Education

2008
Hunter College, MFA, Combined Media

2004
SUNY New Paltz, BFA Sculpture/BS Art Education

Residencies

2009
Dyson Artist's Residency Program, Pace University, Pleasantville, NY

Gallery Affero, Newark, NJ

2008
AIM 29, Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY

2006
Haystack School of Mountain Crafts, Blacksmithing, Deer Isle, ME

Solo Exhibitions

2010
Standing on the Corner, NJIT University Gallery, Newark, NJ

Artist in Residence Exhibition, Gallery Affero, Newark, NJ

2009
Jones and Roa Expedition, Wayne County Historical Society Museum, Honesdale, PA

Jones and Roa Expedition, Annex, Orange County Government Building, Orange Arts, Goshen, NY

2008
Hummer Ryan Roa Edition, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ

Krinkle, Lex Leonard Gallery, off-site event Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ

Jones and Roa Expedition, Neversink Valley Museum, Cuddebackville, NY

Group Exhibitions

2009
Dyson Artist in Residence Exhibition, Pace University Gallery, Pleasantville, NY

Living and Dreaming, Bronx Museum, Bronx NY

Hudson Valley Artists: Ecotones and Transition Zones, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY

10x10x10 Invitational, Village of Ellenville, Ellenville, NY

Mixing It Up, Lusdof Gallery, Hunter College, New York, NY

windows@walsh2.0, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Here, There and Everywhere, TransCultural Exchange, Boston, MA

Contemporary Flânerie: Reconfiguring Cities, Oakland University Art Gallery, Rochester MI

African Americana, The Brennan Gallery, Jersey City, NJ

2008
The Price of Freedom, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ

Red Badge of Courage Revisited, The Newark Arts Council, Newark, NJ

BLACK SEPTEMBER, Lex Leonard Gallery, Jersey City, NJ

Come Out & Play, Supermasochist, apexart, New York, NY

Inaugural Exhibition, Orange Veterans Center, Orange County Arts Council, Middletown, NY

The Greatest Show on Earth, Underground Art Mafia, New York, NY

Altered States, The Francis Lewis Gallery, St.George's Church, Flushing, NY

Testimony to War, Visual Arts Museum, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

Fakes, Red Saw Gallery, Newark, NJ

2007
Time Based Media Invitational, Artspace, Raleigh NC

Dialogues, Hunter Collage Gallery, New York, NY

Crash & Play, Art Planets, New York, NY

2006
Arts Walk 2006, The Pocket book Factory, Hudson NY

Raise Your Voice, Central Missouri State University Gallery, Warrensburg, MO

Without Walls 2006, Mac’s Farm & Sculpture Center, Cincinnati, OH

Effigy Show, Art Society of Kingston, Kingston, NY

2005
Surreal Appeal, Garrison Arts Center, Garrison, NY

Wave of Lights II, The Pocket book Factory, Hudson, NY

Sixth Kingston Sculpture Biennial, Art Society of Kingston, Kingston, NY

The Marquette Show, Art Society of Kingston, Kingston, NY

Panels/ Lectures

2009
Jones and Roa Expedition artist talk, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY

Jones and Roa Expedition artist talk, Wayne County Historical Society Museum, Honesdale, PA

2008
Jones and Roa Expedition artist talk, Neversink Valley Museum, Cuddebackville, NY

BLACK SEPTEMBER artist talk, Lex Leonard Gallery, Jersey City, NJ

Testimony to War, Visual Arts Museum, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

Ryan Roa Recent Work, SUNY New Paltz, Senior Seminar, New Paltz, NY

Press/Media

Apr 15, 2009, WC Historical Society opening exhibit, Wayne Independent, PA

Oct 7th, 2008, Made By ROA, Jared Martin, The Gothic Times, NJ

May 23rd, 2008, Krinckle a new wrinkle in J.C., Jeff Theodore, Jersey Journal, NJ

Mar 30th, 2008 Maps, Diaries and Drawings Along a Lifeline , New Jersey Sunday Herald, NJ

Mar 27th, 2008, Reflections on living large in New Jersey , Dan Bischoff, Star-Ledger, NJ

Jan 22nd, 2008, Hummer Art, Dan Bischoff, Star-Ledger , NJ