Ryan's Plight
Ryan Runcie is an Austin-based artist and muralist whose work explores identity, memory, and perception through bold color and abstraction. Drawing from his experience as a first-generation American, he creates paintings and public artworks that invite connection and challenge assumptions.
Runcie has completed major mural commissions for Verizon, Moody Center, Starbucks, Austin Energy, Texas Empowerment Academy, Abbott Industries, and the historic Blackshear Fine Arts Academy, as well as landmark community works, including The Rise of Masontown and the Veterans Memorial in San Marcos, Texas.
Featured by PBS Arts in Context, LUXE, Tribeza, and Avenoir Austin’s A-List, Runcie is recognized as one of Austin’s leading contemporary artists. His work is collected nationwide, particularly by patrons dedicated to championing Black contemporary art and culturally impactful voices.
Associated Press
2025 | KUT An East Side story: New mural honors Austin's oldest standing Black-owned barbershop
https://www.kut.org/austin/2025-11-24/ideal-barber-shop-east-austin-tx-new-mural-oldest-black-barbershop
2024 | Texas State University - 125 years (1899-2024)
College Report: College of Fine Arts and Communication, The Alumni Edition
2024 | AVENOIR “Austin’s A-List” Issue 01
2023 | LUXE 4 Black Artists Whose Works Honor Themes Of Juneteenth
https://luxesource.com/4-black-artists-honoring-juneteenth-2023/
2021 | KOOP 91.7 FM Radio: Austin Artists featuring Ryan Runcie
https://www.mixcloud.com/Austin_Artists/austin-artists-12272021-artist-ryan-runcie/
2020 | Ryan Runcie: Color Theory
https://sightlinesmag.org/ryan-runcie-color-theory
2020 | 6 Best Murals Now
https://www.eastsideatx.com/6-best-murals-2020/
2020 | Connecting Community: Bikes. Art. Legacy.
https://us.woombikes.com/blogs/news/connecting-community-six-square-ryan-runcie-austin
2020 | No Justice, No Peace
https://artprofiler.com/black-artists-in-austin/
2020 | The Legal and Logistical Intersection of Public Art Contracts
https://talarts.org/hustle-grind-execute-the-legal-and-logistical-intersection-of-public-art-contracts/
2020 | Masontown Mural
https://www.raasininthesun.org/masontown
2020 | Big Medium’s Coffee Chat with Ryan Runcie
https://www.bigmedium.org/events/coffeechat/ryanruncie
2019 | Tribeza: Ryan Runcie
https://tribeza.com/ryan-runcie-austin-artist/
2019 | ACG: Ryan Runcie: Studio Artist, Muralist, and Instructor
https://www.austinclassicalguitar.org/ryan-runcie-studio-artist-muralist-and-instructor/
2019 | Creative Resistance
https://www.eastsideatx.com/creative-resistance/
2019 | CTC presents Ryan Runcie art exhibit
https://kdhnews.com/news/education/ctc-presents-ryan-runcie-art-exhibit/article_e0e28fbc-d57a-11e9-9403-6f4e1300e8e3.html
2019 | PBS: Arts in Context
https://www.pbs.org/video/ryan-runcie-6cp9sd/
2019 | Top 10 Contemporary Artists from Austin to Know
https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/texas/articles/10-emerging-contemporary-artists-from-austin-to-know/
2018 | A Colorful Narrative
https://www.eastsideatx.com/blackshear-mural/
2018 | Oct- Nov EASTside Magazine Cover and Article: “Creative Resistance“
https://issuu.com/eastsidmag/docs/esm1018_online
2018 | Big Medium: EAST AUSTIN Featured Artist
http://east.bigmedium.org/part/part_165.html
(Video by Vincent Roazzi Jr.) https://vimeo.com/299345043
http://todoaustin.com/2017/11/austins-aachf-added-cultural-arts-division/
2018 | Voyage Houston Featured Artist
http://voyagehouston.com/interview/check-ryan-runcies-artwork/
2016 | Veterans Memorial Interview and Coverage