Ryan Derby is a self-taught Aquinnah Wampanoag artist whose work is deeply rooted in ancestral knowledge and inspired by the natural world.
His jewelry features stunning palettes of natural ivory, earthy neutrals, and brilliant shades of purple and orange.
Ryan’s paintings blend imagery of the sacred Gay Head cliffs with birch bark textures, alongside powerful depictions such as a Wendigo on canvas and an angler fish on buckskin—each piece a tribute to the beauty and mystery of nature.
