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Ryan A. Berg
Phone 323.371.3559
email: ryanberg71@mac.com
WORK HISTORY
Assistant Professor: University of South Florida 2000- 2006
Visiting Faculty: University of Washington 1998-2000
Artist in Residence: University of Georgia 2000,2003
EDUCATION
MFA University of Washington, Seattle Washington
BFA University of Georgia, Athens Georgia
FILM PROJECTS
Director
Dreaming My Dreams With You- 2009 Glitter Chariot music video
Director/ designer
Why Is the Night Sad 2009 Orenda Fink music video
Director
Duluth- 2009 Haroula Rose music video
Director
Behind the Mountains- 2009 Japancakes music video
Director/Art Director
Step Out Once- 2006 Independent
Director
Johnny Running 2007 Independent
Director
Sleepy Strange 2007 Japancakes music video
Director
Production Designer/Art Director/Property
Features
Untitled Wedding Movie 2008
Production Designer
Lucky Chance 2008 TNT television
Art Director
Zombie Strippers 2007
Property Assist
Insanitarium 2007
Property Master
Television
Midwest Teen Sex Show 2009
Production Designer
Comedy Central
Centrifugal Films
Designated Driver 2009
Production Designer
HBO
Centrifugal Films
Derek Waters Presents LOL
Production Designer
HBO
Garlin Pictures
Hold Up
Production Designer
HBO
Centrifugal Films
Shorts
Ditto 2007 Independent
Production Designer
Wassuppp 2008/True Vote- 2008 Independent
Art Director
Snips and Snails 2006 Independent
Production Designer
Alfred and Daniel 2006 Independent
Art Director
Living the Dream 2007 Independent
Production Designer
I Own You 2007 Independent
Production Designer
Getting’ Tail 2006
Production Designer
Web Series
Childrens’ Hospital 2008 Warner Brothers
Production Designer
Wainy Days 2008 My Damn Channel
Production Designer
Hot Slutz 2008 Comedy Central
Production Designer
Commercials
*All are as Art Director unless noted
Bravo TV
IBM
Apple IMac
EBay
National Geographic Channel
Affliction Sportswear
STR8 Body Spray (Greece)
Stub Hub
Full Tilt Poker
American Idol (Photo Shoot)
Ronco Chef and Go
Baby Bottle Pops (art dept.)
Jennie O Turkey (art dept.)
Kissui Vodka
Gillette Razors
Charles Worthington Big Hair
Country Crock
ATT
Hyundai
Lawyers.com
WalMart
Rescue Me FX
Vampire CON Production Designer
Other
Carmen Electra Aerobic Striptease 2007
Art Director
PERFORMANCE PROJECTS
Glitter Chariot
Creative Director/ Costume Designer: Ryan Berg
2004-Present
Yours Truly
Privateer Gallery
Brooklyn NY
2008
COMMERCIAL DESIGN PROJECTS
Japancakes Loveless
CD artwork
Japancakes Giving Machines
CD artwork
University of South Florida MFA Catalogue
catalogue
Japancakes Waking Hours
CD art work
Japancakes, Belmondo
CD artwork
Gymnasium Lab exhibition
Exhibition catalogue
Diddle Down The Middle Tour ‘05
EXHIBITIONS
2009
All That Heaven Will Allow 621 Gallery; Tallahassee, FL
2008
Freaks Privateer Gallery; Brooklyn NY
2005
Florida Focus Gulf Coast Museum of Art; Largo FL
USF Faculty Exhibit Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL
History of Chariot! Covivant Gallery, Tampa, FL
2004
Gymnasium Lab Objex Art Gallery; Miami, FL
Let it Be Me Tonight! CMA Gallery; Seattle, WA
2002
USF Faculty Exhibition: Contemporary Art Museum; Tampa, FL
Ryan Berg & Mandy Greer: Eckerd College; St. Petersberg, FL
2001
Sonja Songs: Ryan Berg & Chris Birnie: Covivant Gallery; Tampa, FL
Treat Me Good: Works inspired by Pat Benatar: SOIL Gallery; Seattle, WA
Undercurrent/ Overview 5: Tampa Museum of Art; Tampa, FL
2001 Cup Invitational: Gallery 139, Kent State University; Kent, OH
2001 Biennial: The Contemporary; Atlanta, GA
Menagerie: Gaston College, Gastonia, NC
Husbands and Wives: Kitridge Gallery, University of Puget Sound; Tacoma, WA
Orange Blossom Queen: Covivant Gallery, Tampa, Florida
2000
Good and Guilty: Kirkland Art Center; Kirkland, Washington
Sleepy Strange: Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia; Athens, GA
Plaster: Soil Gallery; Seattle, WA
Menagerie: Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA
Rosy: Soil Gallery, Seattle, WA
2000 Northwest Annual; Center On Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
Curator: Mike Bidlo
1999
Ryan Berg, Mandy Greer, Jennifer Heishman, Jesse Paul Miller and John Seal;
SOIL Gallery, Seattle WA
Dusk; Center On Contemporary Art, Seattle WA
The End; Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
The Common Place: Four Artists Investigate the Ordinary: Soil Gallery,
Seattle, WA
1998
Holiday Pageant; Kaufman House, Seattle, WA. Curator.
Playthings; Soil Gallery; Seattle, WA,
Contemporary Northwest Ceramics; Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget
Sound; Tacoma, WA, Group exhibition
INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES
Director of Lemon Gallery and Studios; Tampa, Florida 2000-2004
SOIL Artist Coop; Seattle, Washington 1998-2000
LECTURES
Louisiana State University
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Washington
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Tampa Museum of Art
Eckerd College
Florida State University
