Ryan is a Brighton based figurative and portrait artist who returned to creative ventures after a 15-year career in entertainment publicity.
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He completed a degree in Art & Design and Media Studies back in the late 90s in East Anglia.
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His portraiture and figurative work comes from a fascination with people and their emotional motivation, and he seeks to find the real person behind the face that we show to the world. ​​
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Through his work he seeks to find connection with people, hoping that they learn something about him and in turn learn something about themselves.
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“I’m not always interested in literal likeness when I paint a subject but in what gives a person their uniqueness. I love to paint something that brings joy to someone, and it really is my motivation to paint.”
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Ryan is a instinctive artist and buyer of art. If it makes him feel something he'll fall in love with it. His hope is that his work gives people that same visceral feeling.
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He works in his studio conveniently placed in the back garden, usually with his dog Daisy snoozing nearby.
Artist CV
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Exhibitions
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2026
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16 April
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Pheonix Art Space - 'Divinity', 'Fourth Wave' Art Collective Exhibition, Brighton.
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2025
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March
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Liberation Gallery (Brighton) - Exhibited as part of the 'Liberated: A Resident Artist Showcase.'
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March
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Liberation Gallery (Brighton) - Exhibiting as part of the 'Art in Bloom' exhibition.
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3-7 July
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'Hair Underground' Art Exhibition - Electric Hair, Brighton
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A selection of portraits from local Brighton based artists.
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9-14 September
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'Summer Open Show' - Anna Lovely Gallery, London
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2-6 October
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'Fourth Wave' Art Exhibition - Electric Hair, Brighton
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A selection of portraits from art collective 'Fourth Wave.'
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29 October- 29 November
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Memento Carne- Indelible Fine Art's first ever group show for Halloween. Brighton
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29 October- 29 November
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The Sussex Contemporary, Newhaven Town
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2024
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July
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Liberation Gallery (Brighton) - Exhibited as part of the 'Connection' exhibition
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November
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Liberation Gallery (Brighton) - Exhibited as part of the 'Conceal, Reveal' exhibition.
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2023
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January
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Paxton & Glew (Brighton) - Exhibited pieces from my collection
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April-June
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Paxton & Glew (Brighton) - Exhibited as part of the Galleries 'Home Grown' exhibition which was also part of the Artists Open Houses event in the area of Brighton and Hove.
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Competitions
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2025
Visual Artists Association - Artist of the Year (Long Listed)
2024
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Visual Artists Association - Artist of the Year (Long Listed)
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Education
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1992- 1998
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BA 2nd Class Hons - Art & Design/ Media Studies - University College Suffolk
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National Diploma in General Art and Design - University College Suffolk
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BTEC First Diploma in Design - University College Suffolk
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