Perryn Ryan Ford

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Apr 5

Perryn Ryan Ford is a contemporary figurative illustrator and painter whose works honor the beautiful landscape of the female form.

Perryn’s art is an evocative celebration of movement. Abstract shapes and Expressive lines intertwine and mingle together to create Surrealist bodies that flow across the page with ease. The figure - focused compositions that Perryn creates serves as a mirror, reflecting into the world her personal, spiritual, and emotional growth.

Creating art has helped Perryn to reconnect with herself, strengthening her intuitive, introspective, and empathetic gifts. As a result, she uses her art to visually communicate with her audience the importance of fostering greater connection and community within ourselves and with the world around us.

Inspired by analogous color stories often found in nature, Perryn also draws inspiration from her former career as a technical designer in the fashion industry. Constructing garments that accentuate the natural peaks and valleys of the female form, has informed the way she deconstructs and reassembles the female figures in her work – the shapes representing each part of a beautiful garment, and the lines are the threads that hold everything together.

Originally from Washington D.C. and now based in Brooklyn, NY, Perryn studied art history at Philadelphia University where she earned her B.S. in Computer Information Systems. In addition, she has received formal arts education at The Corcoran School of The Arts and Parsons The New School.

Perryn has developed an aesthetic and body of work that’s captured the attention of brands like Kate Spade, Erin Condren, Good Housekeeping, Urban Outfitters, and Pressed Juicery. Most recently, her work was featured in two New York City murals as part of Pure Leaf Tea’s 2021 No Is Beautiful campaign. Her preferred creative mediums are watercolor, acrylic, gouache, and digital.

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