Ryan Singer

Ryan Singer (born August 24, 1973) is a Navajo contemporary painter living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is of the clan, born for . Singer is known for his vibrant Pop Art-inspired takes on Native American and mainstream culture.

Born in Cedar City, Utah, Singer grew up on the Navajo Nation. His hometown was Tuba City, Arizona . As a child Singer gained inspiration from comic books and watching his uncle Ed Singer painting in his studio. In the summers he attended Navajo sheep camp, where he was taught to understand the Navajo language despite not being a fluent speaker.

Current When not creating art, Singer works as art handler, graphic designer, and mentor for emerging artists. In 2010 he co-founded Native Artists For HOPE, a grassroots organization that provides mentoring, workshops and artistic empowerment to young Native American youth. Singer currently lives and works in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with his wife, Nathania Tsosie, who runs his website and online sales. His work is represented by a number of private galleries.

Singer pulls from two major sources for his influences: popular culture and elements of Navajo culture. Influences of comic books, record album covers, and science fiction are combined with a Pop Art sensibility in a movement called Indigenous Futurisms. He also cites the visual appeal and stories of Star Wars and classic films and television programs such as Star Trek, Godzilla, Flash Gordon and black-and-white horror films. 2010: Pop!: Popular Culture in Native American Art, Heard Museum, Phoenix AZ 2010: Transcending Traditions: Contemporary American Indian Artwork, Mesa Center for Contemporary Arts, Mesa, Arizona 2010: I Didn't Cross the Border; the Border crossed Me, Museum of Contemporary Native Art, Lloyd Kiva New Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2009: From Robots to Pin-ups: Artwork of Ryan Singer, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico