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Courtney Ryan

Foundation studies professor

Education

  • M.F.A., art, Georgia Southern University
  • B.F.A., art, Columbus State University

Credentials

  • Professor of foundation studies, 2019–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta
  • Instructor, 2018–19, LeMoyne Arts Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
  • Fine art specialist, 2018–19, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
  • Instructor of record, 2016–18, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
    Ceramics and sculpture graduate teaching assistant, 2015–16
  • Instructor, 2015–18, Averitt Center for the Arts, Statesboro, GA
  • Instructor, 2013–15, The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Presidential Fellowship, Faculty Development Award, 2nd Year, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA, 2024
  • Residency, NES Iceland, Skagaströnd, Iceland, awarded an eight-week intensive in June/July for ceramics, 2024
  • Presidential Fellowship, Faculty Development Award, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA, 2023
  • Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, awarded a four-week intensive in July for ceramics, 2023
  • Forward Arts Foundations Edge Award Nomination, Jiha Moon, Swan Coach House, Atlanta, GA, February 2021
  • ThinkTank 10: Emerging Educator Fellowship, Integrative Teaching International, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, June 13–16, 2018
  • CAA's Professional-Development Fellowship in Visual Arts, Honorable Mention, College Art Association 2018 Annual Conference: Change, Los Angeles, CA, February 21–24, 2018

Organizations

  • Tri-State Sculptors Association, October 2022–present
  • FATE Foundations in Art: Theory and Education, 2020–present
  • College Art Association (CAA), 2016–present
  • International Sculpture Center, Sculpture Magazine, 2017–18
  • Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC), 2015–present

Publications and presentations

Selected exhibitions

  • SECAC, Flux/Flow Juried Exhibition, Cincinnati, Ohio, juried by Sso-Rha Kang, The Carnegie, 2025
  • Fine Arts Showcase, Savannah College of Art and Design, November 7, juried by guest curator & Fine arts faculty, 2025
  • SCAD Faculty Exhibition, 5C Gallery, Atlanta, GA, September 10–October 10, 2025
  • University of Wyoming, Wood, Salt, Soda, Laramie, WY, September 3–November 29, curated by Kait Ardnt of University of Wyoming, 2024
  • Swan Coach House Gallery, Little Things, Buckhead-Atlanta, GA, October, Curated by Gallerists Jacob O’Kelley and Maria Bruckman, 2024
  • Georgia Southern University, Continuum, Statesboro, GA, August 28–September 26, Juried by Jason Hoelscher, Gallery Director of Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art, 2024
  • NES Artist Residency Iceland, Opið hús, Resident Showcase, Skagaströnd, Iceland, June 3–July 31, 2024
  • Savannah College of Art and Design Gallery, Travelers and Company, Atlanta, GA, September–March, seven months, 2024
  • Vermont Studio Center, Travelers, Open Studio Exhibition, Johnson, VT, August 2023
  • Swan Coach House Gallery, Swan House Coach Summer Invitational, Buckhead-Atlanta, GA, May 18–July 27, Curated by Jacob O’Kelley, 2023
  • Bridgewater College, Capacity TriState Sculptors Juried Exhibition, Bridgewater, VA, February 13–March 22, Juried by Kelly Schrader, 2023
  • Westobou Gallery, Seeds Exhibition, Augusta, GA, October 2022
  • SCAD Faculty Exhibition, Binders Gallery, Atlanta, GA, September 11–September 29, 2021
  • SCAD Faculty Exhibition, Those Who Do, Binders Gallery, Atlanta, GA, September 1–October 1, 2020
  • Savannah College of Art and Design, Open Studio Night, Atlanta, GA, November 2020

Solo exhibitions

  • Travelers and Company, 200+ Ceramic Forms, Savannah College of Art and Design, 5C Gallery, Atlanta, GA, September 2023
  • [Containment / Expansion], Alexander Brest Gallery, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL, January 2020

Presentations and conferences

  • FATE 2025 Next Now, Panelist: Inclusive Teaching: Accommodating Learning Differences and Disabilities, hosted by George Mason University, DC Metro Area, April 10–12, 2025
  • SECAC, Conference Panel Chair: Atlanta’s Color Forecast, Atlanta, GA, October 23–26, 2024
  • Tri-State Sculpture Conference, Session Workshop: Seeds that Whistle and a’Rattle, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, October 6–9, 2022
  • FATE 2021 Infrastructure, Panel Chair and Presenter, Panel 23: Exploring the Z Axis: 3D Project Share, University of North Carolina Charlette, NC, April 15–17, 2021

Selected publications

  • Benedict, J. (2020, January). Visiting Guest Artists. Retrieved January 02, 2020, from https://www.ju.edu/cfa/visiting-guest-artists.php Libby McFalls, ARIM and Courtney Ryan (Containment/ Expansion), Thursday, January 9, 2020, Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery, Hosted by Linda Berry Stein College of Fine Arts at Jacksonville University
  • Jerkins, L. (Ed.). (2023, October). New South Finds. Retrieved October 01, 2023, from https://newsouthfinds.com/courtney-n-ryan/.
  • Ryan, C. (2021, November). Meet Courtney Ryan | Professor of Foundation Studies, Savannah College of Art and Design. Shoutout Atlanta. other. Retrieved from https://shoutoutatlanta.com/meet-courtney-ryan-professor-of-foundation-studies-scad-university/.