Ryan Antonio Karey was born in LaGrange, Illinois. He earned his B.A. in Graphic Design from Eastern Illinois University, where he studied under master watercolorist, Walter Sorge. upon graduating, he went for a 2 week personal study in Florence, Italy. Ryan Karey is a self-defined oil painter, which he finds to be the truest conduit of his artistic soul. Ryan's work is a combination of beauty and raw emotion, texture and smooth strokes of paint on canvas. His color usage is truly unique and innovative.

Since dedicating himself to his art, Ryan has had work displayed at various sites around the Chicagoland area. In March of 2008, Ryan's work was featured for a 2 month stretch at Thomas Moser Gallery which was entitled "Beautiful Things," and focused mainly on various forms and expression of human emotion. Since then Ryan has expanded himself professionally to include an ever-expanding client base in which he does commisioned work and various Art Fairs in and around Chicago, including The Bucktown Art Fair and The First Annual Art Fest of Burr Ridge. Ryan's artistic goals are to expand himself creatively in as many different pathways and avenues that present themselves in 2010.