CURRENT PROJECTS
Expect A Bike
It started with a single painting for an injured cyclist and became a public safety campaign that keeps growing. Bold, graphic imagery now showing up in yards, on roadsides, and in communities across the Hudson Valley and beyond — sparking the conversation between cyclists, motorists, and pedestrians that could save a life.
Art4Lax
In 2019, Ryan was awarded a residency by the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation in Sinthian, Senegal. What he found there — and brought back — became Art4Lax: a sustainable lacrosse development program working through Le Korsa to grow the sport from within Senegalese communities. Built to last, on their terms.
The Box
When Go Doc Go founder Dr. Maggie Carpenter saw cervical cancer rising in the United States and asked if there was a way for people to self-screen for HPV, Ryan built one. A freestanding privacy booth — no doctor's office, no exam, no barriers. A positive result, caught early, can prevent cervical cancer. The Box has traveled from Brooklyn street festivals to Mass MoCA. It is equal parts public art installation and public health tool. The social interaction around it is part of the work.
We Are Public Health
The Ulster County Department of Health commissioned Ryan because of what his work does — bold visual iconography and a command of color that makes complex messaging land for everyone, not just those already paying attention. It is a tradition with deep roots: during the New Deal, the WPA put artists to work in exactly this way, understanding that art travels where other communication doesn't. We Are Public Health continues that lineage — starting with stickers and lawn signs in Ulster County, and expanding statewide.
PAST PARTNERSHIPS + COLLABORATIONS
