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332 BLEECKER STREET, STE K35, NEW YORK, NY 10014 (212) 966 5790

LILA RYAN
Artist's Statement, Curriculum Vitae

I instinctively tend to balance hard-edge geometric order to which I am drawn, with rounded, ondulating, dancing forms which I admire; I work with a variety of materials and I like to juxtapose smooth shiny surfaces and rough texture. I am intrigued with pipe and metal/rod and I use clay, wood, and paint in conjunction with each other.

I feel that the shadows, cast by my random - polished stainless steel figurations, mounted well in front of the exterior building wall are part of the sculpture.

I am concerned, naturally, with what is happening in the world around me.
Some of my subjects matters deal with the homeless, with the problems of fashion and art and especially the family. But many of my sculptures are dreamlike figures which could be human or animal, depending on the disposition of the viewer.

SELECTED ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2001 "Figures & Obelisques," Romano Gallery, Blair Academy, Blairstown, NJ
1998 "Fantasy in Three Dimension," Sussex County C. C., Newton, NJ
1996 "Wooden Images," Studio Gallery, Wantage, NJ
1987 "Situation: Five Years Hard Labor," 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY
1986 "Sculpture Graphics Collages," B'nai Jeshuron Gall, Short Hills, NJ
1983 "Recent Work," The Gallery at AT&T, Basking Ridge, NJ
1980 "Structure and Shadow," 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY
1979 "Sculpture" at Maurice M. Pine Gallery, Fairlawn Public Library, NJ
1978 "Visions and Double Visions," Gallery 345, 345 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
1971 "Bronze, Steel, Aluminum," Highgate Gallery, Upper Montclair, NJ

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2001 "Journey Into The Unknown," Clifton Municipal Sculpture Park, NJ
2000 "Bears," Sculpture Garden, Fort Tilden, Queens, NY
2000 "Outdoor Sculpture," on campus of Adelphi University, Long Island, NY
1998/99 "Urban Air Forms: Escape from the City," New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ
1998 "The Raw and the Cooked/Cricket," Nassau County Community College, NY
1996 "New Location," floor and wall sculpture, 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY
1994 "Sculpture Invitational," Gallery of Aluminum Art, Atlanta, GA
1992 "Challenging Utopia," Curated by Jude Schwendenwein, 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY
1991 "Columns," Curated by Susan Tunick, Siegel Gallery, Lehigh University, PA
1990 "Shifting Power - How Would You?" Curated by Yvonne Skaggs, Newark Library
1986 "Recent Work," by Assoc. Artists of NJ, Trenton City Museum, NJ
1982 "Related Themes in Print and Sculpture," Curated by Soltan Buki
1981 "New Jersey Invitational Sculpture," Curated by Gelburd, Morris Museum
1979 "State Museum Biennial-NJ Artists," Juried by Bayley, Kardon, Trenton, NJ
1978 "Selected Works," Newark Museum of Arts and Sciences, NJ
1975 "Metal Sculpture," American Crafts Museum, New York, NY
1973- "Annual Faculty Exhibition," NJ Center for Visual Art, Summit, NJ

GRANTS, AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS
President, Artists Equity of New Jersey, 1972-1978, Finalist, New York and New Jersey Port Authority
Competition for Newark Airport, Award from New Jersey Governor Byrne for work on Percent for Art legislation. "Having made a Unique Contribution to the Arts of New Jersey", "Outstanding Contributions to the Arts," County of Essex, NJ

COMMISSIONS AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
South Side High School, Newark, NJ, Monmouth College, NJ,
Martin Weiner Foundation, NJ,
Mr. Konrad Durrenmatt, Arlesheim, Switzerland, Ambassador and Mrs. Lazar Udovicki, Belgrade,Yugoslavia
Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Krawezyk, Long Beach Island, NJ
ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
H.A. Harrison, Vivian Raynor, Susan Brooks, Eileen Watkins, David Owens, Robbie Ehrlich, William Zimmer
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