Ryan McNamara

Ryan McNamara

Born in Phoenix, AZ, 1979
Lives and works in New York, NY


PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS
2011
On Shuffle, Lehmann Maupin, New York, NY
Jack Smith: Thank You For Explaining Me, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, NY
Dengue Dance Contest, Club Gong, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2010
Phase 3: Robert Filliou, The Artist's Institute, New York, NY
Hallways, Moscow Performance Biennial, 100 Years of Performance, The Garage, Moscow, Russia
Robert Melee's Talent Show, The Kitchen, New York, NY
Liste Performance Project, Liste Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
Greater New York, MoMA PS1, New York NY
And Introducing Ryan McNamara, Elizabeth Dee, New York, NY
This Is My Condition, Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisbon, Portugal
Live on Five Songs Presents, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Fronts, Room for Storms, New York, NY

2009     
The Sacred Band of Thebes aka In Memory of Robert Isabell aka Any Fag Could Do That, Performa09, X Initiative, New York, NY, 11/13/09
Ryan McNamara Presents: Klaus von Nichtssagend, The Musical, Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, New York, NY
The Latest in Blood and Guts, Stars!, Salon 94 Freemans, New York, NY
The Star Parade, Stars!, Salon 94 Freemans, New York, NY
I thought It Was You, Heaven: Splendid Isolation, 2nd Athens Biennale, Athens, Greece
Ryan McNamara Presents: Bernie, the Magic Lady, Art Production Fund Lab, New York, NY
Sam Kim’s Darling, PS122, New York, NY

2008    
When Fear Becomes Form, Centre d’Art de Neufchatel, Switzerland

2007    
Sam Kim’s dumb dumb bunny, The Kitchen, New York, NY
Here/Now, Ghost Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Skirting the Line: Conceptual Drawing, New Center for Contemporary Art, Louisville, KY

2006    
Blessed are the Merciful, Feigen Contemporary, New York, NY
Skirting the Line, The Galleries at Peeler, Depauw, IN

2005    
Boost in the Shell, De Bond Exhibition Hall, Bruges, Belgium
Unspeakable, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium

2004    
Sussudio, Performance with Mary Kay Zeeb, Modified, Phoenix, AZ
Peekskill Project, Peekskill, NY
Elective Acts, Phoenix, AZ
Pretty World, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
100 Artists See Satan, Grand Central Art Center, Fullerton, CA
Sussudio, Performance with Mary Kay Zeeb, Texas Ballroom, Chicago, IL
Pulse of America, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2011
"On Shuffle" at Lehmann Maupin, Whitewall, July 12
Kopel, Daniel, "Speaking with Ryan McNamara," ArtWrit.com, June 2011

2010
Katz, Miriam, "Ryan McNamara," Flash Art, November/December, p. 94
Paull, Jennifer, "Designers, Artists Team for Installations: MOMA PS1 Museum MOVE! Event," stylelist.com, November
"Designers and Artists on the MOVE!," style.com,November 1
Walleston, Aimee, “Ryan McNamara,” The Last Magazine, October 15
Beasley, Mark, “Greater New York 2010,” Frieze, October
Hirsch, Faye, "Greater New York," Art In America, September
Sullivan, Robert, “On The Town,” Vogue, September
Rochat, Jeanne-Salome, “Ryan McNamara’s performance at Louis Vuitton,” Sang Bleu online, September 11
Walsh, Brienne, “Ryan McNamara’s Got a New Bag,” Art in America online, September 9
Als, Hilton, “Camera, Action,” The New Yorker, July 26
Smith, Roberta, “Take Me Out to the Big Show in Queens,” The New York Times, May 27
Saltz, Jerry, “Sincerity and Irony Hug It Out,” New York Magazine, June 1
Yablonsky, Linda, “Mini-skirts, Rubber Bodysuits, Orff Spice MoMa P.S. 1 Extravaganza,” Bloomberg News, May 27
Wolff, Rachel, “The New York Five: The People to See at PS1,” New York Magazine, May 24
Droitcour, Brian, “Party of Five,” Artforum, May 24
"Greater New York at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center," Art Info, May 19
“In New York: Gallery Openings This Weekend,” Huffington Post Online, May 19
Pearson, Erica “Brooklyn artist to right his two left feet with P.S 1 Contemporary Art Center dance lessons,” New York Daily News, May 23
“Greater New York at P.S 1 Contemporary Art Center,” ARTINFO, May 19
“The New York Five,” New York Magazine, May
Goldstein, Andrew. “P.S.1 Promises a Smaller, Saner Greater New York,” Artinfo.com, April 29
Valdez, Amanda, “Introducing Ryan McNamara,” Dossier Journal online, April 21
Goldstein, Andrew. “P.S.1 Promises a Smaller, Saner Greater New York,” Artinfo.com, April 29

2009    
Colman, David, “The Nifty 50: Ryan McNamara, Artist," T, The New York Times Style Magazine, December
Sepuya, Paul Mpagi, Ryan McNamara, and Liz Santoro, "Performed," ReReveal, November 20
Shutterbug, "Toga Party," Homo-Neurotic, November 13
Tachman, Kevin, "Ryan McNamara's Any Fag Could Do That," Backstage @, November 13
"Reviews," Art Papers, October
Drake, Catherine, “Review: 2nd Athens Biennale,” Artforum, October
Yablonsky, Linda, "Art Basel Miami 2009: Back to Basquiat," The Moment, The New York Times online, December 7
Tonchi, Stefano, "After Performa, the Show Goes On," The Moment, The New York Times online, December 7
Walleston, Aimee,“Ryan McNamara Performs Vaudeville Tonight,” Art in America online, August 5
Gartenfeld, Alex, “The New New York Artist SCENE,” Interview, June

2007    
Zottino, Marica, “Featured Project,” Who Killed Bambi online, September

2006    
“The Power of Mercy,” Afterimage, Fall
Rappolt, Mark, “Freak or Unique?,” i-D, June-July

2004    
D’Andrea, Nikki, “Just Say the Word,” Phoenix New Times, December 23
“Reviews,” Art Papers, November
Watson, Joe, “Bush League,” Phoenix New Times, August 19

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Museum of Modern Art, New York

SITUATIONS
2010    
MoMA Board Meeting, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY    
The Whitney Houston Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY    
4’33”, The Starlight Lounge, Brooklyn, NY

2009
Move On Up: A Tribute to Klaus Biesenbach, The Raleigh Hotel, Miami, FL
Gay Pulp Caesar, New York, NY    
Greater New York studio visit, Ryan McNamara studio, New York, NY    

2008    
Out of The Darkness, Into the Light, LGBT Center, New York, NY    
Taco Bell Pandemonium, Christ Lutheran School, Phoenix, AZ
A Damn Fine Eulogy for a Damn Fine Grandma, Casa Franciscan Renewal Center, Phoenix, AZ

2007    
Free Drinks at Strip Maul, Cruisin’ on 7th, Phoenix, AZ    
Slippings: What Does My Face Look Like?, Barnes & Noble, Phoenix, AZ
Zombie Angels Knockin’ at Your Door, Phoenix, AZ
Riot Gear Eats a Burrito, Phoenix, AZ

2006
Skin Flap, Sears Portrait Studio, Phoenix, AZ
Happy Birthday, Love, Laurie Anderson, New York, NY/Phoenix, AZ
Christmas at the Top of Our Lungs, The Residence of Michael and Mary McNamara, Phoenix, AZ

2005    
Burger King Champagne, Burger King, Chicago, IL

2004    
Voice Mails from A.M. Holmes, New York, NY (2004-2007)
When Adult Babies Attack, New York/Phoenix, AZ    

AWARDS

2011
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grant

• 2010
• Katz, Miriam. "Ryan McNamara," Flash Art, November/December, p. 94
• Beasley, Mark, "Greater New York 2010," Frieze, October
• Walleston, Aimee. "Ryan McNamara," The Last Magazine, October 15
• Saltz, Jerry, "Sincerity and Irony Hug It Out," New York Magazine, June 1
• Pearson, Erica, "Brooklyn Artist to Right His Two Left Feet with PS1 Contemporary Art Center Dance Lessons," NY Daily News, May 23
• Colman, David. "The Nifty 50," T: The New York Times Style Magazine
• Goldstein, Andrew M. "PS1 Promises a Smaller, Saner Greater New York," ARTINFO
• Drake, Cathryn. "2nd Athens Biennale," Artforum
• "Ryan McNamara: Freak or Unique?" iD Magazine
• Gartenfeld, Alex. "The New New York Art Scene," Interviewmagazine.com