Ryan McGinley (b. Ramsey, NJ, USA, 1977) graduated in graphic design from Parsons School of Design, New York. He was the youngest ever artist to have a solo show at The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, with The Kids Are Alright (2003). Since then he has had museum exhibitions throughout the world including P.S. 1, New York (2004); Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León in León (2005); Kunsthalle Vienna, Vienna (2006); and FOAM Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam (2007). He lives and works in New York, NY.