Rob Ryan (artist)

Rob Ryan (born 1962) is a British visual artist specializing in papercutting and screen-printing. His artwork has featured in "Vogue", and he has collaborated with fashion designer Paul Smith.cite news
url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml;jsessionid=5VV4GBBOGPLRTQFIQMGCFGGAVCBQUIV0?xml=/arts/2007/09/15/sm_robertryan.xml&page=1
title=Rob Ryan: blade runner
last=Farry
first=Eithne
date=2007-09-15
work=The Daily Telegraph
accessdate=2008-02-02] He has illustrated book and album covers, including John Connolly's novel "The Book of Lost Things", Erasure's album "Nightbird" and the forthcoming "Chambers Lost Crafts" by Una McGovern. Ryan's first book, "This Is for You", was published on October 4, 2007 by Hodder & Stoughton; it consists of a fairy tale told through paper cut-out art [cite news
url=http://www.newstatesman.com/200710040050
title=Cut out and keep
last=Buckland-Hoby
first=Hermione
date=2007-10-04
work=New Statesman
accessdate=2008-02-02] and explores themes of love and loneliness. [cite journal
title=Other worldly
last=Fulton
first=Lydia
journal=Design Week
volume=22
issue=39
date=2007-09-27
pages=15] Ryan also creates the Global Gift greeting cards for the charity Trocaire. [cite web |url=http://design-undercover.blogspot.com/2007/11/rob-ryan-and-trocaire.html
author=Nathalie
title=Rob Ryan and Trocaire
date=2007-11-19
work=Design Undercover
accessdate=2008-05-27]

Ryan was born in Cyprus in 1962 to Irish parents. He is the youngest of three brothers and his father was an RAF mess hall officer. He studied at Trent Polytechnic and has a Master of Arts in printmaking from the Royal College of Art. He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.

References

External links

* [http://www.misterrob.co.uk/ Mister Rob Ryan] (official website)
* [https://www.trocaire.org/globalgift/index.php/ Trocaire - Global Gifts]