In association with the Creativity in the Time of Covid-19 exhibition at Buffalo Arts Studio, Amatryx Gaming and Lab Studio presents guest speaker Dr. Tina Rivers Ryan, Curator at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and an internationally recognized expert in the history of media art, including video and digital art. Her exhibitions at the AKG include 2021’s “Difference Machines: Technology and Identity in Contemporary Art” (co-curated with Paul Vanouse and winner of the 2022 Award of Excellence from the Association of Art Museum Curators) and 2022’s “Peer to Peer” (the first U.S. museum survey of artists working with blockchain technologies).

Her next exhibition “Electric Op,” will examine the six-decade history of the relationship between geometric abstraction and media art. In addition to her curatorial work, she is a regular contributor to Artforum and has written commissioned essays for many of the world’s leading museums, including The Met, Dia, and the V&A. Dr. Ryan holds five degrees in art history, including a BA from Harvard and PhD from Columbia.