New Works

AlterWork Studios is pleased to present an exhibition of New Works by Artist in Residence Joan Ryan.

Opening Reception: Saturday, December 20, 2025 | 3PM-6PM

This exhibition is on view everyday from 12PM-9PM from 12/20/25 until 1/9/26. The exhibit will not be on view when the studio is closed on 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, and 1/1.

In “New Works”, Joan presents an installation of large scale ink and charcoal drawings. The artist incorporates elements of light and shadow cast by both the viewer and the sculptural elements on display.

AlterWork Studios is located on the Ground Floor of 40-20 22nd Street, Long Island City, NY 11101. We are located on the west side of 22nd street between 40th and 41st avenues. When arriving, use the black touch screen to the left of the door to ring for AlterWork Studios in the Directory. Once inside, the studio is located down the stairs on the left.

Joan Ryan is a Boston/NY based artist whose work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Ryan believes the arts are an essential part of a society’s survival and growth.  In the creative process, there is an act of discovery that reveals and reflects reality, but also the potential of humanity. Ryan’s art is her attempt to provide an enduring experience that illuminates the human condition. Ryan has received grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council Drawing Award 2022, The Puffin Foundation, George Sugarman Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. In her solo exhibition “What We Forgot to Remember” at A.I.R. Gallery in Brooklyn Ryan’s paintings and drawing used nostalgic images of childhood that crashed into present day realities. In 2011 she was awarded the Lillian Orlowsky and Willian Freed Grant from the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. She was Artist in Residence at DADA Post, Berlin Germany where she exhibited, he works. Her work was also included in an exhibition “Myth Busters” at the Schultz Gallery, Berlin.  In 2017, she was awarded a solo Exhibition at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury CT. Her residencies include Mass MOCA, Santa Fe Museum of Contemporary Art, Byrdcilff and most recently Arts, Letters and Numbers.

Instagram: @jryan789
Website: joanryanstudio.com