Kathryn Ryan is an acclaimed Australian painter whose work explores the nuanced interplay between landscape, memory, and light. Over a career spanning more than three decades, she has developed a distinctive approach to capturing the subtle atmospheres and emotional resonances of place, often reflecting on the landscapes of western Victoria and beyond.

Ryan is highly awarded, including multiple selections for the Wynne Prize and Salon des Refusés, as well as finalist positions in prominent national competitions such as the Paul Guest Prize, Fleurieu Art Prize, and the Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award. Her work has been acquired by significant public and private collections, including Parliament House, Artbank, Deakin University, and the RACV, as well as international collectors across the UK, UAE, US, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, and Finland.

Her solo exhibitions include Still Point at Nanda\Hobbs, Sydney (2023), Here and Now at Hamilton Gallery, VIC (2022–23), Rapture at The F Project Gallery, Warrnambool (2022), and The Way Home at Nanda\Hobbs, Sydney (2019), among many others. Ryan has also participated in extensive group exhibitions both nationally and internationally, contributing to projects in Norway, Abu Dhabi, and the UAE.

Publications documenting her work include Kathryn Ryan (Flinders Lane Gallery, 2018), a limited-edition monograph, and A Quiet Place, Survey 1995–2015 (Warrnambool Art Gallery, 2015). Her paintings have been celebrated for their contemplative quality, meditative light, and profound sensitivity to the natural environment, inviting viewers to engage with the quiet poetry of place.