About Ryan
I started my first custom art and mural company in 2009. Since then I have traveled the world painting murals in hotels, private homes, schools, restaurants, galleries and orphanages in 9 countries. My overall style tries to encompass the beauty of the world around me. My private work is usually done on large double-wrapped canvases. I like to capture familiar scenes and give them a boost of unrealistic color pallets and texture.
My murals and commissions reflect my client's vision. I am capable of working in a wide range of styles and am able to work on any surface, from rusty huts in Costa Rica to huge ceiling murals in Chicago galleries.
I want my art to make people look deep into a space, to notice something different every time they see it. I like to take a bold color and place it where it doesn't seem to fit, to give the painting movement.
Press
Voted Best Street Artist Chicago Reader 2026
West Town Mural's Girl in a Flower Crown Honors Stonewall Uprising Activist Chicago Sun-Times 2025
Near North Mural: ‘Our Forever Garden’ Block Club Chicago 2025
Local Muralist Working to Beautify the City of Chicago YouTube 2025
In Lake View Mural, The Kids in the Park Really Do Play There Chicago Sun-Times 2024
New Rogers Park Mural Features Beloved Farmers Market Chicago Sun-Times 2024
Local Artist Reflects on Expansion of CTA Murals The Daily Northwestern 2024
Canticle of the Sun Mural Goes Up at Saint Ita Mary, Mother of God Parish 2022
Ryan Tova Katz Wants Kids To See Joy and Themselves In Her Murals Chicago Sun-Times 2021
Mural Maker: Honoring the Class of 2020 Northwestern Magazine 2020