Ryan Coleman’s work combines gestural drawing and painting with carefully rendered elements
inspired by classic comics and animation. Intertwining bold shapes, scribbled gestures and
vivid color schemes, he reimagines entirely new compositions in his own distinctive form.
Coleman specializes in large-scale custom murals in addition to studio work including
paintings, drawings and sculptures.
Coleman grew up in Jacksonville, FL, and received a BFA in Painting from the Atlanta College
of Art in 2001. He honed his artistic talents as a street muralist throughout early adulthood and
was heavily influenced artistically by traditional cartoon animation, Abstract Expressionism and
Pop Art. Ryan Coleman worked briefly in animation at Cartoon Network after graduation and
before moving to New York City where he served as a studio assistant to renowned pop artist
Jeff Koons from 2003-2011. Currently, he lives and works in Atlanta, GA.
His work is included in notable international collections at the High Museum of Art, Seaport
Science Center (Boston), 20th Century Fox Television, Canopy by Hilton, W Hotels, Coca-Cola
Corporate Headquarters, the Ritz-Carlton, NCR Global Headquarters, SCAD, Northside
Hospital, among numerous other private and public collections.