1. Abbey Ryan's work is inspired by 17th century Dutch still life painting.
16 Facts About Abbey Ryan
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Abbey Ryan's work is held in over 1500 public and private collections all over the world.
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In 2002, Ryan studied oil painting with contemporary master David A Leffel at the Art Students League of New York.
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Abbey Ryan went on to receive bachelor's degrees in painting and scientific illustration at Arcadia University in 2003.
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Abbey Ryan studied medical and biological illustration at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Art as Applied to Medicine.
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Abbey Ryan then moved to New York, and earned a MFA in painting at Hunter College, City University of New York.
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Abbey Ryan has studied and painted in the United States and abroad, including Italy, Spain, South Korea, Chile, Brazil, and Cuba.
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Abbey Ryan started making daily paintings for her blog, Abbey Ryan Studio on September 23,2007.
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Abbey Ryan's background includes undergraduate and graduate degrees in both fine art and medicine, a combination that would have been understood and appreciated by such great Renaissance artists as da Vinci and Michelangelo.
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Abbey Ryan is a sought after painting instructor, in part due to her commitment to contemplative and mindful studio practice, and alla prima painting from life.
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Abbey Ryan teaches studio art at Arcadia University and professional painting seminars at the John F Peto Studio Museum.
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Abbey Ryan conducts live painting demonstrations, a practice reminiscent of the publicly visible Renaissance workshops that traditionally lined the Ponte Vecchio since at least the 12th century.
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Abbey Ryan wrote all texts on exhibition artists, including Don Voisine, Matthew Deleget, Hartmut Bohm, Paul Corio, Daniel Crews, Lynne Harlow, Gilbert Hsiao, Changha Hwang, Susanne Jung, Steve Karlik, Rossana Martinez, Charlotte Nicholson, Francisca Reyes, Steven Salzman, Martijn Schuppers, and Mike Stack.
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In 2001, Abbey Ryan completed a scientific Illustration Internship at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Plant Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
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Abbey Ryan did volunteer work and scientific illustration work at Pohnpei Agriculture and Trade School, Pohnpei, Micronesia and the Marine Science and SCUBA Study at Marine and Environmental Research Institute, Pohnpei, Micronesia.
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In 2004, Abbey Ryan worked as a Botanical Illustrator in collaboration with Dr Chris Somerville at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Plant Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California.