About The Artist
My artwork is a direct reflection of the time of its creation. The good, the bad, truthful and unjust, beautiful and glorious, tragic and elusive. Art provides a self-healing comfort in its relevance, both real and surreal. I cherish creating words and images on a long walk of ever-evolving peace an...
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Ry Southard
About The Artist
My artwork is a direct reflection of the time of its creation. The good, the bad, truthful and unjust, beautiful and glorious, tragic and elusive. Art provides a self-healing comfort in its relevance, both real and surreal. I cherish creating words and images on a long walk of ever-evolving peace and fulfillment, independent but still empathetic of the inhumanity and suffering that so many endure. I am very lucky to walk on this journey.
It's been one heck of a ramble.
It's been one heck of a ramble.
Ry Southard always wanted to be an explorer, but circumstances determined he would be happy as a life adventurer. The son of a banker/salesman, Ry lived in 18 homes in 12 states and attended 9 school systems before graduating high school.
After dropping out of college in his first year, Ry continued his wanderlust as a brakeman on the Mount Washington Cog Railroad and hiking the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia. He also worked as a laborer for the Danish Forest Service, outdoor education teacher to middle schoolers, and manager of a dive bar on Denver’s Capitol Hill.
Five more colleges later, Ry obtained a BFA (photography, painting and sculpture) from San Francisco Art Institute in 1980. He continued his journey writing software code in Wellington, New Zealand, running long distances in the Adirondacks and the Rocky Mountains, co-founding a financial planning firm, and managing/fundraising for public gardens.
Ry has been creating art and writing poetry since age 11. His poems reflect thoughts along his life journey, ever evolving interactions with the natural world, and love for his partner Wendy Bowen. Ry's artworks are abstract and often surreal as he seeks truth in himself and the universe. A photographer for 50 years, Ry's images capture life's unique moments.
After dropping out of college in his first year, Ry continued his wanderlust as a brakeman on the Mount Washington Cog Railroad and hiking the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia. He also worked as a laborer for the Danish Forest Service, outdoor education teacher to middle schoolers, and manager of a dive bar on Denver’s Capitol Hill.
Five more colleges later, Ry obtained a BFA (photography, painting and sculpture) from San Francisco Art Institute in 1980. He continued his journey writing software code in Wellington, New Zealand, running long distances in the Adirondacks and the Rocky Mountains, co-founding a financial planning firm, and managing/fundraising for public gardens.
Ry has been creating art and writing poetry since age 11. His poems reflect thoughts along his life journey, ever evolving interactions with the natural world, and love for his partner Wendy Bowen. Ry's artworks are abstract and often surreal as he seeks truth in himself and the universe. A photographer for 50 years, Ry's images capture life's unique moments.
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