Ryan Jenkins: Artist, Educator, Sr. Video Engineer, Technical Director

  Ryan Jenkins is a Senior Video Engineer at EMPAC, the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center.  A 2016 graduate of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Masters in Fine Arts program, his work focuses on multimedia installation, sculpture, and filmmaking. Working on the cutting edge of video and performance technology since 2008, Ryan has had the opportunity to work with over 200 artists producing and developing their work.  Due to his varied responsibilities, Ryan has a broad understanding of all facets of production and post production and is a valuable asset in any new media environment. Ryan also has spent the last 6 years as an adjunct professor teaching Digital Media and Art classes at Hudson Valley Community College.

From EMPAC's Website:
  "EMPAC—The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is where the arts, sciences, and technology meet under one roof and breathe the same air. Four exceptional venues enable audiences, artists, and researchers to inquire, experiment, develop, and experience the ever-changing relationship between our senses, technology, and the worlds we create around us. EMPAC is an icon of the New Polytechnic, a new paradigm for cross-disciplinary research and education at Rensselaer."

Recent Press:
L.A. Times :: L.A. Dance Chronicle :: The Stranger (Seattle)