[1][2][3] McNamara has held performances and exhibitions at Art Basel,[4] The High Line,[5] Dallas Symphony Orchestra,[6] The Whitney Museum, MoMA P.S.1,[7] and The Kitchen amongst other places.
Davy, and Paul Sepuya attended BOFFO, a queer arts and performance residency on Fire Island founded by architect Faris Saad Al-Shathir.
[21][22] Curated by Piper Marshall, McNamara's 2015 show, "Gently Used," repurposed costumes from previous performances and gallery lighting into campy and ambitious sculptural and time-based works.
[14] Later that same year, McNamara collaborated with musician Dev Hynes for a one night-only performance, "Dimensions," that fused dance, soul, and opera into a kaleidoscopic meditation at the Perez Art Museum.
The piece, titled "Ryan McNamara Presents: Back to School," rooms and viewing spaces were emptied out and turned into classrooms; performers acted as teachers, administrators, goths, preps, jocks, and cheerleaders.
For the piece, McNamara collaborated with nine contemporary dancers, including Reid Bartelme, Jason Collins, Dylan Crossman, Fana Fraser, John Hoobyar, Kyli Kleven, Sigrid Lauren, Mickey Mahar, and Brandon Washington.
Steiner, Cajsa von Zeipel, Kia LaBeija, Matthew Leifheit, Nicole Eisenman, Paul Sepuya, Raúl de Nieves, and Wolfgang Tillmans amongst many others.
[30] McNamara has a range of influences including dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham, composer John Zorn, artist Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, the Internet, New York's club kids, ballet, SAGE, science fiction, and more.