“I feast on dreams, live in confusion, and sleep too many moments away.”
— Ran Mullins, from the graphic novel, Elephant Graveyards

Ran Mullins is an NYC-based American artist and entrepreneur who cares deeply about the elephants' plight.

1970: Born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

1985: Develops undiagnosed seizure disorder while living in Los Angeles, CA.

1988: Father David J. Mullins dies at age 42. Graduates from high school. Attends Art Academy of Cincinnati in the fall.

1989: Begins work at Mary R. Schiff Library, Cincinnati Art Museum.

1992: Receives Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Art Academy of Cincinnati. Begins work on Elephant Graveyards.

1993: First solo exhibition - in situ Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. Existence Solace: Sanity Threshold.

1994: Solo exhibition - Kraine Gallery, New York, NY. Elephant Graveyards Drawings.

1995: Moves to Greenwich Village with sculptor Gina Hartmann. Drawing printed in The New York Times Book Review. Returns to Cincinnati.

1996: Solo exhibition - Elephant Graveyards: Beyond Extinction at Chelsea Gallery. Paintings and Drawings. Leaves Cincinnati Art Museum in a publicly documented dispute with Director Barbara K. Gibbs. Receives support from Art Academy faculty and students and museum volunteers and curators. Solo exhibition - McDonough Museum of Art - Ran Mullins: Paintings and Works on Paper.

1997: Participates in group exhibitions nationwide. Founds Metaphor Studio.

1998: Solo exhibition - Southern Ohio Museum - Ran Mullins: Paintings and Works on Paper.

Exhibition of landscape paintings - Ten Songs from Eden with music by Rich Bitting and collages by Gina Hartmann.

Travels to England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales during a three-month sojourn researching ancient stone sites with his partner, artist Gina Hartmann.

1999: Antenna Arts Association granted Artist's residency in Cincinnati, OH.

Establishes Metaphor Studio in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH.

2000: Establishes iRhine community marketing initiative for Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH.

2006: Marries Suzanne Beane, purchases and renovates historic Langdon House in Columbia-Tusculum, Cincinnati, OH.

2009: Sells Metaphor Studio to Leapfrog Interactive.

2010: Founds Allegori.

2011: Founds Globili with Bill Donabedian.

2013: Is appointed CEO of Cleriti. Travels to Switzerland, Kenya, and Israel.

2015: Founds Relequint.

2017: Moves back to New York into Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

2021: Moves to Meatpacking District in Manhattan. Joins board as Secretary of NOoSPHERE Arts in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.