Weldon Ryan

Born in 1962 in The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, home of Carnival and the Steel Drum; Weldon Ryan came to the United States at the age of six. He grew up in the Bronx where he spent his childhood. With his mother’s encouragement he pursued an art education, attending The High School of Art and Design in 1977, 1981 the State University of New York at New Paltz, and then Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. He had a short stent at The Art Students League of New York as well. When paste-­‐up and mechanical and marker comps jobs slowed in 1987 he worked as an Urban Park Ranger for the NYC Parks Department, where he created murals for the Pelham Bay Environmental Nature Center. Two years later Weldon joined the NYPD. Weldon Ryan is the first African American to be appointed to the New York City Police Department Composite Artist Unit.
At the same time he served as one of NYC finest, Weldon painted vigorously in his studio in the D.U.M.B.O art district in Brooklyn. Several of his commercial illustrations graced the cover and pages of magazines. After 18 years of service and solving numerous crimes with his drawing skills he retired from the NYPD on December 1, 2004 and relocated with his family to Palm Coast, Florida. ...

State University of New York at New Paltz, studied: fine arts under John Frank.

Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. studied: general illustration

The Art Students
League of New York with Jack Faragosso,

• The Fashion Institute of Technology, NY
• The Bronx River Art Center, The Salmagundi, NY
• The Harlem State Office Building, NY
• One Police Plaza, NY
• Diorama art at the Pelham Bay Environmental Nature Center, NY
• The Skylight Gallery, Brooklyn
• The Fulton Street Art Fair, Brooklyn
• DUMBO, Weldon Ryan Studio, Brooklyn
• The Flagler Art League, FL
• The Hollingsworth Gallery, FL
• Mary McLeod-Bethune PACVAG, FL
• The African American Museum of the Arts, FL
• Yvonne Scarlett-Golden Cultural and Education Center, FL
• The Peabody Rose Gallery, FL
• Clover Fine Art Gallery, NY
• Ritz Theater and Museum, FL
TV APPEARANCES:
• The Riki Lake Show for his art skills
• The Geraldo Rivera Show
• CNN
• Nature of The Arts BCAT
PUBLICATIONS:
• April, 1999 issue of Nickelodeon Magazine
• Marie Claire Magazine
• Cover illustrations for IDD, M&A, VCJ & Financial Planning Magazine
• Scholastic Magazine