Ryan Perry

My name is Ryan Perry. I am a nurse and an artist. I enjoy traveling, reading, and learning. I work in nursing and I enjoy bringing the beauty of the world onto canvas.

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Artist Statement:

Life intrigues me. People, relationships—love, heartache, happiness. It’s a beautiful thing. Life is very hard, too. I turned to art as a way of coming to terms with the darkness.

I’ve always been interested in the human figure, how it expresses feelings so eloquently. My desire is for my art to bring a sense of silence within the viewer. Like pressing the pause button in a madhouse. Even if only briefly, this silence is very important. It is in this moment of silence that the viewer may reflect back on their own life experiences and bring them a sense of understanding.

I’ve always been fascinated with the human figure and using this as a form of expression. More recently, I’ve been working with different materials as well as subjects, painting directly onto hand-stretched, unprimed linen. This, I have found, lends a unique gestural quality to my work and adds another layer to the creative process.

Undergraduate in nursing

“3 Levels Of Abstraction.” May 15th - July 15th, 2022. Beauchamp’s Gallery, 3113 SW Huntoon, Topeka, Kansas, 66604


“Expressionistic Figuration.” April 29th - June 1st, 2023. Mad Matter Frame Shop and Gallery, 112 E. 11th Street, Hays, Kansas.

“Color Pop.” July 21st - August 11th, 2023. 80 Santa Fe Art Gallery, 7944 Santa Fe Dr., Overland Park, KS, 66204

“Retrospective” May - June 2024. Classic Bean, 722 SW Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS, 66603.

Abstract Work Group Show — May 2024 — June 2024. Beauchamp’s Gallery, 3113 SW Huntoon, Topeka, Kansas, 66604.