Philip Michael Ryan

I am an artist from Clonmel, Tipperary, living in Waterford, Ireland.

I am the co-founder of Nocht Studio with Martin McGloin.

I am a recent recipient of an Arts Participation Project Award 2025 from the Arts Council of Ireland for "this/OUR", a collaboration between artists Basil Al-Rawi, Chris Finnegan, Katie Nolan and myself. Developed in partnership with Greywood Arts, "This/OUR" is a transdisciplinary deep mapping exercise with the Killeagh and East Cork community, focusing on the human and more-than-human. By collaborating with a cohort of contemporary historians, experts in citizen science and ecology, and the local community, "This/OUR" aspires to challenge concepts of knowledge generation and archival methods through the medium of mapping. The project centres on Glenbower Wood and looks outwards to the broader landscape through the Dissour River.

I am a recent recipient of the Artist in the Community Artist Mentoring Award 2024, awarded by Create Ireland and funded by the Arts Council of Ireland, and I am under the mentorship of artist, John Conway.

I am also a recent recipient of an Artist in the Community Scheme Research and Development Grant 2024, awarded by Create Ireland and funded by the Arts Council of Ireland, where I am collaborating with Glenbower Wood and Lake Committee in Killeagh, Co. Cork. The project aspires to explore the potential for developing a rejuvenated collective vision for the community owned Glenbower Wood through collaborative and socially engaged art practices under the mentorship of artist, Seán Taylor.

I have been selected as a Creative Partner for the Síolta Glasa project, a Citizen Innovation Lab collaboration between Limerick City and County Council, University of Limerick, Mary Immaculate College, Ballyhoura Development, Fab Lab Limerick and mentors Javier Buron Garcia and Dr. Veronica Santorum. The Síolta Glasa project will support community-creative partnerships to build capacity around decarbonisation in Limerick city and county and will run from June 2024 to October 2025. I am partnered with West Limerick Resources Limited where we are collectively exploring issues around the concept of "repair.". The project is currently examining barriers to, and opportunities for, adopting circular economy principles not only within the services and initiatives WLR provide but also identifying the knowledge, resources and skills within the communities of West Limerick itself.

I am a recipient of an Agility Award 2024 from the Arts Council of Ireland where I will be working with New York based artist, Risa Puno, on developing methodologies for immersive, interactive, multi-sensory experiences within my social art practice.

I collaborated with Greywood Arts Youth Club to develop "Radio Silence", an analogue horror for Spacefest 24, held at the National Space Centre, Cork, Ireland.

I am a professional member of Visual Artists Ireland, Mór Artists Collective and ArtLinks.

I am currently attending the 'Commissioning and Curating Contemporary Public Art' professional development course by HDK-Valand Academy of Art and Design at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

I graduated from the Dublin School of Architecture with first class honours in 2013 and have worked in the architecture and design industry in Ireland, the UK and New Zealand.

I was nominated for the Silver Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, was the winner of the 2013 Coillte Third Level Student Wood Awards in the architecture category and was the editor of 'Ailtireacht: Architecture Students' Journal'.

I have been involved in public-based workshops in Ireland with Greywood Arts, Commonage: Callan, the Irish Architecture Foundation, Open House Dublin, South Dublin County Council, and the National Learning Network.

You can reach me at philip@philipmichaelryan.com

Click http://nocht.studio to see work I have undertaken with Nocht.