Katharine Ryals, b. 1988, Jonesboro, AR

EDUCATION
2010 B.F.A, Photography, Savannah College of Art and Design
2015 M.F.A, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York
2016 ADV. CERTIFICATE, Museum Education, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York

SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2023
COUNTING THE SECONDS BETWEEN LIGHTNING AND THUNDER, Group Exhibition, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
WHO’S TO SAY I AM AWAKE; ARE YOU?,  Group Exhibition, Geary Contemporary, Millerton, NY
SOUVENIRS FROM THE WASTELAND, Two Person Show with Caitlin McCormack, Elijah Wheat Showroom, Newburgh, NY
2022    
MATRIXES SMALL WORKS SHOW, Kate Oh Gallery, Curated by Jaynie Crimmins, NY, NY
SWALLOWED INTO THE SOFT UNDERBELLY, Two Person Show with Kate Stone, Curated by Tiffany Smith + Clare Britt, Ortega Y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2021
OF DECADENCE AND DECAY, SVA Thesis for Curatorial MA Candidates, Pfizer Building, Brooklyn, NY
iLLUSiONAL, ChaShaMa, Union Square, New York, NY
2020
BABEL MASKS, Online Exhibition & Catalog, The Librarian of Babel
ROMANCING SUSTAINABILITY: FIGURING CHANGE, Alumni Exhibition, ChaShaMa, NY, NY
LOVE THE SIN YOU’RE IN, Site Specific Installation, Depature Studios, Queens, NY
CORONATION, Site Specific Installation, Neumeraki: Art Off Screen, NY, NY
2019    
AD ASTRA PER ASPERA, Group Exhibition, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
SHADOW OF THE GRADIENT, Group Exhibition, Ortega Y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2018
CIVIL DISCOURSE, Group Exhibition, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
THE WITCHING OTHER, Group Exhibition, Temporary Storage Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
CHANGE OF STATE, Group Exhibition, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
ARTIST PHOTONICS, Group Exhibition, The Holocenter, New York, NY
2017 
HAUNTED MILL 2017, Group Exhibition, the Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
EN JOINTE, Group Exhibition, Julia Martin Gallery, Nashville, TN
PARADISE EXPRESS, Group Exhibition, Paradice Palase, Brooklyn, NY
2016
UNREAL DIATRIBE, Group Exhibition, Gallery Petite, Brooklyn, NY
POINT OF VIEW: CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY, Juried Exhibition, Site:Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
SATURATED, Group Exhibition, ARTHELIX, Brooklyn, NY
2015 
CHAIN REACTION, Brooklyn College MFA Thesis, Signal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013
Selections from CENTER FORWARD, Juried Exhibition, Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA
2012
CENTER FORWARD, Juried Exhibition, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
2011
PHOTOGRAPHERS FORUM BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY 2011, Juried Exhibition, Gallery 27, Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara, CA

ART FAIRS
2022     OTHER ART FAIR, Fair Feature – DJ Booth Installation, Brooklyn, NY
2022     SPRING/BREAK ART SHOW, Solo Booth curated by Lauren Hirshfield, and Group Booth, Curated by Caitlin McCormack + Buket Savci, NY, NY
2020     SPRING/BREAK ART SHOW, Solo Booth, Curated by Valery Jung Estabrook, NY, NY
2016     GOVERNORS ISLAND ART FAIR, New York, NY
2015     ART MIAMI NEW YORK, as Artist, Group Booth with Accola Griefen, New York, NY

RESIDENCIES
2022     THE WASSAIC PROJECT, Wassaic, NY, March Residency
2021     THE PETER BULLOUGH FOUNDATION, Winchester, VA, November-December Residency
2019     CHANORTH, Pine Plains, NY, August Residency
2019     THE WASSAIC PROJECT, Wassaic, NY, January Residency
2018     VERMONT STUDIO CENTER, Johnson, VT, January Fellowship
2017     THE WASSAIC PROJECT, Wassaic, NY, October Residency

CURATORIAL PROJECTS / JURY PANELS
2022      THE OTHER ART FAIR, Art Fair Jury Panel for Fall Brooklyn Edition
2022      PETER BULLOUGH FOUNDATION, Residency Jury Panel
2017-21            PARADICE PALASE, Annual Open Call, Curator & Co-Founder, Brooklyn, NY
2019      440 GALLERY, Jury Panel, “Light” Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2017      URBAN GLASS, Jury Panel, Window Gallery Proposal, Brooklyn, NY

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
2022        GRANT RECIPIENT, The Joseph Robert Foundation
2019        NOMINATION, Winter Workspace Residency, Wave Hill
2018        FINALIST, Sunroom Project Space, Wave Hill
2015        NOMINATION, Dedalus Foundation Award, Brooklyn College
2014-15        SHAW AWARD, CERF AWARD, DORSKY AWARD, LIBRARY ART AWARD, Brooklyn College
2013         1st PLACE, Fine Art Category, PWP’s 38th Anniversary International Women’s Juried Exhibition
2012         1st PLACE, Travel category, PWP’s 37th Anniversary International Women’s Juried Exhibition
2011         4th PLACE, Best of Photography 2011, Photographer’s Forum
2010         2nd PLACE, Paducah Photo 2010, Yeiser Art Center
2010         RUNNER UP STUDENT CATEGORY, Best Image of 2009, American Photo Online

LECTURES & VISITING CRITIC
2021-22            ChaNorth, Visiting Critic
2022          SVA, Guest Lecture for Artist Residency program
2021           MICA, Guest Lecture for Professional Practices class
2021           Transborder Art, Guest on Art and Education episode
2019           Residency Unlimited, Visiting Critic
2019           Brooklyn College MFA, Visiting Critic
2019 & 2022     NARS Foundation, Visiting Critic

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESS
2023, Create! Magazine, Issue 37
2022, Underbelly of the Beast, written by Charlene Stevens, Arcade Project Zine, April 2022
2022, Kat Ryals and Kate Stone: Swallowed Into the Soft Underbelly at Ortega y Gasset Projects, written by Ana Maria Farina, White Hot Magazine, April 2022
2020, Maake Magazine, Issue 10 + online interview
2018, Hiss Mag, Issue 2

COLLECTIONS
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
THE CENTER FOR FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, NY, NY