Ryan Filchak is a Lexington-based arts and culture writer and critic. Originally from Versailles, KY, Filchak studied English and Education at Transylvania University (KY) and later earned his Master of Arts in Art History and Visual Studies at the University of Kentucky. A regular contributor to THE SEEN and Newcity Art, his work has also appeared in Vice, Burnaway, The Smudge, Boom Saloon and Amadeus Magazine.