October 21, 2025
Age 41 Based in Jersey City Gallery reps Karma, Gagosian Elevator pitch Rotten fruit rendered in gemstones—sculptures with a jaw-dropping, how-did-she-do-that quality Known associates Karma founder Brendan Dugan, François Ghebaly Big break Jasper Sharp, the contemporary curator at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, gave Ryan her first institutional show in 2017. “Or maybe it was when Britney Spears posted my Bad Peach sculpture on Instagram,” she says.
Studio setup A 10,000-square-foot warehouse in Hoboken Sticker shock In 2024 a generous attendee of ArtCrush in Aspen paid $280,000 for Bad Lemon (Cloud), 2024, a glittering rotting slice of citrus. Fancy-pants collectors Christen Sveaas, Alice Walton’s Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, MOCA LA Rock-star status Ryan contributed artwork for the cover of Wilco’s 2024 album Hot Sun Cool Shroud. After-hours vibe Casablanca, the Venice, California, restaurant improbably obsessed with the classic Humphrey Bogart film
