Abbey Ryan: A Brief Biography

Abbey Ryan is an American painter whose classical realism still life, and trompe-l’oeil paintings were inspired by 17th century Dutch still life paintings. Abbey Ryan is also an educator, who teaches studio art at Arcadia University — as well as professional painting seminars at John F. Peto Studio Museum. Her work is in more than 1500 public, and private collections all over the world. She was born in 1979, in New Jersey, and currently lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In 2002, Abbey Ryan studied oil painting at the Art Students League of New York, with contemporary artist David A. Leffel. She then went on to study painting, and scientific illustration at Arcardia University — where she ended up getting bachelor’s degrees. Ryan also studied medical and biological illustration at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine — Department of Arts as Applied to Medicine. After moving to New York, Ryan earned her MFA in painting (Hunter College, City University of New York). She also studied throughout the United States, as well as traveling abroad — such as Spain, Italy, South Korea, Chile, Brazil, and Cuba.

In 2006, Abbey Ryan worked alongside Hunter College professor of art Gabriele Evertz, curating ‘Presentational Painting III’. The exhibit took place from February 16 to April 15, 2006 (Huner College/Times Square Gallery, 450 West 41st St., New York). Abbey…