About the Artist
Ryan Loeppky is originally from Blumenort, Manitoba. Ryan has been a professional artist for over 15 years mostly exploring painting and drawing as the basis of his work. He has received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours and Bachelor of Education at the University of Manitoba. Ryan has been a Visual Arts Instructor for 15 years and more recently, served as the art consultant for Hanover School Division. He currently is teaching full time art at the Steinbach Regional Secondary School. Ryan served 8 years (3 as President) on the Manitoba Association for Arts Education board. Ryan has been featured on the Art Ed Podcast, written for the Manitoba Association of School Superintendents and recently presented at the Manitoba Teachers Society Educating for ACTion conference.
Ryan’s artistic process is fueled by his hunger for constant learning and explains the wide range of styles that he explores in his work. His main medium is oil paint, but explores other media as a way to further grow in connecting the viewer to the artwork. His output is diverse in subject matter as well as technique, such as his interest in contrasting viscosities of oil paints meant to evoke a visceral reaction in the viewer. Some of his influences include local artist Luther Pokrant (a childhood mentor), Rembrandt Van Rijn and Mark Rothko
Ryan lives with his wife and three kids in Winnipeg, Manitoba.