, Atherton CA 2020
Panelist, Conceptualizing Art and Class: Socioeconomic Factors Informing Contemporary Creative Practice, 108th College Art Association Conference,
Chicago IL, 2020
Panelist, Public Art Dialogue, Menlo Park Public Art Commission, Menlo Park CA 2019
Artist Talk, Stanford Collector’s Circle, Art Ventures Gallery, Menlo Park CA, 2019
Lecturer, Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA, 2016
Panelist, San Jose State University, Interdisciplinary Critique Class, San Jose CA, 2016
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
Johanna Harlow, Content Magazine, “Medium as Message” 12/9/21
Amy DiPlacido, The Feral Fabric Journal, “Work About Work Equals Work,” 12/17/21
Sal Pizarro, San Jose Mercury News, “Artist Threads New Meaning Into U.S. Flag,” 6/15/21
Sal Pizarro, San Jose Mercury News, “Art Makes a Comeback at Outdoor Silicon Valley Sculpture Fair,” 9/26/20
Emanuel Lee, Metro Active, “Sculpting and Identity”, 9/2/20
Amy DiPlacido Interview of Ryan Carrington, Artist Spotlight: Ryan Carrington, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, 6/9/20
Ryan Carrington, Responding to the Twin Pandemic of Covid-19 and Racial Injustice, Art and Humanities in a time of crisis, “Gratitude”, Center for the
Arts and Humanities Blog, 5/19/20
Kate Bradshaw, The Almanac, “Menlo Park’s new arts nonprofit forges ahead”, 10/31/19
Angelica Jardini, Embark Gallery Press Release, “Home | Makers: Reactions to Definement, Ryan Carrington and Lynn Dau Explore the Nuances of
Domesticity and Labor,” 5/20/18
Sal Pizarro, San Jose Mercury News, “New Work, Street Market Highlight South First Fridays for August,” 8/3/17
Rupinder Kaloti, Tech Shop San Jose Facebook Article, “August Artist In Residence: Ryan Carrington,” 7/26/17
Sal Pizarro, San Jose Mercury News, “S.J. Water Co. Adds to Park Sculpture Walk,” 11/20/16
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
Fellowship, Center for Arts and Humanities, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara CA, 2020-2021
Honorable Mention, Who Are You?, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol CA, 2020
Best of Show, Greater Bay Area Open, Los Gatos Art Association, New Museum Los
Gatos, Los Gatos CA, 2019
Honorable Mention, Art of Labor, Surface Design Association, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose CA, 2018
Second Place-Juror’s Award, 43rd Annual Juried Fiber Art Exhibit, Fiber Artists of San
Antonio, San Antonio TX 2017
Coordinator’s Choice Award, International Fiber Arts VII Exhibition, Sebastopol CA
2017
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, Jury and Selection Committee Experience
Juror, Fremont Art Association 53rd Annual Art Show, Fremont CA 2018
Juror, De Anza College Student Art Show, Cupertino CA 2016
Juror, Santa Cruz Open Studios, Santa Cruz, CA 2016, 2017
Selection Committee Participant, 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 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, San Jose Museum of Quilting and Textiles, San Jose CA, 2017
Artist-In-Residence, Tech Shop San Jose, San Jose CA, 2017
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
College Art Association Conference Attendee, 2012, 2017
Collect and Connect, Institute of Contemporary Art Fundraising Auction-Artwork Donor,
San Jose CA, 2016
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, 2017
Robin Lasser Summer Workshop, “Sound and Sculpture”, Anderson Ranch Arts
Center, Snowmass Village, CO, 2008