Ryan Schroeder

Time is the dominant idea of my work. I think of my work as psychological realms that depict elements of reality. I am drawn to the concept of subtraction; the removal of material things from a place, or the removal of individuals from their dwellings. I consider myself a voyeur of these scenes, watching quietly from a distance. Many of the paintings aim to convey the idea of recalling a memory and the inevitable loss of bits of it. My art is about recalling an experience in pieces, yet trying to assemble the whole in hindsight.

My most recent work depicts life from another angle. This body of paintings is about discovering the world anew, with and through the eyes of a child. From sunup to sundown, we are learning about the world: different characters, places, and sensations. Some paintings reflect moments of daily life. More broadly, my work engages themes of chaos, loss, and mental health. Cultural erasure, by way of war, socioeconomic changes, the outsourcing of jobs, and deindustrialization, are also topics in the work.

Master of Fine Arts
New York Academy of Art
New York, NY
September 2013 – May 2015
Honors: Magna Cum Laude.
Study Abroad: Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore Maryland
September 2005 - August 2009
Honors: Magna Cum Laude.
Study Abroad: SACI, Florence, Italy.
Internships: Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester Historical Society, Genesee Country Museum, John L. Wehle Gallery.

2025
Come On Over, Gloria's Project Space, New York, NY
Tikkun Olam, the Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art (PMJA) Philadelphia, PA
Surroundings, An Exhibition by Dasha Bazanova, Lise Ellingsen, Mary
Tooley Parker, Sarah Fuhrman, Zak Vreeland, and Ryan Schroeder, Space 776, New York, NY

2024
Pictorial Coherence, Van Der Plas, New York, NY
The Stuff of Dreams.Oxford Gallery, Rochester, NY

2023
SOLO: Engaging Reality People and Spaces. Space 776, New York, NY
SOLO: Thin Air and Cinders, Amos Eno Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
SOLO: Imaginary Friends. Pearls Social and Billy Club, Brooklyn, NY
Figure. A juried exhibition by Lyndon Barrois Jr, Lizzy Lunday, and Sheldon Scott. Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC.
Spellbound: The Art of Mystery.Oxford Gallery, Rochester, NY
In Being Double. PACE Gallery, New York, NY
Encounters. Amos Eno, Brooklyn, NY
Transplants. Amos Eno, Brooklyn, NY
Pressure. Incubator Studio, Brooklyn. NY

2022
White House Fellows Leadership Conference. Resident Artist. Willard Hotel, Washington DC.
New York Academy of Art Summer Exhibition juried by Clara Ha, Andrew Kreps, Michael Nevin, and Wallace Whitney, New York, NY