Ryan French

Volunteer & Gallery Coordinator

Ryan Peter French is a Manchester native, growing up in Longsight and then studying Fine Art/Painting at Manchester School of Art. As the Castlefield Gallery & Volunteers Coordinator, Ryan works across multiple facets of the organisation, looking after the volunteers, Castlefield Gallery Associates and New Art Spaces artist studios in Warrington, as well as supporting the other members of the team in the gallery across many projects. Ryan enjoys cooking new things, working out, listening to the likes of Janet Jackson, Kylie Minogue and kpop, and playing JRPGs.

Aside from being a coordinator in the gallery, Ryan is an artist. He works with digital mediums and oil painting, referencing classics, art history and psychogeography as he plays with tension between tradition and contemporary art within his practice. Leading workshops, collaborating with other artists & academics, exhibiting new works and completing both public and private commissions all fit around working as a coordinator in the gallery!

Portrait illustrated by artist Eve Gittins

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