Michael J. Ryan The New York Metropolitan Area The Orpheus Collection, MoMA Art Brussels, Belgium, April 20 - 23, 2007 Permanent Installation for 2007 Andrew Edlin Art Gallery, NYC Art Basel, Miami Beach, Florida, December 7 - 10, 2006 2007 Outsider Art Fair, January 26 - 28th Solo Exhibitions: April-June 2005 - Andrew Edlin Gallery June 2003- Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York City June 2002- Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York City 2001- Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York City 2000 - Lo Spazio Gallery, New York City 1999 - Amarin Cafe, Brooklyn, New York 1996-1997 - An Inner Journey: Painting by Michael Ryan. Noyes Museum, Oceanville, New Jersey 1995 - Teahouse Gallery, The Open Center, New York City Group Exhibitions: March 2005 - Scope Art Fair, NYC January-February 2005 - Andrew Edlin Art Gallery, NYC January 2005 - Outsider Art Fair, Puck Bldg, NYC June-August 2004 - Andrew Edlin Art Gallery, NYC March 2004 - Slides and Lecture - Jersey City Museum January 2004 - The Elan, Miami Beach January 2004 - Group Showing - Andrew Edlin Art Gallery, New York City December 2003 - "On the Outskirts" - The Elan, Miami Beach September 2003- Intuit Art Show,  Chicago August 2002- Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York City 2002- Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York City 2001 - City Without Walls Presents: Visions & Re-Visions at Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey (Four paintings are showing until August 9, 2001) 1998 - Selections from the Permanent Collecton, Noyes Museum, Oceanville, New Jersey 1994 - PETTY SCHEMES & GRAND DESIGNS, 319 Grand Street Gallery, New York, New York 1993 - City Without Walls Exhibit, One Newark Center, Newark, New Jersey Public Collections: Noyes Museum, Oceanville, New Jersey Bibliography and Reviews: Read the New York Times reviews Read the Brooklyn Rail review Read "No Future", R.C. Baker, Village Voice, April 26, 2005 Listed in "Art in America 2000 Guide". "An Inner Journey. Paintings by Michael J. Ryan". Noyes Museum Exhibition Catalog, 1996,Oceanville, New Jersey. ...His paintings, he says,"reflect poignant memories and emotions experienced during a time spent working with the downtrodden." But the best part is that Mr. Ryan's paintings match his statement. "Birth of a Criminal," a goblinlike fetus suspended in a black oval, pertains, the artist says, to "the creation of a man for man's own destruction." It could be a comment on either abortion or heredity, but either way, this eerie image, painted on a ground of sour yellow, wields a lot of power. The same goes for the "The Cursed House," which stands alone, belching flames from every window. Mr. Ryan leaves no esthetic tracks, which makes it hard to tell if his Expressionism is innate or learned. But is seems likely that if he continues in this manner he will become an "outsider" to be reckoned with. - "What New Gallery Members Are Doing," Vivien Raynor, The New York Times, September 19, 1993.