INFORMATION

DYSON.

Ryan Asbury.

They/Them.

Birmingham. UK.

Asbury is an artist whose work delves into the complexities of queerness and its relationship to heteronormativity. Their art is an exploration of the ways in which queerness is often positioned as abject, and a critique of the oppressive structures that work to marginalise queer individuals. Asbury's work is inspired by a unique narrative that posits queer people as refugees who are seeking asylum on Pluto[pia], a place that exists at the intersection of phenomenological, digital, and physical reality. Their work offers a critical commentary on the ways in which our society constructs and polices identities. They seek to create a space of radical possibility, where individuals can explore the full range of their identities and embrace their potential for growth and self-discovery.

Curriculum Vitae -

2024 -

Workshop, Weird & Wonderful, Stryx, Jewellery Quarter – Birmingham, March.
Artist Talk, Artistic practice and PLUTOPIA, Stryx, Birmingham, February.
Exhibition, Interrupt, Undercroft Gallery, Queer Fest, Norwich, February.
Exhibition, Absence, Amass collective, Stryx, Jewellery Quarter – Birmingham, January.
Solo Exhibition, DAS TÖR, Home Grown Window Residency, Stryx Gallery, Jewellery Quarter – Birmingham, November 2023 – February 2024.

2023 -

Exhibition, Winter Fair, Stryx, Jewellery Quarter + Digbeth – Birmingham, November – December.
Workshop, Festive Fetish Arts and Crafts, Stryx, Jewellery Quarter – Birmingham, December.
Artist Talk, Aftermath, Asylum Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, May – June.

Exhibition, Aftermath, Asylum Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, May - June.

2022 -

Solo Exhibition, EROS, Birmingham LGBT, SHOUT Festival, November.
Exhibition, IRL, Birmingham School of Art, August - September.
Performance, Cruising Soldier, Princess, Picnic, Promenade, Duckie + Fierce Festival, Birmingham, July.
MA Fine Art Symposium, Speaker + Group Exhibition, Nottingham Trent University, June.
Exhibition, Dirty Secrets, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield, February.
Exhibition, Invisible Cities, Selfridges X Ikon, Birmingham, January.
Director + Co-founder, Round Lemon LTD, 2020 - 2022.
Exhibition, SQUASH, The Parkside Building atrium, Birmingham, November 2021- January 2022

2021 -

Video commission, Homemade sex toys, SHOUT Festival, Birmingham, November.
Event Organiser, Bees Don’t Make Lemonade, Moseley Hive, Moseley, October.
Exhibition + Curator, Kitchen Gallery Exhibition, Moseley Hive, Moseley, October.
Exhibition, A New Exhibition of Photocopied Works on Paper, Recent Activity, Digbeth, October.
Performative exhibition, The 258th Gathering of The Four Saints Of The Yellow, Artists Behind Barz, Fierce Festival, Birmingham, October
Exhibition, CREATIVE, Bromsgrove Hotel & Spa, Bromsgrove, July.
Exhibition, The Playful Turn, Espacio gallery, London, July.
Exhibition, Ikon for Artists, Ikon, Birmingham, May.
Solo Exhibition + Curator, PUFF, International Exhibition Space (Birmingham), May.
Exhibition, Stoa collective, Catalyst.
Exhibition, Tuff luck gallery, 2021
Residency, AA2A Online - 2021
Exhibition, 1:3, WetDoveTail, February.
Exhibition, Body, Zest Hall, December 2020 - March 2021.

2020 -

Publication Co-Editor, Protest for Progress Online Exhibition, Zest Hall, September.
Exhibition, Protest for Progress Online Exhibition, Zest Hall, June - September.
Solo Exhibition + Curator, aged 23 digital Exhibition, RyanAsbury.co.uk.
Publication, aged 23, May.

2019 -