Hi, my name is Ryan. I am an illustrator, writer, and frequent dance class attendee based in New York City. My work celebrates everyday rituals of city life, with a particular focus on LGBTQ narratives.
Get in touch! r.hartley.smith@gmail.com.
Selected Clients
New York Times
The Center for Urban Pedagogy
Jamaica-Bay Rockaway Parks Conservancy
NYC Department of Transportation
Washington Post
GoodMove Studios
Saveur Magazine
Delaware Art Museum
Norman Rockwell Museum
BRIC Media Arts House
National Young Arts Foundation
Buzzfeed News
Southern Poverty Law Center
Juilliard Music and Technology Center
Honors
Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies Fellowship
BRIC Media Arts Fellowship
Groundswell Community Mural Project Fellowship
Gold Medal in Advertising, Society of Illustrators
Silver Medal in Surface Design, Society of Illustrators
Teaching
Associate Professor, Fashion Institute of Technology