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Ryan Woodring (he/they) is a new media artist who draws from a decade of experience as a visual effects compositor and supervisor helping to realize award-winning moving image projects such as House of Cards and Kubo & the Two Strings. Woodring earned his MFA in Fine Arts at Rutgers University and is currently Assistant Professor of Digital Studies at Drew University, New Jersey, with previous appointments at Syracuse University, Pacific Northwest College of Arts and Open Signal Community Media Center. With grant support from the Andy Warhol Foundation he co-founded and directed three years of a free low-residency in Portland, Oregon that generated enduring mentor-based relationships. Woodring has exhibited and spoken nationally and internationally; including the International Museum of Surgical Science, 2016 Portland Biennial, Cooley Gallery at Reed College and Video Vortex Malta. He hails from Doylestown, Pennsylvania and lives and naps in Queens, New York.
EDUCATION
MFA Art (Interdisciplinary). Mason Gross School of Art + Design, Rutgers University
BFA Art (Electronic and Time-Based). Carnegie Mellon University, 2010
BA. French and Francophone Studies, 2010
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023
Baggage Claim. Staffordshire Street. London, UK. Curated by Georgia Stephenson and Rosalind Wilson.
GUI/GOOEY Virtual Exhibition. Plexus Projects. Curated by Laura Splan.
2022
Today and Possibly Tomorrow (solo). International Museum of Surgical Science. Chicago, IL
Work. Korn Gallery at Drew University. Madison, NJ
2020
In the Pull of the Future Hosted by EFA Project Space. NYC, NY
Devil in the Details. Mason Gross Gallery. Rutgers MFA Thesis Exhibition. New Brunswick, NJ
Future Timelike Infinity. Carnation Contemporary. Portland, OR
Present and Unaccounted For (Screening). Vrij Paleis. Amsterdam, Netherlands
Deflated. Special Project with Fourteen30 Contemporary. Portland, OR
2019
Video Vortex XII Exhibition. Spazju Kreattiv. Valletta, Malta
2018
Just Honey. Mason Gross Gallery. Rutgers First Year MFA Exhibition. New Brunswick, NJ
Stuck on the Ride (curator). Open Signal, Portland, OR.
Unlimited Unveil (solo) Virtual Reality Presentation. Invisible Thread. Portland, OR
Paul Artspace: 5 Years. Gallery 210 at University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO
Aftermath. Weitman Gallery at Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Curated by David Johnson.
Simple Moves. Portland Community College Rock Creek. Portland, OR. Curated by Prudence Fenwick and Ben Buswell
Unveiling World Tour (solo) Western Oregon University. Monmouth, OR
2017
Iconoclastic. Cooley Gallery. Reed College. Portland, OR. Curated by Stephanie Snyder and William Diebold.
2016
Portland Biennial (multiple venues). Curated by Michelle Grabner.
Non-Manifold. White Box Gallery. Portland, OR.
Demo Reels. The Exorcist. Liberty Theatre. La Grande, OR.
Disjecta. Portland, OR.
Organic Encounters. c3:initiative. Portland, OR.
2015
Decimate Mesh. Duplex Collective. Portland, OR. (solo)
Over and Back. Surplus Space. Portland, OR. (curator)
Jaws Returns to the Water. Après Upfor Series at Upfor Gallery. Portland, OR.
Frozen Firework (video). Tailgate-Based Art Festival, Bronco Gallery. Portland, OR.
Electric Park. Cloud Gallery. Seattle, WA. (solo)
2013
Disambiguate. Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Kipp Gallery. Indiana, PA. Curated by Chris McGinnis.
(Re)Released. The Inn. Pittsburgh, PA. (solo)
Six x Ate. 937 Liberty Cultural Trust Gallery. Pittsburgh, PA. Curated by Casey Lee Droege.
2012
40th Anniversary Group Exhibition. Concept Gallery. Pittsburgh, PA.
Oxheart Group Show. Gowanus Ballroom. Brooklyn, NY.
Drying: Tsunami Youtube Prints. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Pittsburgh, PA (solo).
2011 and before
Soldiers as Travelers. The Gallery 4. Pittsburgh, PA (solo).
Distillery 5 Group Show. Brew House. Pittsburgh, PA.
Cloud Crash. Caught Looking Festival. PNC Park. Pittsburgh, PA.
Children’s Museum Interactive Art Exhibition, Children’s Museum. Pittsburgh, PA.
TALKS
2023
Virtual Classroom Visit invited by Amiko Li. Smith College. Northampton, MA
2022
Chronic Uncertainty: Sweetening the Search Process in Self-Diagnosis. Art & Care. Online.
Panel Discussion: Art & Care Study Day. Cambridge Festival, Cambridge University. Online.
Virtual Classroom Visit invited by Yaloo Pop. School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL
Virtual Classroom Visit invited by Ginger Krebs. School of the Art Institute in partnership with the International Museum of Surgical Science. Chicago, IL
Virtual Classroom Visit invited by Freya Björg Olafson. University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB
2021
Art + Health. Summer PHocus Experience, Rutgers University. New Brunswick, NJ.
2019
Unveiling Placelessness. Video Vortex XII Festival. Valletta, Malta
Unveiling Placelessness. Systems Conference. New York University Gallatin School. New York, NY
2017
Artist Talk. Reed College. Portland, OR.
Empty Magic and the Reappearing Arch Artist Talk. University of Missouri-St. Louis. St. Louis, MO.
Monuments class visit. Professor Jess Perlitz. Lewis & Clark. Portland, OR
2016
Panel Discussion: Older than Yesterday’s News. International Sculpture Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.
Artist Talk. Spaceness Festival. Seaview, WA.
Art on the Job Discussion. Portland Northwest College of Art. Portland, OR.
2015
Graduating Seniors Discussion. Lewis & Clark University. Portland, OR.
FELLOWSHIPS/RESIDENCIES
2019
Atlantic Center for the Arts. New Smyrna, FL
2017
Paul Artspace. St. Louis, MO.
Playa Artist in Residence. Summer Lake, OR
Signal Fire. Big Bend, TX.
2016
AR/VR Residency. Oregon Story Board/Upfor Gallery. Co-presented by Eyebeam. Porland, OR.
Caldera Artist in Residence. Sisters, OR.
Hollywood Theatre Artist in Residence at Sou’Wester Lodge. Seaview, WA.
c:3initiative Papermaking Residency at Pulp and Deckle. Portland, OR.
2015 and earlier
Young Audience’s Teaching Artist Studio. Portland, OR.
Flight School Professional Development Program, Pittsburgh. PA. (2012)
Brew House Distillery Program. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (2011)
AWARDS/GRANTS
2017
Project Grant for As Time Goes By. Regional Arts & Culture Council. OR
Project Grant for Prequel Artist Program. Arts & Culture Council. OR
Nominee, Henry Gallery’s Brink Art Award. Seattle, WA
Professional Development Grant. Regional Arts & Culture Council, OR
2016
Oregon Arts Commission Opportunity Grant
2015
Regional Arts and Culture Council Project Grant
2014
Precipice Fund Grant
To found and direct Prequel Artist Incubator.
Funded by The Warhol Foundation and Calligram/Allie Furlotti, administered through Portland Institute of Contemporary Art
2011
Nominee. Pittsburgh Center for the Art’s Emerging Artist of the Year, 2011
2010 and before
Henry Luce Scholarship Finalist
Fifth Year Scholarship at Carnegie Mellon University
One of three campus-wide scholarships awarded to complete a free fifth year with a stipend
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Carnegie Mellon University. (2009)
Pennsylvania Governors School for the Arts. Erie, PA. (2004)
TEACHING
Assistant Professor of Digital Media. Drew University. Madison, NJ. 2022-Present
Part Time Lecturer. Department of Transmedia, Syracuse University. Syracuse, NY. Fall 2020
Part Time Lecturer. Mason Gross School of Art + Design, Rutgers University. New Brunswick, NJ. 2019-2020
Media 1A: Introduction to Media Art: Introduction to Media Art. Fall 2019 + Spring 2020
Media 1B: Experimental Practices and Techniques. Spring 2019
- Creatively adapted my class to a virtual setting in March 2020 making use of Zoom, Canvas and Google Drive
- Class sizes ranged from 8 to 15 students with diverse cognitive and physical abilities.
- Instructed art and non-art majors, from freshmen to seniors
New Media Instructor. Make+Think+Code, Pacific Northwest College of Art. Portland, OR. 2018
Original workshops: Building and Demolishing Walls in Blender & Nuke. Digital Disappearing
Acts.
Animation and Visual Effects Instructor. Open Signal PDX. Portland, OR. 2017-2018
Original workshops: Fake News: A Primer in Altering Video with VFX, Digital Matte Painting, Art in Motion
Designed and instructed original 3-week workshops to ages 16 and up
Learned to develop technical lesson plans that accommodate a wide range of comfort levels with computers and software
Animation Instructor. Ages 7 to 14. Hollywood Theatre. Portland, OR. 2015
Painting Instructor. Carnegie Mellon University Summer Art Program. Pittsburgh, PA. 2014
French Assistant Teacher, Fulton Elementary School, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009
ARTS ORGANIZING & ADMIN
Data Analyst and Community Outreach Coordinator, Playform.io. NYC, NY. 2019
-Worked with a start-up company offering artificial intelligence tools for artists to develop language around their platform and communicate with beta users.
Media Area Co-Ad, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. 2019-2020
-Developed and taught media workshops for Rutgers students, programmed an artist talk series called Lunch Time-Based Talks, and helped implement a new digital online reservation system.
Founding Director, Prequel Artist Program, Portland, OR. 2014-2018
-Free juried incubator consisting of critiques from guest curators and workshop leaders, and a final exhibition.
Associate Board Member. Young Audiences of Portland. OR. 2017
Fundraising and marketing campaign support for a non-profit that partners teaching artists with
k-12 schools.
Series Programmer for Future Forum at The Hollywood Theatre. 2016
Informal free artist talks from international artists held at Portland’s venerable Hollywood Theatre.
Program Assistant, Surplus Space, Portland. 2015
A model home gallery in NE Portland.
SELECT VISUAL EFFECTS + FILM PROJECTS
Feature films
This Shaking Keeps Me Steady by Shehrezad Maher. 2018. Lead Compositor.
Kubo & the Two Strings by Laika. 2016. Digital Paint Artist.
The Boxtrolls by Laika. 2014. Digital Paint Artist.
Now You See Me by Louis Leterrer. Compositor.
House of Cards Season 1 by David Fincher. 2013. Compositor.
Shorts
Nothing to do here but wait by Amiko Li. 2032. Visual Effects Supervisor
If a Token Could Speak by Sophie Auger 2022. Lead Compositor
HP Garage with Nebraska, Columbia and Syracuse Universities by Jongsma/O’Neill. 2021. Lead Compositor
Treadmill by Stefan Dezil. 2018. Compositor.
Satellite by Asher Jelinsky and Robert Nachman. 2018. Visual Effects Supervisor.
Hill Dancers by Doug Cooper. 2012. Lead Compositor.
Pinburgh by Doug Cooper. 2010. Lead Compositor.
SELECT 3D MODELING PROJECTS
Virtual Try-On Eyeglasses 3D Modeling for Luna.io. 2016-2021.
3D Animation Consultation for Difference Machines Exhibition at Albright Knox for Rian Hammond. 2021.
James Gallery at CUNY Grad Center Exhibition Proposal Rendering for Tali Keren. 2022
High Line Proposal Rendering for Jeanine Oleson. 2020