"i've been to europe" painting show
01/29/10
chicago's rotofugi gallery will have a show of my new paintings starting on january 29th, 2010. opening is 7-10pm, and runs through feb 14th. DJ carrie weston spins at the opening. WOMBATS IN THE MIST
12/19/09
richard goodall gallery in manchester, UK, hosts a show of my work in celebration of the new "animals and objects" book. i'll be there, signing books.
11/11/09
i'll be on tour with paul hornschemeier - we'll hit the east coast in november, and the west in december.
confirmed 2009 dates:
Wed., November 11, 7pm
Quimby's Bookstore
1854 West North Ave
CHICAGO, IL
Thurs, Nov 12th, 7pm
The Sugar Maple
MILWAUKEE, WI
Fri., Nov. 13, 7pm
Wholly Craft
3169 N. High St.
COLUMBUS, OH
Sat, Nov 14th, 4 to 6pm
Million Year Picnic
BOSTON, MA
Sun., Nov. 15, 7pm
Rocketship
208 Smith St.
BROOKLYN, NY
Mon., Nov. 16, 6-8pm
Giant Robot
437 East 9th St.
NEW YORK, NY
Nov 17 tba
Wed., Nov. 18, 7-9pm
Atomic Books
3620 Falls Rd.
BALTIMORE, MD
Thurs., Nov. 19, 7pm
"Ink Bleeds II: The Art of the Screenprint"
Jay Ryan, guest speaker
AAC Lecture Hall
Art Academy of Cincinnati
Fri., Nov. 20, 7pm
Carmichael's Bookstore
2720 Frankfort Ave.
LOUISVILLE, KY
Jay & Paul stay in Louisville for Shellac benefit show, Sat, Nov 21...
then, later...
Mon., Dec. 7, 6pm
Giant Robot
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
LOS ANGELES, CA
Tues., Dec. 8, 7pm
Foundation Editions@NOMAD
1993 Blake Ave.
LOS ANGELES, CA
Wed., Dec. 9, 6-8pm
Giant Robot
618 Shrader St.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Thurs., Dec. 10, 7pm
D. King Gallery
2284 Fulton St.
BERKELEY, CA
Fri., Dec. 11, 6pm
Goodfoot Gallery
2845 SE Stark
PORTLAND, OR
Sat., Dec. 12, 6-9pm
Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
1201 South Vale St. @ Airport Way S.
SEATTLE, WA
*Fantagraphics Bookstore's 3rd Anniversary party*
more dates in the works. check back, please. flatstock 23 / flatstock europe 4
09/24/09
flatstock poster convention at the reeperbahn festival in hamburg, germany. thursday through saturday, september 24-26, 2009. renegade craft fair, chicago
09/12/09
on division street. saturday and sunday, september 12 and 13, 2009 flatstock 22, seattle
09/05/09
flatstock poster convention at bumbershoot festival
saturday through monday, sep 5-7, 2009 public works speaker series
08/06/09
public works speaker series
-
chris kaskie (pitchfork media) and jay ryan (the bird machine) each talk about their respective projects. thursday aug 6, 2009. 7 to 10pm.
andrew rafacz gallery, 835 washington blvd, chicago, IL
More info: public works Chicago Printers' ball
07/31/09
Founded by Poetry magazine with other independent Chicago literary organizations, the Printers’ Ball is an annual celebration of print culture, featuring thousands of magazines, books, and broadsides available free of charge; live readings and music; letterpress, offset, and paper-making demonstrations; and much more. This year’s Printers’ Ball is co-produced with Columbia College Chicago and the Center for Book & Paper Arts, and is set to take place in the landmark Ludington Building, former home to the American Book Company. Select events during the Printers’ Ball are being recorded for Chicago Public Radio’s Chicago Amplified.
Sneak previews of Printers' Ball publications, preparations, and secret invitations are available at the official Printers' Ball blog, Chicago Poetry Calendar: http://chicagopoetrycalendar.blogspot.com.
More than 1,500 people annually attend what has become one of the largest celebrations of print culture in the country. This year, for the first time ever, the Printers’ Ball features publishers outside of Chicago, showcasing more than 200 local, national, and international literary organizations and the various ways they bring print to life.
Admission to the Printers’ Ball is free and open to all ages.
More info: Printers' Ball blog flatstock 21, pitchfork music fest, chicago
07/18/09
sat & sun, july 18 & 19, 2009 - flatstock poster convention, featuring awesome.
More info: flatstock.com ryan & sudyka @ ink lounge gallery, denver
06/26/09
friday, june 26, 2009 - diana and i will have a joint show (as yet un-named) at lakewood, colorado's ink lounge gallery, which, as you know, is always a good time.
More info: ink lounge gallery design ranch, texas
04/16/09
april 16 - 19, 2009. diana sudyka and i will be at AIGA/austin's annual DESIGN RANCH event. diana will be doing an intaglio monotype demo, and i'll be cutting some rubylith, for fun, 'show & tell'-style. i expect there will be alcohol.
More info: design ranch ChiPubLib.org design competition
04/09/09
"Imagine. Design. Compete.
"From March 5 – April 9, 2009, the Chicago Public Library is challenging you to showcase your creativity by designing a poster that’s inspired by the library and uses the URL chipublib.org.
"Judges.
Your design will be seen by some pretty important people. Knowing the competition is going to be fierce, we’ve brought in some big name judges: Jay Ryan of The Bird Machine, Chicago Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey, and All Terrain Creative Director Brian Willette.
"Prizes.
Want hundreds of thousands of Chicagoans to see your design featured around the city? Prizes include your work posted around Chicago through ads and t-shirts, a framed pencil drawing of a Jay Ryan original screen print design, and a framed poster of your work."
More info: not what you think jay at northern illinois university
04/03/09
april 3-8, 2009, i'll be at northern illinois university, giving a lecture on my prints, and working on a print. the [curator-named] show 'jay ryan: flock' will be at the NIU art museum, and dianogah plays in dekalb on saturday april 4. lecture at bradley university, illinois
04/02/09
april 2nd, 2009. bradley university, peoria. i'll be giving an amazing lecture on why i won't stop doing what i do, and why i enjoy getting up early. digital projections will be involved. expect to see photos of seth, my dog. 'boombox' print show at SGC
03/27/09
an exhibition, titled “boombox”, of chicago screenprint and letterpress talent as part of the Southern Graphics Council Conference. The show will be hosted by Heaven Gallery, an nonprofit space located on the 2nd floor of 1550 N. Milwaukee, from March 13 – 27 with a reception for the conference on March 27, 9 – 11 pm.
More info: SGC @ columbia college southern graphics council, chicago
03/26/09
march 25-29, 2009, columbia college of chicago will host the annual southern graphics council event. on the 26, 27, and 28th, the bird machine will have a 'publisher' table where we'll show our work, and have prints and books for sale at 720 s. michigan ave, lower level.
More info: SGC @ columbia college flatstock 20, at sxsw, austin
03/19/09
march 19-22, 2009 - jay and sara will run the bird machine booth at the TWENTIETH flatstock poster convention, in the austin convention center.
More info: flatstock.com i forgot.
02/21/09
i wasn't adding events to the calendar for a long time. i will try to be better about this in 2009. chicago international poster biennial
09/15/08
15 SEPTEMBER 2008 - 15 OCTOBER 2008
2008 BIENNIAL EXHIBITION AT DALEY BICENTENNIAL PLAZA
The 1st Chicago International Poster Biennial will be open to the public starting September 15th in Daley Bicentennial Plaza, part of Grant Park on Chicago’s beautiful lakefront. Bicentennial Plaza is located just east of Columbus Drive and is connected to Millenium Park by the Frank Gehry-designed bridge. This exhibition will be unique in being outdoors and open to the public, placing poster art in its natural environment.
Biennial Exhibition: September 15 - October 15 during park hours.
Presented in Partnership with Project Osmosis and the Chicago Park District
Private Opening Event: Friday, September 26.
More info: chicago international poster biennial flatstock 17
07/19/08
flatstock 17, the big poster convention, will be held in conjunction with the pitchfork music festival at union park in chicago, july 19 & 20, 2008
More info: flatstock chicago international poster biennial jury show
06/07/08
7 JUNE 2008
2008 CIPB JURY EXHIBITION TO OPEN AT CROWN HALL
Opening Night with the Jury: Saturday, June 7 from 6-9 PM
Crown Hall at IIT
3360 South State Street, Chicago
Exhibition open to the public June 8-11, 10 AM - 3 PM.
More info: chicago international poster biennial Art fur Animals
04/24/08
The Friends of the Cleveland Kennel’s fourth annual fundraiser, “Art Fur Animals,” will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 23, 2008 at the Galleria at Erieview.
This exciting event brings together artists and animal lovers to share an evening of art, music, food and fun. Art fur Animals is a benefit and silent auction to raise money to provide care for the animals in need at the City of Cleveland Kennel.
Well-known area artists such as George Kocar, Dana Depew and Kristen Cliffel are designing ceramic dogs, which will be sold during a live auction. Artwork for the silent auction has been donated by many of Cleveland’s finest artists, including Derek Hess, Douglas Max Utter and Stephen Yusko. Last year's event raised nearly $10,000 and received coverage from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland Free Times, and Northern Ohio Live magazine.
[hess invited me to contribute, so i've got my recent 'tiny showcase' print for sale in this auction]
Please join us for this fun event that supports a serious and worthwhile cause: neglected, abused and homeless animals in the city of Cleveland. Tickets are $12 and include entrance to the event, appetizers and wine or beer. Parking for the event is available for $3 in the garage beneath the Galleria.
Reserve your tickets today by contacting Friends of the Cleveland Kennel at info@friendsofclevelandkennel.com or call 216.274.9480
CONTACT: for ordering and all business, contact Jack orders@thebirdmachine.com
01/29/10
chicago's rotofugi gallery will have a show of my new paintings starting on january 29th, 2010. opening is 7-10pm, and runs through feb 14th. DJ carrie weston spins at the opening. WOMBATS IN THE MIST
12/19/09
richard goodall gallery in manchester, UK, hosts a show of my work in celebration of the new "animals and objects" book. i'll be there, signing books.
11/11/09
i'll be on tour with paul hornschemeier - we'll hit the east coast in november, and the west in december.
confirmed 2009 dates:
Wed., November 11, 7pm
Quimby's Bookstore
1854 West North Ave
CHICAGO, IL
Thurs, Nov 12th, 7pm
The Sugar Maple
MILWAUKEE, WI
Fri., Nov. 13, 7pm
Wholly Craft
3169 N. High St.
COLUMBUS, OH
Sat, Nov 14th, 4 to 6pm
Million Year Picnic
BOSTON, MA
Sun., Nov. 15, 7pm
Rocketship
208 Smith St.
BROOKLYN, NY
Mon., Nov. 16, 6-8pm
Giant Robot
437 East 9th St.
NEW YORK, NY
Nov 17 tba
Wed., Nov. 18, 7-9pm
Atomic Books
3620 Falls Rd.
BALTIMORE, MD
Thurs., Nov. 19, 7pm
"Ink Bleeds II: The Art of the Screenprint"
Jay Ryan, guest speaker
AAC Lecture Hall
Art Academy of Cincinnati
Fri., Nov. 20, 7pm
Carmichael's Bookstore
2720 Frankfort Ave.
LOUISVILLE, KY
Jay & Paul stay in Louisville for Shellac benefit show, Sat, Nov 21...
then, later...
Mon., Dec. 7, 6pm
Giant Robot
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
LOS ANGELES, CA
Tues., Dec. 8, 7pm
Foundation Editions@NOMAD
1993 Blake Ave.
LOS ANGELES, CA
Wed., Dec. 9, 6-8pm
Giant Robot
618 Shrader St.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Thurs., Dec. 10, 7pm
D. King Gallery
2284 Fulton St.
BERKELEY, CA
Fri., Dec. 11, 6pm
Goodfoot Gallery
2845 SE Stark
PORTLAND, OR
Sat., Dec. 12, 6-9pm
Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
1201 South Vale St. @ Airport Way S.
SEATTLE, WA
*Fantagraphics Bookstore's 3rd Anniversary party*
more dates in the works. check back, please. flatstock 23 / flatstock europe 4
09/24/09
flatstock poster convention at the reeperbahn festival in hamburg, germany. thursday through saturday, september 24-26, 2009. renegade craft fair, chicago
09/12/09
on division street. saturday and sunday, september 12 and 13, 2009 flatstock 22, seattle
09/05/09
flatstock poster convention at bumbershoot festival
saturday through monday, sep 5-7, 2009 public works speaker series
08/06/09
public works speaker series
-
chris kaskie (pitchfork media) and jay ryan (the bird machine) each talk about their respective projects. thursday aug 6, 2009. 7 to 10pm.
andrew rafacz gallery, 835 washington blvd, chicago, IL
More info: public works Chicago Printers' ball
07/31/09
Founded by Poetry magazine with other independent Chicago literary organizations, the Printers’ Ball is an annual celebration of print culture, featuring thousands of magazines, books, and broadsides available free of charge; live readings and music; letterpress, offset, and paper-making demonstrations; and much more. This year’s Printers’ Ball is co-produced with Columbia College Chicago and the Center for Book & Paper Arts, and is set to take place in the landmark Ludington Building, former home to the American Book Company. Select events during the Printers’ Ball are being recorded for Chicago Public Radio’s Chicago Amplified.
Sneak previews of Printers' Ball publications, preparations, and secret invitations are available at the official Printers' Ball blog, Chicago Poetry Calendar: http://chicagopoetrycalendar.blogspot.com.
More than 1,500 people annually attend what has become one of the largest celebrations of print culture in the country. This year, for the first time ever, the Printers’ Ball features publishers outside of Chicago, showcasing more than 200 local, national, and international literary organizations and the various ways they bring print to life.
Admission to the Printers’ Ball is free and open to all ages.
More info: Printers' Ball blog flatstock 21, pitchfork music fest, chicago
07/18/09
sat & sun, july 18 & 19, 2009 - flatstock poster convention, featuring awesome.
More info: flatstock.com ryan & sudyka @ ink lounge gallery, denver
06/26/09
friday, june 26, 2009 - diana and i will have a joint show (as yet un-named) at lakewood, colorado's ink lounge gallery, which, as you know, is always a good time.
More info: ink lounge gallery design ranch, texas
04/16/09
april 16 - 19, 2009. diana sudyka and i will be at AIGA/austin's annual DESIGN RANCH event. diana will be doing an intaglio monotype demo, and i'll be cutting some rubylith, for fun, 'show & tell'-style. i expect there will be alcohol.
More info: design ranch ChiPubLib.org design competition
04/09/09
"Imagine. Design. Compete.
"From March 5 – April 9, 2009, the Chicago Public Library is challenging you to showcase your creativity by designing a poster that’s inspired by the library and uses the URL chipublib.org.
"Judges.
Your design will be seen by some pretty important people. Knowing the competition is going to be fierce, we’ve brought in some big name judges: Jay Ryan of The Bird Machine, Chicago Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey, and All Terrain Creative Director Brian Willette.
"Prizes.
Want hundreds of thousands of Chicagoans to see your design featured around the city? Prizes include your work posted around Chicago through ads and t-shirts, a framed pencil drawing of a Jay Ryan original screen print design, and a framed poster of your work."
More info: not what you think jay at northern illinois university
04/03/09
april 3-8, 2009, i'll be at northern illinois university, giving a lecture on my prints, and working on a print. the [curator-named] show 'jay ryan: flock' will be at the NIU art museum, and dianogah plays in dekalb on saturday april 4. lecture at bradley university, illinois
04/02/09
april 2nd, 2009. bradley university, peoria. i'll be giving an amazing lecture on why i won't stop doing what i do, and why i enjoy getting up early. digital projections will be involved. expect to see photos of seth, my dog. 'boombox' print show at SGC
03/27/09
an exhibition, titled “boombox”, of chicago screenprint and letterpress talent as part of the Southern Graphics Council Conference. The show will be hosted by Heaven Gallery, an nonprofit space located on the 2nd floor of 1550 N. Milwaukee, from March 13 – 27 with a reception for the conference on March 27, 9 – 11 pm.
More info: SGC @ columbia college southern graphics council, chicago
03/26/09
march 25-29, 2009, columbia college of chicago will host the annual southern graphics council event. on the 26, 27, and 28th, the bird machine will have a 'publisher' table where we'll show our work, and have prints and books for sale at 720 s. michigan ave, lower level.
More info: SGC @ columbia college flatstock 20, at sxsw, austin
03/19/09
march 19-22, 2009 - jay and sara will run the bird machine booth at the TWENTIETH flatstock poster convention, in the austin convention center.
More info: flatstock.com i forgot.
02/21/09
i wasn't adding events to the calendar for a long time. i will try to be better about this in 2009. chicago international poster biennial
09/15/08
15 SEPTEMBER 2008 - 15 OCTOBER 2008
2008 BIENNIAL EXHIBITION AT DALEY BICENTENNIAL PLAZA
The 1st Chicago International Poster Biennial will be open to the public starting September 15th in Daley Bicentennial Plaza, part of Grant Park on Chicago’s beautiful lakefront. Bicentennial Plaza is located just east of Columbus Drive and is connected to Millenium Park by the Frank Gehry-designed bridge. This exhibition will be unique in being outdoors and open to the public, placing poster art in its natural environment.
Biennial Exhibition: September 15 - October 15 during park hours.
Presented in Partnership with Project Osmosis and the Chicago Park District
Private Opening Event: Friday, September 26.
More info: chicago international poster biennial flatstock 17
07/19/08
flatstock 17, the big poster convention, will be held in conjunction with the pitchfork music festival at union park in chicago, july 19 & 20, 2008
More info: flatstock chicago international poster biennial jury show
06/07/08
7 JUNE 2008
2008 CIPB JURY EXHIBITION TO OPEN AT CROWN HALL
Opening Night with the Jury: Saturday, June 7 from 6-9 PM
Crown Hall at IIT
3360 South State Street, Chicago
Exhibition open to the public June 8-11, 10 AM - 3 PM.
More info: chicago international poster biennial Art fur Animals
04/24/08
The Friends of the Cleveland Kennel’s fourth annual fundraiser, “Art Fur Animals,” will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 23, 2008 at the Galleria at Erieview.
This exciting event brings together artists and animal lovers to share an evening of art, music, food and fun. Art fur Animals is a benefit and silent auction to raise money to provide care for the animals in need at the City of Cleveland Kennel.
Well-known area artists such as George Kocar, Dana Depew and Kristen Cliffel are designing ceramic dogs, which will be sold during a live auction. Artwork for the silent auction has been donated by many of Cleveland’s finest artists, including Derek Hess, Douglas Max Utter and Stephen Yusko. Last year's event raised nearly $10,000 and received coverage from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland Free Times, and Northern Ohio Live magazine.
[hess invited me to contribute, so i've got my recent 'tiny showcase' print for sale in this auction]
Please join us for this fun event that supports a serious and worthwhile cause: neglected, abused and homeless animals in the city of Cleveland. Tickets are $12 and include entrance to the event, appetizers and wine or beer. Parking for the event is available for $3 in the garage beneath the Galleria.
Reserve your tickets today by contacting Friends of the Cleveland Kennel at info@friendsofclevelandkennel.com or call 216.274.9480