About Ryan Kelln

Ryan Kelln is a Toronto software artist. He builds installations and experiences: a talking bowl of sand becomes a map of human habitation; a fire spirit listens to stories and transports you into them; AI co-creates on stage with musicians and dancers. He imagines futures where intelligence of all kinds flourishes together.

Over 25 years, he’s created video games, interactive media, and live performances. Creo Animam (2015) was his first concert to investigate the impact of digital intelligences. Coding Chaos (2019), Transmigrations (2023), and Neural Ballet (2024) continued exploring a deeper collaboration with AI. Covenant (2026) proposes a treaty between existing and emerging intelligences. He keeps a daily art practice, Image-a-Day (2009-) that documents his life and connects him to his family.

The tools he builds are shared freely, because the code shaping culture ought to be open to inspection and free to build upon. His work is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.

Kelln curates exhibitions (When All Dreams Come True, Entangled Dimensions), sits on the board of InterAccess, and mentors artists and teaches AI workshops so others can build and question what they use.