Ego-trippin' zombie. From thee underground. In reference to. Scentless Apprentice. In Utero. Nirvana.

Ryan "R. Thies" Thies triumphantly emerged from the womb approximately thirty years ago... clutching a crude drawing utensil crafted from... PLACENTA REMNANTS!!! Although 'born' in San Angelo, Texas, Ryan is actually – an extraterrestrial hominid from an undisclosed location in the Andromeda galaxy! From an early age, Ryan aspired to write about himself in the third person. He found that the best way to nurture this desire was to become an artist and write an impressive biography, like so many artists do. [Playful sarcasm alert!]

Artist weirdo by day... Thies not only found it liberating to write about himself in the third person, but also to write about himself in the third person...talking about himself in the third person. In fact, Ryan once stated, "That R. Thies fellow... some say he's an artist, a demigenius of sorts, but I say he's just a goofy, quantum weiner head! Highly ambitious and ridiculously good-looking, R. Thies has organized or participated in 113 exhibitions since 2002. In addition to shows around San Marcos and the Austin area, he has exhibited around Dallas and Fort Worth...even had a couple shows outside of Texas; in Oregon, New York and also on Neptune! Thies spent some time in college, yes, working on a Bachelor's in Studio Art (Painting) at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. Wary of an impending success that had the potential to adversely affect his status as a hip, underground artist, Ryan withdrew from TWU and chilled out on the art show thing to pursue a less promising career as a gas station clerk. And to focus more on animation and being awesome! Mainly known for his strange, suggestive and semi-psychedelic cartoon art, very few people know that he was the first person to tame a double-sided dolphin and ride it across the Atlantic Ocean to England. Duh! Store clerk by night.