Men (2025-)
Take you home shoulder-high (2025-)
Contact me anyone, anytime, anywhere :)
ryspann@gmail.com
@kingraat
Bio
I was likely conceived sometime between August 12th and August 25th. 9 months later, I was briefly the youngest person in the world.
I currently live in Portland, ME, and am the father of two cats, Whisk and Spatula. Despite their names, I think it is unsanitary for them to be used as utensils.
I will obtain my BFA in Photography from the Maine College of Art and Design in 2026 :)
Artist Statment
Working across different communities, I use the body to dissect ideas of masculinity and vulnerability, exploring how image-making can reveal moments of softness within structures that demand control. My work sifts through the lingering effects of an unchecked patriarchy, revealing how these systems shape identity, intimacy, and behavior. I am interested in what is left behind, how men internalize power, suppression, and distance, and how those forces continue to circulate through everyday life.
Through photography, I look for small gestures that suggest a challenge to those patterns, a pause, a hand resting on another's shoulder, a shared glance that feels uncertain yet tender. I am not seeking to dissolve masculinity, but to reimagine it, to find its softer edges and allow room for care, reflection, and openness.
CV(might not be updated sry)
Ryer Spann and Quimby Danger
49 Oak Gallery
Portland, ME
March 2026
Group Shows
Scene
Zand Head Gallery
Portland, ME
Nov-Dec 2025
BFA Show
MECA&D
Portland, ME
Oct-Nov 2025
Summer of Hope
Lenscratch
Online
Aug-Oct 2025
Nature
CICA Museum,
Gimpo, South Korea
Feb-March 2025
On the Line
Cumberland 380
Portland, ME
Dec 2024
Small Works
Main Street Arts
Clifton Springs, NY
Nov-Dec 2024
BFA Show
MECA&D
Portland, ME
Oct-Nov 2024
INT’L All Media
Northwest Arts Center
Minot, ND
Oct-Nov 2024
Co-Lab
49 Oak Gallery
Portland, ME
Oct 2024
Semblance
82 Parris Gallery
Portland, ME
July 2024
Download CV here
“&” Magazine
Spring Edition
Awards, Scholarships, and Grants
BFA Show Jury Select
MECA&D, Portland, ME
2025
Irving B. and Judy Ellis Glickman
Award for Photography
Portland, ME
2025
B&H School Photo Contest
3rd Place
2025
Above and Beyond Grant
MECA&D, Portland, ME
2024
BFA Show Jury Select
MECA&D, Portland, ME
2024
Honorable Mention
Animalistic
Galerie Biesenbach
Cologne, Germany
2024
Merit Scholarship
MECA&D, Portland, ME
2022
Education
BFA Photography
MECA&D, Portland, ME
2026
Professional Experience
Narrative Cinematography Teacher’s Assistant for Justin Kirchoff
MECA&D, Portland, ME
Studio Assistant to Dylan Hausthor
Portland, ME
Scanning Technician
Designtex
Portland, ME
Skills
Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Davinci Resolve, InDesign
Analog Photo (Large Format, Medium Format, 35mm)
Digital Photo (Fuji, Sony)
Cinematography (Sony FX Series)
Lighting (Strobe, Continuous, Reflector)
Silk Screen Printing