Bio
Troy Ramos (b. 1975) is an artist based in metro Detroit, Michigan. He creates paintings and sound, light and video installations. He has received over a dozen grants in the last few years to support his work, including support from MCACA, ArtPrize, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, ArtMile Detroit, Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, the Battle Creek Community Foundation and others. He earned an MA in Music Composition from the University of York in England (2008) and began working as an installation artist in 2013.
Artist Statement
'My religion is to trust myself'. My process involves creating art quickly to produce works which represent a particular moment in time. Years of study and experimentation have made significant contributions to my work. But simply trusting my instincts has encouraged more interesting results and has allowed me to avoid difficulties related to paralysis by analysis. There is often an appropriate amount of breathing between various aspects, layers or gestures within each work. But those breaths are also within the same period of time and space, so each new element still feels and looks like it emanated from materials which came before it.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (FUTURE/RECENT)
2022 In Time for Lights, Video, Sound & Light Installation, 333 Midland Gallery, Detroit, MI
2022 Solo Exhibition of New Paintings, Detroit Shipping Company Gallery, Detroit, MI
2021 Moving in Shorter Thoughts, Video & Sound Installation, ArtPrize, City Hall Venue, Grand Rapids, MI. Supported by ArtPrize Grant
2021-2022 Amid a Crowd of Stars, Neon Light Public Art Installation, Downtown Battle Creek, MI. Supported by MCACA Grant, Pentrator Events and the City of Battle Creek. Work fabrication/installation by Nain Rouge Neon (Detroit)
2020 Art Mile Detroit, Video Installation “Passing Time” (2019) Curator Lucy Mensah, Organized by Reyes I Finn and Cultural Counsel in partnership with Red Bull Arts. City-wide digital art exhibition.
2020 City Art Connections 2, 3 Paintings (Acrylic & Mixed Materials on Canvas), The Record Box, Battle Creek, MI , (Group Show)
2020 Where We Are Now , Paintings, Neon Light Works (Acrylic & Mixed Materials on Canvas),The Record Box, Battle Creek, MI, (Solo Exhibit).
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (PAST)
2019 City Art Connections, Video Art & Neon Light/Photo Works, Eclectic Gallery, Battle Creek, MI (Group Show).
2019 Sound Space, Sound & Light Installation, Art Center of BC, Battle Creek, MI (Solo Exhibit).
2019 Connections, Sound & Light Installation, ArtHop - Kalamazoo, MI (Group Show).
2018 Sound Space, Sound & Light Installation, ArtPrize 10 - Grand Rapids, MI (Solo Exhibit).
2018 Photos & Paper Sculptures, ArtHouse Hallway Gallery - Detroit, MI (Solo Exhibit).
2017 Phasing Moments, Sound & Video Installations- Eclectic Gallery - Battle Creek, MI (Group Show).
2017 Northside Art Show, Sound & Video Installation, ArtHouse Gallery - Battle Creek, MI (Group Show).
2015 ArtWalk Festival, Video & Sound Installation - Battle Creek, MI (Group Show).
2015 Between the Lines, Sound Installation, Rogue Gallery - BC, MI (Group Show).
Selected Awards:
2021 ArtPrize Equity Grant, Moving in Shorter Thoughts, Video & Sound Installation, ArtPrize 2021, Grand Rapids City Hall, Curator: Monroe O’Bryant .
2021 MCACA Project Grant (Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs), for Amid a Crowd of Stars , Neon Light Works (Public Art Installations), Downtown Battle Creek, MI.
2020 MCACA Grant (Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs), for Where We Are Now , Paintings, Neon Light Works (Acrylic & Mixed Materials on Canvas), The Record Box, Battle Creek, MI, (Solo Exhibit).
2020 Calhoun County Arts Community Project Fund Grant, for City Art Connections 2: Three Mixed Media Paintings.
2020 Community Fund Grant, Battle Creek Community Foundation, for City Art Connections 2: Three Mixed Media Paintings.
2020 Calhoun County Arts Community Project Fund Grant, for Hosting and Creating the Art City Now Podcast at Color the Creek Street Art Festival.
2020 Community Fund Grant, Battle Creek Community Foundation, for Hosting and Creating the Art City Now Podcast at Color the Creek Street Art Festival.
2019 Community Grant, BC Vision for City Art Connections, Video Art & Neon Light/Photo Works, Eclectic Gallery, Battle Creek, MI.
2019 Community Grant, BC Vision for Sound Space, Sound & Light Installation, Art Center of BC, Battle Creek, MI
2019 Community Art Grant from WK Kellogg Foundation for City Art Connections, Video Art & Neon Light/Photo Works, Eclectic Gallery, BC, MI.
2019 Community Art Grant from Battle Creek Community Foundation/WK Kellogg Foundation for Sound Space, Sound & Light Installation, Art Center of BC, Battle Creek, MI.
2019 Community Grant from Firekeeper’s Casino for Sound Space, Sound & Light Installation, Art Center of BC, Battle Creek, MI.
2019 KADL Grant from Arts Council of Kalamazoo for Connections, Sound & Light Installation, ArtHop - Kalamazoo, MI.
2018 Creative Many Detroit Panel Selection for being Guest Panelist on Art and Technology Panel at ArtPrize 10 in Grand Rapids, MI.
2018 Pitch Night Detroit Award from ArtPrize for Sound Space (Sound & Light) Installation in Grand Rapids, MI.
2017 Arts & Culture Grant from Battle Creek Community Foundation for Hosting and Creating the Art City Now Podcast Project on iTunes.
2017 Community Grant from Meijer, Inc. for Phasing Moments (Sound/Video Installation), Eclectic Gallery in Battle Creek, MI.
2017 Arts & Culture Grant from BC Community Foundation for Phasing Moments (Sound/Video Installation), Eclectic Gallery in Battle Creek, MI.
Selected Album Releases:
2020 Somewhere Electronic (Sound Art) Album, Troy Ramos, Artist, on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Bandcamp.
2019 Rumble Electronic (Sound Art) Album, Troy Ramos, Artist, on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Bandcamp.
2019 Sound Space Electronic (Sound Art) Album, Troy Ramos, Artist, on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Bandcamp.
2017 Phasing Moments Electronic (Sound Art) Album, Troy Ramos, Artist, on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Bandcamp.
2017 Twelve Stars Piano (Sound Art) Album, Troy Ramos, Artist, on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Bandcamp.
2017 Birth of a Ghost Bike Electronic (Sound Art) Album, Troy Ramos, Artist, on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Bandcamp.
2015 Sonic Sketches Piano & Electronic (Sound Art) Album, Troy Ramos, Artist, on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Bandcamp.
Selected Curated Shows:
2020 City Art Connections 2, Works by Kayce Gifford, Sue Trowbridge, Pete LaRouesch, The Moon and Troy Ramos, Record Box, Battle Creek, MI , (Group Show).
2020 Where We Are Now , Paintings, Neon Light Works (Acrylic & Mixed Materials on Canvas),The Record Box, Battle Creek, MI, (Solo Exhibit).
2019 City Art Connections Artists: Britta Urness, Kaitlyn Rode, Shawn Dyer, Jaziel Pugh, Paul Marquardt, Troy Ramos, Eclectic Gallery, Battle Creek, MI.
2019 Sound Space Sound & Light Installation, Art Center of BC, Battle Creek, MI (Solo Exhibit).
2019 Connections Sound & Light Installation, ArtHop - Kalamazoo, MI (Solo Exhibit).
2018 Sound Space Sound & Light Installation, ArtPrize 10 -Fifth Third Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI (Solo Exhibit).
2018 ArtHouse Hallway Gallery Various Photos & Sculptures, Artists: Santos Ramos, Christa Morrison, Colleen Burner, Kemery Kendall-Mudri, Jake Vogel, Troy Ramos— Detroit, MI .
2017 Phasing Moments Sound/Video/Painting Installations, Artists: Chris Ramos, Troy Ramos, Eclectic Gallery Battle Creek, MI.
2017 Northside Art Show Paintings, Sculpture, Sound & Video Installation, Photography, Artists: Justin Andert, Angelica DeJesus, Jaziel Pugh, Troy Ramos, Chris Ramos, ArtHouse Gallery, BC, MI.
2015 Somewhere Between Hope & Fear Video and Sound Installation - ArtWalk Festival - Greenstreet Marketing, Battle Creek, MI (Solo Exhibit).
2015 Between the Lines Paintings & Sound Installations, Artists: Chris Ramos, Troy Ramos, Rogue Gallery - BC, MI.