Ryan Lauderdale is from Cushing, OK and lives in Brooklyn, NY. Ryan has attended Cushing High School, the Univerisity of Texas at Austin and is currently an MFA candidate at Hunter College in Manhattan. He has exhibited throughout the US including a recent solo exhibition at Nudashank in Baltimore, MD. Ryan is currently enjoying the music of Harold Budd, John Hassel, John Maus, Mike Paradinas, Richard D. James as well as the early 4AD Records catalogue (circa 1981-1989).