Ellen M. Ryan (née Daly) was born in Glens Falls, New York in 1967. She received her BFA in Studio Art from the University of New Mexico in 1995. Prior to attending UNM, she studied painting at the Art Students League, New York City; School 33 in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore Maryland. Ryan has exibited throughout the United States including juried shows at the Providence Art Club in Rhode Island, the Art Center of Northern New Jersey, and Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, Illinois. From 2002 - 2007 she was represented by Bonner David Galleries in Scotsdale, Arizona. Her work is in private collections throughout the United States and Ireland. She currently lives and works in Pocatello, Idaho.