RYAN TRAVIS CHRISTIAN | artist resume
Lives and works in Chicagoland
b. 1983 Oakland, CA

EDUCATION
2007	BFA, Northern Illinois University
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012	Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco CA                 Halsey McKay, East Hampton NY
2011	The River Rats, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL Sad Sacks, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010	WEED DEMON, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
	Milwaukee, POVEvolving, Los Angeles, CA
	Antexspagna, EBERSMOORE, Chicago, IL
GROUP SHOWS
2012	Show and Tell Gallery, Toronto ON
2011	This Place In Time, Show and Tell Gallery Toronto ON Club Nutz @ Art Since the Summer of 69' New York NY Domestic Goods, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton NY- curated by Ryan Wallace New Chicagoans, Co-Prosperity Sphere Chicago IL Envoy Enterprises, NYC, NY Territories, Marwen, Chicago IL SweatBoxing, MAMA Rotterdam, NE                   Objectivity, Cornish College for the Arts, Seatlle WA Heads on Poles, Western Exhibitions, IL
2010	AH! Wilderness, EbersMoore, Chicago IL Wreck The Walls, Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles, CA Inaugural Exhibition, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA A Guide to Salvation, Space 1026, Philadelphia PA curated by Hilary Pecis Weed Demon, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA Paper! Awesome!, Baer Ridgway Projects, San Francisco, CA Antexspagna, EBERSMOORE, Chicago, IL
2009	Infinity, Scion Installation, Los Angeles, CA East of Eden, Synchronicity, Los Angeles, CA Enigmatic Shadow, Synchronicity, Los Angeles, CA CaBoom, Synchronicity, Los Angeles, CA
2008	Titanium Expose, FFDG, San Francisco, CA NFO XPO/Version Fest, Chicago, IL Chimera Frontiera, Junc Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007	Mutation Nation, D.I.Y. Gallery, Los Angeles CA Brown River, Roots & Culture Contemporary Arts Center, Chicago, IL KlusterCrusts, Butcher Shop/Dogmatic, Chicago, IL
2006	Where All the D*cks Hang Out, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL Rudolph Projects, Houston, TX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012	Frieze. Foumberg. Jason. "Ryan Travis Christian" (review). March 2012
2011	New American Paintings Blog. Reames, Josh. "Ryan Travis Christian at Western Exhibitions", December 2, 2011 art ltd. Picard, Caroline. "Ryan Travis Christian." November 2011 New City. Stabler, Bert. "Ryan Travis Christian" (review). October 25, 2011 PRISM Index #2 Land and Sea #8, March 2011 Daily Serving, Curcio, Seth. “Sad Sacks: an Interview with Ryan Travis Christian”, March 29, 2011 Lumpen Magazine, "Black + White" March 2011, Volume 19, # 116, Issue #2, pg.30
2010	New City. Foumberg, Jason. "Breakout Artists". April 29, 2010 New City. Hendrickson, Julia V., "Ryan Travis Christian" (review). February 22, 2010
2009	Beautiful Decay, Book 2 “What A Mess!” (profile) Infinity, Scion (exhibition catalogue) (profile)
2008	The Comics Journal. “Yeah, But is it Comics?” Issue #291, pg. 145 (review)
2007	The Chicago Reader. “KlusterCRUSTS” June 7-13, Issue No. 119, pg. 75 (Review)
CURATORIAL
2012	Nemesis, Green Gallery, Milwaukee WI - co curated w/ Ben Stone
2011	West, Wester, Westest! Pt.2, FFDG, San Francisco, CA
2010	Lil' Whitney, FFDG, San Francisco, CA
	The Power of Selection, pt. 1,2 & 3 Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
2009	Control C, Control V, EbersB9, Chicago, IL
	Sports, Synchronicity, Los Angeles, CA
2008	West, Wester, Westest, FFDG, San Francisco, CA

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