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Ryan Sarah Murphy  New York, NY

'In Brackets'
Found (unpainted) cardboard, foamcore
'Carrier 3 (Lean-to)'
Found (unpainted) cardboard, cut book covers, foamcore, glue, wood rods

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About Ryan Sarah


Ryan Sarah Murphy is a visual artist living and working in New York. Her collage-based work is process-driven and incorporates the use of found and repurposed materials.

Ryan explains the work by saying, “My creative practice is intuitive and process-driven, prompted by the found ephemera of my daily experience. Responding to the inherent energy within discarded and repurposed objects, I allow for the material to act as the guide, moving through the construction of a piece with no set plan or intended outcome. My current work consists of wall-mounted collages and works on paper made of found cardboard and hardcover books. There are certain rules and limitations within the making of my work that provide a general starting point. For instance there is never any paint or additional color applied to the pieces; the color is strictly that of the cardboard or book cover. Any text, printing, or graphics are cut/torn away from the cardboard and the remaining material is what gets used. The surfaces are not treated in any way to prevent the material from changing or deteriorating as it naturally will.”


Quick facts about Ryan Sarah


Ryan is a 2014 recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship grant, and she has held residencies at the I-Park Foundation in East Haddam, Connecticut and The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts in New York, New York.
Her work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions including ODETTA Gallery in Brooklyn, New York; Platform Gallery in Seattle, Washington; Lesley Heller Workspace in New York, New York; Mixed Greens in New York, New York; Liliana Bloch Gallery in Dallas, Texas; and Holter Museum of Art in Helena, Montana.
Ryan’s work has been featured in several online and print publications including Artnews, Maake Magazine, Tory Burch Daily, Embark Magazine, and The New York Times.

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