Paul Ryan

\ 2018 Wynne Prize Finalist - Highly Commended

1964, Auckland
Lives and works in Thirroul, NSW

Artist's CV

Paul Ryan’s powerful swaths of colour and texture on canvas, coupled with compositional brilliance has seen him become one of the most sought after contemporary painters in the country. 

Ryan has an intrinsic love of the landscape. He is willing to discuss in paint uncomfortable moments in our shared history as part of the process of developing a stronger society.  His evocative technique has influenced a generation of artists. He is an artist who never shies away from experimentation in his practice. In 2015 a multi-panelled portrait of actor Noah Taylor cemented his place as an agent provocateur in Australian painting. The inclusion of this work in that year's Archibald Prize marked a shift in the methodology of judging Australia's leading portrait prize. He has been a finalist 13 times in the coveted Archibald Prize, five times in the Wynne and six times in the Sulman Prize. 

He has been a finalist in several other art prizes and is represented in many important public collections including: Mosman Art Gallery, Wollongong Regional Art Gallery, Wollongong University Collection, Artbank, Manly Art Gallery, Lismore Regional Gallery, Geelong Regional Gallery and numerous Australian private collections.

Paul Ryan - Wild Colonial Boy from Sean O'Brien on Vimeo.

 

\ Artworks

Banks and Wattle

2019 \ Oil on linen \ 210 x 190cm

SOLD

Coal Coast Jungle

2022 \ Oil on linen \ 102 x 92cm

Coledale convict

2022 \ Oil on linen \ 102 x 92cm

Colonial and palms

2022 \ Oil on linen \ 138 x 122cm

Harlequin, Coledale

2022 \ Oil on linen \ 102 x 92cm

Meat, After Rembrandt

2018 \ Oil on linen \ 183 x 199cm

Palm Coast Rosella, Wombarra

2022 \ Oil on linen \ 102 x 92cm

SOLD

Ping Pong Summer 4

2019 \ Oil on found obect \ 25.5 x 14.5 x 2cm

Ping Pong Summer 8

2019 \ Oil on found object \ 27 x 16 x 2cm

Rosella red and green

2022 \ Oil on linen \ 102 x 92cm

SOLD

Safe Harbour III

2021 \ Oil on linen \ 102 x 92cm

Strider

2022 \ Oil on linen \ 138 x 122cm

SOLD

Study lost colonial

2022 \ Oil on linen \ 102 x 92cm

Take me to the river

2022 \ Oil on linen, framed \ 76 x 64cm

SOLD

The giant, study

2022 \ Oil on linen, framed \ 104.5 x 94cm

Unmoored

2022 \ Oil on linen \ 102 x 92cm

SOLD

We saw an irregular shimmer moving through that plain

2022 \ Oil on linen, framed \ 136 x 126cm

SOLD

Yeah the boys

2018 \ Oil on linen \ 137x122cm \ Finalist, 2018 Mosman Art Prize

SOLD

landscape with botanist

2020 \ Oil on linen \ 138 x 122cm

\ News

NH Event

BLINK AND YOU MISSED IT — VIEW CATALOGUE

13 December 2022

In this collection are available artworks from this year’s solo gallery program; some that were not released at the time—all great examples from our talented stable.

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\ Exhibitions featuring Paul Ryan

Landscape and Memory

Group Exhibition

2 September — 23 September 2023

Paul Ryan

THE ISLAND

18 October — 5 November 2022

SMALL WORKS SALON

Group Exhibition

14 August — 28 August 2021

Paul Ryan

South by Southwest

22 June — 10 July 2021

9 x 5"

Group Exhibition

22 January — 6 February 2021

PLACE

Group Exhibition

21 January — 6 February 2021

Paul Ryan

South Pacific

6 February — 22 February 2020

SPRING SHOW

Group Exhibition

10 September — 15 September 2019

Postcards From Twin Peaks

Paul Ryan & James Drinkwater

13 June — 29 June 2019

Landscape Obscura

Group Exhibition

21 February — 9 March 2019

Summer Exhibition

Group Exhibition

6 December 2017 — 20 January 2018

Paul Ryan

The Colonies

26 October — 11 November 2017

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