Hello! I'm Ryan, a multi-disciplinary creative in London, Ontario, working in visual and interactive storytelling. I make offbeat Pop-inspired work that is playfully subversive and charmingly weird. Visit _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ to see my portfolio Fun facts: -recently completed a 3-year run on a weekly public health comic strip. (Instragram.com/dogandtom) -earned a living as a talking vending machine for five years (trinketron.com) -freelance since 2014…

Ryan Cassidy

Hello! I'm Ryan, a multi-disciplinary creative in London, Ontario, working in visual and interactive storytelling. I make offbeat Pop-inspired work that is playfully subversive and charmingly weird. Visit _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ to see my portfolio Fun facts: -recently completed a 3-year run on a weekly public health comic strip. (Instragram.com/dogandtom) -earned a living as a talking vending machine for five years (trinketron.com) -freelance since 2014…

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Hello! I’m Ryan, a multi-disciplinary creative in London, Ontario, working in visual and interactive storytelling. I make offbeat Pop-inspired work that is playfully subversive and charmingly weird.

Visit Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup to see my portfolio

Fun facts:

-recently completed a 3-year run on a weekly public health comic strip. (Instragram.com/dogandtom)
-earned a living as a talking vending machine for five years (trinketron.com)
-freelance since 2014

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Skills

Fr
Freelance Gig
WordPress
Squarespace
Shopify
Procreate
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Language

English
Fluent
French
Intermediate

Education

BFA Interdisciplinary Studies in Fine Arts at Concordia University
September 1, 2003 - April 21, 2006
1 yr. certificate at Fanshawe Technical College
September 1, 2002 - April 21, 2003

Qualifications

Ontario Arts Council - Exhibition assistance grant
September 28, 2019 - November 21, 2024
Funding to present artwork at Lumiere Art-At-Night Festival in Sydney, NS
Necessary Arts (Guelph, Ontario) - Studio grant
January 1, 2015 - November 21, 2024
Funding to upgrade art studio facilities

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Education, Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Other, Software & Internet, Professional Services
    uniE613 Trinketron TURBO 2000
    The Trinketron is a massive 8-foot tall talking vending machine producing trinkets on-demand for only $5! The "AI-powered" mechanical marvel was actually a giant puppet being controlled from the inside, but most people couldn't tell the difference. Between 2014 and 2019 three different Trinketron machines travelled to festivals and special events throughout Ontario and Eastern Canada including closing night at Honest Ed's in Toronto in 2017, Electric Eclectic Music festival in Meaford Ontario in 2016 and 2019, and the 2019 Lumiere Art-At-Night festival in Sydney, Nova Scotia. For more info visit https://www.twine.net/signin and https://www.twine.net/signin…
    uniE613 DogAndTom
    @DogAndTom is an humour comic produced in collaboration with the Middlesex-London Health Unit. It is targeted at young adult males age 18-24 at risk of nicotine addiction via cigarettes and vaping in the SouthWestern Ontario region. Content is based on the lived experience of a 20-year cigarette-addict / dog-owner and paired research material provided by a small team of healthcare professionals. It ran for three years amassing 2.5K followers and reaching millions through paid advertisements and contests. Two print editions were produced for Free Comic Book Day in '23 and '24. See https://www.twine.net/signin for more info…