T H E B R E E D E R

Ryan McGinley

1977 born in Ramsey, NJ
lives and works in New York, NY

Education

2000 B.F.A. in Graphic Design, Parsons School of Design, New York

Solo Exhibitions:

2010
The Breeder, Athens

2009
Alison Jacques Gallery, London
Ellipse Foundation, Cascais, Portugal

2008
Ratio 3, San Francisco, CA
I Know Where The Summer Goes, Team Gallery, New York

2007
Ryan McGinley FOAM Fotagrafiemuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Irregular Regulars, Team Gallery, New York

2006
Kunsthalle Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Project Space
Sun and Health, agnes b. galerie du jour, Paris, France (with catalogue)
Frieze Art Fair, London, UK (under the auspices of Team Gallery)

2005
Entre Nosotros, Laboratorio 987, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, León, Spain
Arles, France, Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie

2004
P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center/The Museum of Modern Art, Long Island City, New
York, New Photographs (curated by Bob Nickas, with catalogue)
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2003
The Red Eye Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence (curated by David
Sherry)
The Kids Are Alright, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Bailey Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada

2002
MC Magma, Milan, Italy
Ryan McGinley: Photographien, Galerie Giti Nourbakhsch, Berlin

2000
420 W. B’way, New York, NY, The Kids are Alright

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2009
Who Shot Rock: Photographers of Rock and Roll,curated by Gail Buckland Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY (catalogue)
KaraokeLike.curated by Thomas Seelig, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (catalogue)
New York Minute,curated by Kathy Grayson, MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art, Rome, Italy (catalogue)
The 2009 Vice Magazine Photography Exhibition, Spencer Brownstone, New York, NY
The Art of Caring, curated by Cynthia Goodman, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans

2008
National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C., Feature Photography, curated by Frank Goodyear
PPOW, New York, NY, History Keeps Me Awake at Night: A Genealogy of Wojnarowicz
The Station, curated by Shamim Momim and Nate Lowman, Miami

2007
Marella Gallery, Milan, Italy (curated by Aaron Rose)
Galeria Helga de Alvear, Madrid, Spain, Young at Heart (curated by Alexandre Melo and
Joaquin Garcia)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA, Picturing Modernity: The
Photography Collection
Arndt & Partner, Berlin, Germany, Sweet Bird of Youth (curated by Hedi Slimane)
Smith Stewart, New York, NY, She Was Born to Be My Unicorn (curated by Amy Kellner)
Roberts and Tilton Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Other Scenes (curated by Aaron Rose, with
catalogue)
Anna Kustera Gallery, New York, NY, Rebel Rebel: A Tribute to Karlheinz Weinberger

2006
Kunsthalle Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Americans 1940-2006: Masterpieces of American
Photography (curated by Peter Weiermair, with catalogue)
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, Defamation of Character
(curated by Neville Wakefield)
MADRE Museo d’Arte Donna Regina, Naples, Italy, People
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, Into Me / Out of Me
(curated by Klaus Biesenbach, with catalogue and traveling to Kunstwerke, Berlin
and MACRO, Rome)
Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY, The Name of This Show Is Not GAY ART NOW
(curated by Jack Pierson)
Silverstein Photography, New York, NY, The 6th Annual Vice Magazine Photo Issue
Exhibition
Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany, Youth of Today (curated by Matthias Ulrich, with
catalogue)

2005
galerie S.E., Oslo, Norway, with us against reality, or against us!
P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, Greater New York 2005
(with catalogue)

2004
Marella Arte Cotemporanea, Milan, Italy, Color Wheel Oblivion
Ratio 3, San Francisco, Summer Solstice with Sam Gordon, Ryan McGinley, and Collier
Schorr
Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art,
Skateboarding, & Street Culture (traveling to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San
Francisco)
The Center for Photography at Woodstock, New York, Fresh: Youth Culture in
Contemporary Photographs

2003
Team Gallery, New York, NY, My People Were Fair and Had Cum in their Hair (but Now
They’re Content to Spray Stars from your Boughs) (curated by Bob Nickas)
agnes b. galerie du jour, Paris, France, A NEW SCENE: WHAT ABOUT NEW YORK?
Cheim & Read, New York, amfAR Portfolio

2002
John Connelly Presents, New York, NY, K48 Teenage Rebel: The Bedroom Show
agnes b. galerie du jour, Paris, France
Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY, You’re just a summer love, but I’ll remember
you when winter comes (curated by Emily Sundblad and Hanna Liden)
Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY, Bystander

2001
Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA, Alleged at Space 1026
Mamma Roma Ltd., New York, NY, Raw: New York, New Work

Selected Bibliography

2008
Princenthal, Nancy, "Ryan McGinley," Art in America, September, p. 163 (with illustration).
McGinley, Ryan, "Instant Gratification," Modern Painters, July/August, p. 96 (with illustration).
Kluger, Jeffrey, "Ryan McGinley," Time, June 9, p. 57 (with illustration).
Umar, Saheer, "When Boys Talk," He Magazine, Summer, pp. 67-71 (with illustration).
Helfand, Glen, "Starry-eyed and stripped," The San Francisco Bay Guardian, May 21, p. 43 (with illustration).
McGinley, Ryan, "I Know Where the Summer Goes ," Ojode Pez, Issue 13, pp. Cover (with illustration).
Rosenberg, Karen, "Ryan McGinley," The New York Times, April 25, p. E25 (with illustration).
Pearse, Emma, "Ryan McGinley," Artreview.com, April 21 (with illustration).
Aletti, Vince, "Ryan McGinley," New Yorker, April 21, p. 24.
Knofer, Ulrike, "Die Documentaire," KulturSpiegel, April, pp. 22-7 (with illustration).
Blasberg, Derek, "Ten people you should meet," 10 Men, Spring, pp. cover, 92-3 (with illustration).
Walleston, Aimee, "Better Looking," He Magazine, Winter/Spring, pp. 138-141 (with illustration).
McGinley, Ryan, "Breaking Through," The New York Times Magazine, February 10, pp. cover, 52-77.
Spiotta, Dana, "Ryan McGinley," The Believer, February, pp. 45-56 (with illustration).
McGinley, Ryan, "Lucas by Ryan," i-D, February, pp.160-3 (with illustration)

2007
Rosenberg, Karen, “An Afternoon in Chelsea: Rebel Rebel,” New York, May 7, p. 78.
Gefter, Philip, “A Young Man With an Eye, And Friends Up a Tree,” The New York Times,
May 6, cover, pp. 22-33 (with illustration).
McGinley, Ryan, “Irregular Regulars, Rodeo, March, pp. 54-7 (with illustration).
Molon, Dominic, “On the Edge,” WhiteWall, Issue 4, pp. 138-41 (with illustration).
McGinley, Ryan, “Who’s That Ass?,” Vice, Volume 14 Number 4 , cover, pp. 42, 50 (with
illustration).
Aletti, Vince, “Musical Chair,” The New Yorker, January 29, p. 22 (with illustration).
Chasin, Noah, “Irregular Regulars,” Time Out New York, January 25-31, p. 59 (with
illustration).
Levy, Ariel, “Warhol’s Children,” New York, January 15, pp. 20-1 (with illustration).
Bollen, Chris, “McGinley’s Morrissey,” V Magazine, January, pp. 60-1 (with illustration).
Velasco, David, “Team Player,” Artforum.com, January (with illustration).

2006
Kellner, Amy, “We’ll succeed, our time has come,” i-D, October, pp. 177-83 (with
illustrations).
Sansom, Amy, “Nature and Nurture,” Mixte, October/November, pp. 72-3, 271 (with
illustrations).
Regan, Kai, “Studio Visit,” Black Book, October/November (with illustration).
McGinley, Ryan, “Sun and Health,” EYEMAZING, Issue 4, pp. 162-5 (with illustrations).
Simpson, Les, “The Name of This Show Is Not: Gay Art Now” Time Out New York, July
13– 19.

2005
Schoenkopf, Rebecca, “Todd the Wet Sprocket,” OC Weekly, February 10 (with
illustration).
McCormick, Carlo, “Creativity Now: Ryan McGinley,” Tokion, Jan/Feb, pp.46-70 (with
illustrations).
Aletti, Vince, “Do not Recycle,” Village Voice, January 24.
Valdez, Sarah, “Thrashers and Taggers: Beautiful Losers,” Art in America, January.

2004
Blanks, Tim, “Capture the moment” The Daily Telegraph, November 6, pp. 36-9 (with
illustrations).

Nelson, Karin, “Ryan McGinley: shoot what you know,” Interview, July, p. 24 (with
illustration).
Honigman, Ana Finel, “24-7,” Artnet, June 21 (with illustrations).
Aletti, Vince, “Untitled (Self Portrait),” Village Voice, April 28 – May 4, p. 46 (with
illustration).

2003
Greenberg, David, “Sweet and Tender Hooligan: The Art of Being Ryan McGinley,” Fader,
Sept/Oct, pp. 114-19 (with illustrations).
Pierson, Jack, “Overexposed” ISSUE, Fall, pp. 112 - 116 (with illustrations).
Crager, Jack, “Photographer of the Year: Ryan McGinley,” American Photo, July/Aug, pp.
43-51 (with illustrations).
McGinley, Ryan, “The Queer Issue Cover,” Village Voice, June 25-July 1, cover.
Krieger, Nina, “Ryan McGinley: The Kids Are Alright,” Contemporary, Issue 53-4 (with
illustration).
Koren, Leslie, “Village People” The New Record, April 6, pp. F2-3 (with illustrations).
Sholis, Brian, “Ryan McGinley,” Flash Art, March (with illustration).
Simpson, Les, “The kid is alright,” The Advocate, March 4.
Aletti, Vince, “Two Photographers Shoot, Score: Making History” Village Voice, March 5-
13, pp. 46-7.
Zeaman, John, “A generation newly lost” The New Record, February 28, pp. 38 (with
illustrations).
Swanson, Carl, “Liked The Show, Loved the Afterparty” The New York Times, February
23, pp. 1, 12 (with illustrations).
Cotter, Holland, “The Kids Are Alright” The New York Times, February 14, p. E45 (with
illustration).
Ekman, Eve, “Post-Whitney McGinley” New York Press, February 12-18, p. 27 (with
illustration).
Aletti, Vince, “The Best Photography Books of 2002” Village Voice, February 5-11, p. 55.
Schmerler, Sarah, “Takeout: Art,” TimeOut NY, Jan 30 – Feb 06, p. 2 (with illustration).

2002
Livingstone, David, “Ryan McGinley” Shift, November, p. 30 (with illustrations).
Burton, Johanna, “Bystander” TimeOut NY, August 15-22, p. 46, (with illustration).
Aletti, Vince, “Voice Picks: Bystander” Village Voice, July 23, pp. 71.
Cotter, Holland, “Bystander” The New York Times, July 12, p. E38.

2001
McInness, Gavin, “The Vice Guide to New York” NME, April 21, p. 26-8 (with illustration).

Publications:

Sun and Health, Galerie du Jour Agnès B., 2006
Vitamin Ph: New Perspectives in Photography, Phaidon, 2006
Thumbsucker, Iconoclast, 2005
The Photograph As Contemporary Art, Thames & Hudson, 2004
Ryan McGinley, New York, Index Books, 2002
The Kids Are Alright, New York, Self-Published, 2000

TeHonors/Awards:

2007
ICP Infinity Award: Young Photographer, International Center of Photography

2003
Photographer of the Year, American Photo Magazine

Public Collections:

The Ellipse Foundation, Portugal
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury, VT
Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, León, Spain
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
The Progressive Collection, Mayfield Heights, OH
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
The Saatchi Collection, London, UK
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C.
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY