Ryan Simmons is an interdisciplinary
artist whose work explores concepts related to human and self-identity,
religious cultural impact, and human influence on the natural environment. He has
received an Associates of Fine Arts and an Associates of Science at Snow
College and is currently working towards his Bachelors of Fine Arts degree at the
University of Utah with an expected graduation date of Fall 2024.
Simmons’ held the role of Programs Assistant at Granary Arts as well as co-curator of Lumlux Gallery. He has also worked as the Head Art Editor for the Snow College Weeds Literary Journal, Artist Assistant to Ben Sang, and as an intern for Final Hot Desert contemporary art space. He’s won over 30 awards including the U of U WRC award at the Governor’s Mansion and has been involved in multiple community projects such as a coloring book for Shriner’s Children Hospital. His selected exhibitions include the COP 28 Virtual Platform, Granary Arts, The Great Basin Station, B. F. Larsen Main Gallery, Annex, Altspace, Lumlux, and Snow Art Gallery.
Simmons’ held the role of Programs Assistant at Granary Arts as well as co-curator of Lumlux Gallery. He has also worked as the Head Art Editor for the Snow College Weeds Literary Journal, Artist Assistant to Ben Sang, and as an intern for Final Hot Desert contemporary art space. He’s won over 30 awards including the U of U WRC award at the Governor’s Mansion and has been involved in multiple community projects such as a coloring book for Shriner’s Children Hospital. His selected exhibitions include the COP 28 Virtual Platform, Granary Arts, The Great Basin Station, B. F. Larsen Main Gallery, Annex, Altspace, Lumlux, and Snow Art Gallery.
Curriculum Vita
Born in Salt Lake City. Lives and works in Utah.
Education
2024 Bachelors of Fine Arts, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
2020 Associates of Fine Arts, Snow College, Ephraim, UT
Associates of Science, Snow College, Ephraim, UT
Solo Exhibitions
2020 Semblance, Annex, Ephraim, UT
2018 Generation Z, AltSpace, Ephraim, UT
Group Exhibitions
2023 Create COP 28 Exhibition, Digital Exhibition, Dubai, UAE
2020 Via Crucis, Writ & Vision, Provo, UT
Obscura, AltSpace, Ephraim, UT
2019 Wash Separately, Alt Space, Ephraim, UT
At The Crossing, Great Basin Station, Manti-La Sal National Forest, UT
At The Crossing Archive, Alt Space, Ephraim, UT
Silent Spring and the Anthropocene, Harris Fine Art Center, Provo, UT
Along the Line, Harris Fine Art Center, Provo, UT
Reseen: An Exploration of the Sanpete Landscape, Alt Space, Ephraim, UT
2018 Artists in Residence/Works in Progress, Snow College Art Gallery, Ephraim, UT
Community Projects
2019 In Conjunction, Granary Arts, Ephraim, UT
2017 Shriner’s Children Hospital Coloring Book, Shriners Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT
Awards/Grants
2023 Carmen Morton Christensen Visual Art Scholarship, University of Utah Art Department
2019 Ceramics Merit Award, Snow College Art Department
Drawing Merit Award, Snow College Art Department
2018 4D Time Merit Award, Snow College Art Department
Department of Visual Arts Talent Scholarship, Snow College Art Department
Academic Excellence Scholarship, Snow College
2017 Nancy Rosenblatt Award, Rosenblatt Family
Governor’s Mansion Awards, U of U WRC Scholarship award, Women’s Resource Center
2016 Finalist, Women’s Resource Center, University of Utah
Press
Hyper Focal, “Grays Bleed Red With The Hands Of Progress”, 2023, Print.
Weeds Literary Journal, “Manti La-Sal”, 2020, Print.
Weeds, Literary Journal, “Generation Z”, 2019, Print.
ryansimmonsstudio [at] gmail [dot] com
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