Ryan's Plight

I am a studio artist, muralist, and public art administrator local to Austin, Texas but I find myself traveling constantly for the creation and engagement of art. I find that no matter what topics I express in my work, my foundation is always a posture of seeking to understand.  It is my hope that I may play a role, no matter how humble, in beginning a cultural shift in how we view ourselves and each other.  My work is where I feel the most free to be vulnerable and engage my own biases and insecurities and in doing so, I enable others to get a little vulnerable too.

Being born to Jamaican parents in small-town Texas, I feel fortunate to have the confusing experience of growing up as a first-generation American man. I was able to, in my youthful ignorance, test and blur lines that I didn't know existed.  My art is a tenuous and experimental engagement in blurring these lines on a public scale; allowing the loose expression of color to sidestep the mind's need to categorize and understand in accordance with race, ethnicity, and stereotypes.  My goal is to give you a moment to point to your impression of this artwork and to ask, "In this, what is the intention of my heart?" and maybe learn to empathize a little bit better.

Associated Press

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