RYAN BAUER-WALSH

ARTIST

Ryan Bauer-Walsh – Artist Bio

Ryan Bauer-Walsh is a New York-based visual artist whose work explores the intersection of memory, identity, and storytelling through a multidisciplinary lens. His pieces—ranging from intimate portraiture to large-scale murals—reside in private collections around the world and have been exhibited in numerous New York City galleries. His work is held in the U.S. National Archives and has been featured in The New York Times, among other publications.

Primarily a commissioned artist, Bauer-Walsh builds his practice around human narrative, translating personal histories into visual language. He has illustrated for books and magazines, and his murals appear in public and private spaces across the country. His clothing line, Banana Duck, draws from a vibrant and idiosyncratic aesthetic vocabulary—imagine Lisa Frank by way of Jean de Brunhoff, filtered through a Norman Rockwellian sense of Americana gone delightfully strange.

Equally committed to accessibility, Bauer-Walsh works with clients of all means, guided by the belief that art is not a luxury, but a birthright. In that spirit, he donated a portrait of Ali Forney valued at $8,000 to support queer youth. His upcoming solo exhibition at Gallery 198 in Brooklyn continues his exploration of magical realism, retro surrealism, and the kind of deep nostalgia that lingers somewhere between a children’s book and an acid trip.

To inquire about commissions, please contact him via Instagram or through the contact form on this website.

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