Virginia Ryan is an
Australian-born artist
based in Africa and Italy.
This website showcases selected works
produced in Europe and Africa
since 2000 :
and work-in-progress
inspired by Mermaid Myths
along West African Coastlines.
Trained at the National School Of The Arts, Canberra, Australia (79)
and the Settlement Art Therapy Program, Edinburgh, Scotland (94)
Ryan has exhibited internationally since 1979.
Since 1983 she has worked with artists
in Egypt, Brazil, Ex-Yugoslavia,
Great Britain, Italy, Ghana and Ivory Coast .
Ryan co-foundered the
Foundation for Contemporary Art in Ghana
and was co-director from 2004-2008.
From 2006-2008 she lectured at N.Y.U. campus in Accra,
whilst co-curating exhibitions in West Africa and Italy.
Her studio is found in central Italy,
where recent work includes
the ongoing Italian collaborations begun in 2007,
Mapping The Hand, Eye, Voice.
In recent years Ryan worked at
The Annex Studio
on the Old Santa Fe Trail in New Mexico,
in collaboration with sound artist,
film-maker and anthropologist Steven Feld.
Presently she works in Italy and Ivory Coast
on solo and collective art projects:
http://virginiaryanartinafrica2010.tumblr.com/
Public and private collections are in
Europe, South America, Africa,
USA and Australia.
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