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.

Headshot of Chicago muralist, Ryan Tova Katz, biting a paint brush
Ryan Tova Katz and her husband, Fabrice Lubin, kissing at For Real Therapy in their Lincoln Park, Chicago office
Chicago Mural Artist, Ryan Tova Katz, standing in front of one of her flower paintings on a brick wall
Ryan Tova Katz and her cute family of 4 smiling together in Chicago

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