Typhoid Mary: "Penitence" yellow The result serves as a

The result serves as a metaphor for my struggles with social anxiety and the desire to overcome it

hairless ceramic creatures—often adorable but also unsettling and bizarre

allowing me to shape each canvas to reflect the themes present in the work

We must be validated

Ever present throughout his work is a sense of the blasé of modern city life mixed with a heightened sense of unknown anticipation

Typhoid Mary: "Penitence" yellow The result serves as aDetails About Curatorial Oil on Board 12 x 16 in. 2012 Michael Ryan (19822016) was born in Brea, CA and graduated the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in 2005. He left San Francisco for Seattle, WA in 2008. He participated in several group shows and two featured exhibitions at Modern Eden, Reliquaries, with Billy Davis in 2010, and The Order, with gallery co owner Bradley Platz in 2011. Michael has been in numerous publications (Spectrum 14,