BRYAN RYLEY
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Born 1952 - lives and works in the Okanagan Valley, BC
Education
Master of Fine Arts (Honours), 1977 - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours), 1974 - University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
Graduate Program (Seminar Leader), 1976/77
- Contemporary Issues in American Art
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York
Participant, Emma Lake Workshops, 1979/80/81 - University of Saskatchewan, Emma Lake, Saskatchewan
Solo Exhibitions
2007
- Upsetting the Clan - Sopa Fine Arts, Kelowna, BC
2005
- 4 CORNERS: New Paintings and Drawings - Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Al;berta
2004
- A Child of God - Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC
- Grids - FINA Gallery, Okanagan University College, Kelowna, BC
2003
- RED, WHITE & BLUE - Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2001
- Illumine: Paintings and Sculpture - Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver, BC
- Recent Paintings - Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC
2000
- Grids: Recent Works - Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1998
- Heaven and Earth: New Paintings & Drawings- Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
- Heaven and Earth: New Paintings & Drawings - Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1996
- Bury the Abstract Expressionists - Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
- Bury the Abstract Expressionists - Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- Raven Drawings - for ‘Sylvia’ - Montgomery Fine Arts, Vancouver, BC
- Weather and Tools - Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC
1995/94
- Recent Paintings and Drawings - Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1993
- Targets - Xerox BC Open, Predator Ridge Golf Resort, Vernon, BC
- Rambling Eye: Drawings 1985-1992 - Kelowna Public Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
1992
- Legacy - Public Sculpture Commission - City of Vernon, Vernon, BC
1991
- Recent Sculpture and Drawings - Szombathy/Charlton, Vernon, BC
- Roosters - Vancouver Jazz Festival - Alma Street Cafe, Vancouver, BC
1990
- Platforms: New Paintings and Drawings - Kanoui Forbes Gallery, New York, NY
1989
- Stock Exchange - Lakewood Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
1988
- New Paintings - Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, BC
1987/86
- Recent Paintings and Drawings
85/84
- Paul Kuhn Gallery - Calgary, Alberta
1986
- Terrain - Kelowna Public Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
1984
- Dog Town Common - Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
1982/81
- Paintings and Drawings - Kenneth G. Heffel Fine Art, Inc., Vancouver, BC
1979
- Emma Lake Paintings - Kelowna Public Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
1978
- Fields and Trajectories - Shafter Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1977
- Shifting Fields - Canadian Consulate Gallery, New York, NY
Exhibitions - Joint
1999 - Ryley and Craig: Shots at the Self - Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC
1993 - Ryley and Alcock: Recent Sculpture - Szombathy Charlton, Vernon, BC
1990 - Ryley and Suarez: Cartoons and Boxes - Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Penticton, BC
Exhibitions - Group
2006
- Border Crossings summer group show, Sopa Fine Arts, Kelowna, BC
- First Half: New Work, FINA Gallery, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC
- SOPA Gallery Inaugural Exhibition, SOPA Fine Arts, Kelowna, BC
- The Drawers Inaugural Exhibition, Headbones/The Drawers Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
- Galley Artists, Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2005
- 2 nd CORNER: New Paintings and Drawings, Elins Eaglesmith Gallery, San Francisco, California
- Inspired By the Land, Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
2004
- Faculty Exchange, University of Washington, Pullman, Washington
- Winter Exhibition, Gallery Odin, Vernon, BC
2003
- Defining Abstraction , Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
2002
- Selections, Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver, BC
- Faculty Exchange, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
- ART BANK - 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Ottawa, Ontario
2001
- TRANSlinear: Contemporary Painting in Canada, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
- Creative Voice, Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Penticton, BC
- New Abstraction, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2000
- Collections, Jan Ballard Gallery, Vancouver, BC
- Four - Hartman, Molinari, Rogers, Ryley, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1999
- New Paper Works, Jan Ballard Gallery, Vancouver, BC
- Headbones Inaugural, Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC
1998/96
- Satyrykon, Legnica, Poland
1998
- Selections from the Permanent Collection, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
- Approaching Abstraction, Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Penticton, BC
1997
- Works on Paper, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- Visuals from Audibles, Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC
1996/97/99
- North Okanagan Juried Exhibition, Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
1996
- Stepping Stones: Inaugural Exhibition, Kelowna Public Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
1995/96/97/98
- Small Matters, Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
1995
- Defining Feminism, Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC
1994/93
- Alumni International, Manhattan Gallery, Pratt Institute, New York, NY
- Shafter Gallery, Pratt Institute, New York, NY
1993
- Drawings, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1992
- New Acquisitions, PetroCanada Fine Arts Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1991
- Okanagan Open Juried Show, Kelowna Public Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
- Studio Watch, Grand Forks Public Art Gallery, Grand Forks, BC
1990
- Diversity, Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
- Maskrap, Okanagan Artists Alternative Juried Show, Kelowna, BC
1989
- Works on Paper, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1982
- New Additions, Judith Selkowitz Fine Art, New York, NY
1981
- Emma Lake Artists, Edmonton Art Gallery (traveling), Edmonton, Alberta
1980
- Young Talent, Russell Sage Gallery, Troy, NY
1977
- 5th International New York Invitational/Canadian Representative. United Nations, Seagram Bldg, New York, NY
- Ford Foundation Recipient Exhibition, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Awards and Recognition
2005/06 - Internal Research Grant - University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC
2004/05- Extended Study Leave Research Grant – Spain / Italy - Okanagan University College, Kelowna, BC
2004/02/01 - GIA Research Grants - Okanagan University College, Kelowna, BC
2000 - IBM Canada - Sculpture Commission - Vancouver, BC
1992 - ‘Legacy’ - Public Sculpture Commission - City of Vernon, Vernon, BC
1992 - BC Arts Festival - Awards Commission - Government of British Columbia, Victoria, BC
1992/91/90/ - Purchase Awards
1989/88 - Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario
1988/87 - Project Cost Grants - Canada Council, Ottawa, Ontario
1977/76 - Teaching Assistantship - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1977-75 - Rotary International Graduate Fellowship - Rotary International, Evanston, Illinois
Collections
- Racine Art Museum , Racine, Wis.
- Pratt Institute , Brooklyn, NY.
- Canada Council Art Bank , Ottawa, Ont
- BC Arts Policy Collection , Victoria, BC
- Kelowna Public Art Gallery , Kelowna, BC
- Vernon Public Art Gallery , Vernon, BC
- AGSO Public Art Gallery , Penticton, BC
- IBM Canada, Vancouver, BC
- PetroCanada, Calgary, Alta.
- Shell Canada, Calgary, Alta.
- CI&C Bank , Edmonton, Alta.
- Royal Lepage Investments , Calgary, Alta.
- Hiram Walker , Toronto, Ont.
- TransAlta , Calgary, Alta.
- Private Collections in Canada, United States, Europe, Australia
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