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Gretchen Ryan
Born:
1975
Citizenship: us
Place(s) of work: Los Angeles (us)
Techniques & Media: Drawing, Painting
Inspirations & Key Themes: Beauty pageants girls children
Citizenship: us
Place(s) of work: Los Angeles (us)
Bio:
Movements & Syles:
Figurative Painting
Born four doors down from JonBenet Ramsey in Boulder, Colorado, Gretchen Ryan creates portraits of young girls--often beauty pageant contestants--that disquietingly explore notions of objectification, precocious sexuality, and innocence. Working from a wheelchair as a result of a car accident, Ryan makes charcoal and oil-on-canvas work that are collected by West Coast celebrities like Demi Moore and Tobey McGuire. Originally trained as an illustrator, a background evidenced in the crisp lines of her work, she lives in North Hollywood with her husband.
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Techniques & Media: Drawing, Painting
Inspirations & Key Themes: Beauty pageants girls children
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Fred Torres Collaborations
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