Ryan Berg is an artist based in Los Angeles, California. The work with his collaborators

in Glitter Chariot explores ideas of theatrical and cinematic melodrama through musical

performance, video work, drawings and sculpture. Berg says, "I want the work to make

melodrama physical." Performances often take the rich and syrupy image and tone of

classic country music and pop music and filter it through characters that tumble and

squirm through the sometimes connected and sometimes disjointed story lines the

songs take. With titles such as All That Heaven Will Allow, Ribbon of Darkness and

Why Have You Left That One You Left For Me, Berg's solo work and Glitter Chariot give

a nod to Douglas Sirk films and the songs of Lou Reed, Crystal Gayle, Elton John and

other combinations that spark connections about the intricacies of relationships and the

dramas within them. Recent shows include the 621 Gallery in Tallahassee and The

Front Gallery in New Orleans.



In addition to his solo work and Glitter Chariot, Ryan works in Los Angeles as a

production designer and director for television, music videos and commercials. His

most recent shows as designer include Childrens Hospital and NTSF:SD:SUV for Adult

Swim on Cartoon Network, Funny Or Die Presents for HBO, Wainy Days web series,

Ke$ha music video and American Idol promos. Directing credits include music videos

for Azure Ray, Orenda Fink, Haroula Rose and Japancakes.



Ryan received his BFA from the University of Georgia and his MFA from the University

of Washington. Formally, Ryan was an Assistant Professor at this very school, the

University of South Florida, and a guest lecturer at the University of Georgia and Cal

State Northridge.