Ryan Hoover
4400 Arabia Ave, Baltimore, MD 21214, USA
410-585-7457
ryan@ryanhoover.org
www.ryanhoover.org
Education
M.F.A. 2006 Interdisciplinary Mount Royal, Maryland Institute College of Art
B.F.A. 2001 Sculpture UNC Asheville (with Research Scholar distinction)
B.A. 2001 Philosophy UNC Asheville (with Academic distinction)
Selected Exhibitions
2012 "Sculpting with Satellites" Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington DC. (solo)
"Comfort Zone" Guest Spot, Baltimore, MD.
"Zeitgeist III: Too Much Information" DC Arts Center, Washington DC.
"Sondeim Semi-finalist Exhibition" MICA, Baltimore, MD.
"Fellows Converge" Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington DC.
2011 "2200 Series" Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington DC. (solo)
"Keisho 2011" Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Nagoya, Japan.
"Impact" Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD.
"Broadly Thinking" Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington DC.
2010 "In and Out: Reasoning the Borders" Gallery Boda Contemporary, Seoul, S. Korea (3-person)
"Scope Art Fair" Hamiltonian Gallery, Miami FL.
"New Now" Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington DC.
"Art Obsessional" UMD, College Park, Maryland.
"Alumni Invitational" UNCA, Asheville, NC
2007 "New Media Lounge" artDC International Art Fair, Washington DC
"MICA Faculty Exhibition" MICA, Baltimore, MD
"Winter Doldrums" Harford Community College , Bel Air, MD
2006 "Launch" MICA, Baltimore, MD
2005 "November Reign" MICA, Baltimore, MD
"Biennial Exhibition" The Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
2004 "Royal" MICA, Baltimore, MD
2002 "Philotimia and the Nameless Mean" Gallery 31, Asheville, NC (solo)
"Mood Division" Wedge Gallery, Asheville, NC
2001 "Epistemological Intersections" UNCA, Asheville, NC (solo)
"Cast Iron Exhibition" Open Air Museum at Pedvale, Latvia
"International Cast Iron Symposium" Pirkkala Alasali Gallery, Finland
"Fire Land" International Sculpture Park of the Open Air Museum at Pedvale, Pevale, Latvia
Grants and Fellowships
2010-12 Hamiltonian Artist Fellowship, Washington, DC
2008 Maryland State Art Council Individual Artist Grant
2004-06 Mt. Royal Fellowship, MICA
2001 Undergraduate Research Grant, UNCA
2001 Biltmore Iron and Metal Scholarship, UNCA
Professional Experience
2010- Director of Fabrication Studios, Maryland Institute College of Art
2006- Adjunct Professor, Maryland Institute College of Art
Introduction to Sculpture, Fabrication Technology, The Object of Networks, Sculptural Kinetics,
Electronic Media and Culture
2007-10 Wood Shop Manager, Maryland Institute College of Art
2006-07 Adjunct Professor, Harford Community College
Interactive Design, Design for the Web, Multimedia I
