Ryan Murray is a multimedia artist, working largely in video and painting. He is originally from Pittsburgh, PA. Murray received his BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and his MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has taught digital art and video production at such institutions as Pittsburgh's Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Chicago Filmmakers, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Murray's artwork deals with the connection and disconnection between science and mysticism. His videos and paintings explore these two discourses at intersection points such as psychedelia, divination, alchemy, theoretical physics, philosophy of mind, and popular culture
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