Dr Joe Ryan holds a Doctorate in Fine Art from University of East London for a thesis entitled “Art, Institutions and Social Control”, he obtained a Distinction for M.A. Fine Art printmaking and holds other M.A.s in Digital Art and Humanities from UCC and Public Cultures and Society from I.A.D.T.

Ryan has exhibited extensively for a number of years both in Ireland, U.K. and internationally and recently was selected for a major solo exhibition and painting residency funded by Debica Municipal Office in Poland. Ryan has also been selected for numerous juried printmaking Biennale’s across Europe, Asia, United States, Canada and New Zealand.

Commissions include University of East London and Universities in the Far East and also held in numerous private collections.