Kathleen ryan

Colorful, lustrous patterns made of precious and semi-precious stones coat a new series of oversized fruit sculptures by Kathleen Ryan. A bright rind peeks through layers of mold on a halved lemon, white and green Penicillium spoils a basket of cherries, and multicolored fungi crawls out of a grinning Jack-o-lantern. Continuing her practice of portraying the grotesque through traditionally beautiful materials, the New York-based artist (previously) ironically questions notions of value…

Karma is a gallery located in the East Village, New York. The gallery represents Gertrude Abercrombie, Henni Alftan, Alvaro Barrington, Dike Blair, Will Boone, Mathew Cerletty, Jean Conner, Andrew Cranston, Ann Craven, Robert Duran, Louise Fishman, Mark Flood, Marley Freeman, Robert Grosvenor, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Paul Lee, Keith Mayerson, Paul Mogensen, Thaddeus Mosley, Woody De Othello, Nicolas Party, Maja Ruznic, Kathleen Ryan, Tabboo!, Mungo Thomson, Matthew Wong, and Manoucher Yektai.

Lost Found Art on Instagram: "I’m a huge fan of the work of Kathleen Ryan. It is such a new and fresh approach. She uses semi precious stones like onyx, smokey quartz, lapis and garnets attached with stainless steel pins to a polystyrene and wood form. On average a 30” wide lemon can take two months and have 10,000 beads. #fruitsalad #fruitsalads #spoiled #rotted #contemporaryart #modernart #modernartists #modernsculpture #modernartist #fruitlover"

#MKGWatchlist: Check out these new Kathleen Ryan "bad fruit" sculptures at François Ghebaly! Although they look moldy and rotten, they are actually made of semi precious stones. Kathleen Ryan, "Bad Lemon (Waning Moon)" (2020) & "Bad Melon (Baby Chunk)" (2020) #FriezeNY #FriezeVR #mkgart #mkgartmanagement #kathleenryan #francoisghebaly #sculpture

Moldy, decaying fruit is transformed into something of opulent beauty in the hands of Los Angeles–born Kathleen Ryan, who now resides in New York. At the most recent Art Basel in Miami Beach, viewers were stopped in their tracks at Josh Lilley’s booth, where the artist conceived a monumental trailer containing a dazzling, oversize pile

Josh Lilley on Instagram: “🥁🍋🍇🍒💎🥁 For Art Basel Miami Beach 2019, Josh Lilley presents the first monumental version of KATHLEEN RYAN’s @katieryankatieryan celebrated…”

Who could have thought that moldy, rotten fruit could be beautiful? As it turns out, anything is possible at the hands of talented artist, Kathleen Ryan. Ryan has perfected the art of turning fruit sculptures into mesmerizing, moldy-looking works of art. To make all types of fruits, she uses a polystyrene base measuring up to 28 inches in width. The artist then proceeds to paint the patterns of the mold and tops it off by individually placing dozens of precious and semi-precious gemstones to…

Most people don’t realize the scale and size of her work. The lemons for example are roughly 36” wide.

Moldy, decaying fruit is transformed into something of opulent beauty in the hands of Los Angeles–born Kathleen Ryan, who now resides in New York. At the most recent Art Basel in Miami Beach, viewers were stopped in their tracks at Josh Lilley’s booth, where the artist conceived a monumental trailer containing a dazzling, oversize pile

Kathleen Ryan - Bad Melon (2024) #artbasel