Paul Ryan - Queen and Country

PAUL RYAN

Queen and Country

PAUL RYAN QUEEN AND COUNTRY 24 August – 11 September 2016

Cover image: Paul Ryan, Winter, 2016, oil on linen, 183 x 166cm Above: Paul Ryan, HM and Corgies, 2016, oil on linen, 153 x 102cm

Paul Ryan, Blue Betty, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122cm

Paul Ryan, Wintersun, 2016, oil on linen, 166 x 183cm

Paul Ryan, HM The Queen, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122cm

Paul Ryan, Winter, 2016, oil on linen, 183 x 166cm

Paul Ryan, Pink Queen, black gloves, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122cm

Paul Ryan, North Water, 2016, oil on linen, 166 x 183cm

Paul Ryan, Lemon Meringue Queen, 2016, oil on linen, 152 x 122cm

Paul Ryan, Day of the Triffids, 2016, oil on linen, 122 x 153cm

Paul Ryan, Tindersticks, 2016, oil on linen, 122 x 122cm

Paul Ryan, The green light of June, 2016, oil on linen, 122 x 122cm

Paul Ryan, Hope Mountain, 2016, oil on linen, 122 x 122cm

Paul Ryan, Subatomic particles of light, 2016, oil on linen, 122 x 122cm

Paul Ryan, The last sand dunes, 2016, oil on linen, 122 x 122cm

Paul Ryan, Austinmere April, Verso, 2016, oil on linen, 102 x 102cm

Paul Ryan, Stanwell, 2016, oil on linen, 122 x 122cm

From top: Paul Ryan, They Ain’t No Sunshine, 2016, oil on linen, 97 x 97cm; Paul Ryan, Little Austi, 2016, oil on linen, 97 x 97cm

Paul Ryan 1964 1973 1990

Born Auckland Arrived in Australia Bachelor of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 Queen and Country, Olsen Irwin, Sydney 2015 Birds of Wollongong, Olsen Irwin, Sydney 2014 Happy Days On The Leisure Coast, Olsen Irwin, Sydney 2013 Wild Colonial Boys, Olsen Irwin, Sydney 2012 Wild Colonial Boys Egg and Dart, Thirroul NSW 2012, 10, 08, 06 Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney 2010 No Country for Dreaming, Wollongong City Gallery 2010, 09 Michael Reid at Murrurundi 2010, 09 Clifton School of Arts 2005, 04, 03, 02, 01 Dickerson Gallery, Sydney 2003 , 02 Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne 2000 Queen Street Fine Art, Sydney 1997 Gallery 482, Brisbane 1996 Project, Wollongong 1990 , 89 DC Art, Sydney 1988 Galaxy Gallery, Balmain GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2013 Green Cathedral, Wollongong City Gallery 2011 BIG/small Rex Irwin Art Dealer, 2009 Heads, Rex Irwin Art Dealer 2008 Food For Thought, NG Gallery, Chippendale 2007 The Sea, Rex Irwin Art Dealer 2007 Land, Sea, Sky, Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne 07–08 Cuisine and Country, touring exhibition of regional art galleries 2006 The idea of the animal, RMIT 1990-2008 Important works on paper, Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney SELECTED PRIZES 2015 Winner - Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize, Lismore NSW Finalist – Archibald Prize, AGNSW Finalist – Moran Prize 2014 Finalist – Archibald Prize, AGNSW Runner Up – Mosman Art Prize

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Finalist – Moran Prize Winner – The Bay of Fires art prize, TAS Finalist – Sulman Prize, AGNSW Finalist – Fleurieu Landscape Prize, McLaren Vale, SA Finalist – Mosman Prize, Sydney Finalist – Tattersalls Art Prize, Brisbane Finalist – Blake Prize, Sydney Finalist – Fishers Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Semi-finalist – Doug Moran Portrait Prize Winner – Geelong Contemporary Art Prize, Geelong Finalist – The Archibald Prize, AGNSW Finalist – The Sulman Prize, AGNSW Finalist – The Rick Amor Drawing Prize, Ballarat Finalist – The Redlands Prize, NAS gallery Sydney Finalist – The Gallipoli Prize, Gallipoli Memorial Club Finalist – The Alice Prize, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs Semi-finalist – The Doug Moran Portrait Prize, State Library NSW Finalist – The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, Adelaide Museum Finalist – The Kogarah Art Prize, Kogarah NSW Commended – The Waverly Art Prize, Waverly NSW Finalist – The Wynne Prize AGNSW Finalist – The Tattersall’s Prize, Brisbane Finalist – Fishers Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Finalist – Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery Honourable Mention – Paddington Art Prize, Paddington Finalist – Kedumba Prize, Wentworth Falls Finalist – Doug Moran Portrait Prize, Sydney Finalist – NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize, Sydney Winner – The Paddington Prize, Sydney Winner – The Norvil Prize, Murrurundi Finalist – Fishers Ghost Prize, Campbelltown Regional Gallery Finalist – Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery Finalist – Tattersall’s Prize, Brisbane Finalist – The Archibald prize, AGNSW Finalist – The Wynne prize, AGNSW Finalist – The Sulman prize, AGNSW Commended – Tattersall’s prize, Brisbane Finalist – Fishers ghost prize, Campbelltown Regional Gallery Finalist – Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, State Library NSW Finalist – Archibald prize, AGNSW

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Finalist – Woollahra small sculpture prize, Woollahra Finalist – Bowral sculpture prize, Bowral Finalist – NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize, Sydney Finalist – Archibald prize AGNSW Finalist – Wynne prize AGNSW Commended – Mosman Prize, Mosman Art Gallery Commended – Tattersall’s Prize, Brisbane Finalist – Paddington Art Prize, Sydney Finalist – The Archibald Prize, AGNSW Finalist – The Wynne prize, AGNSW Finalist – The Sulman prize, AGNSW Finalist – Art on the Rocks, Sydney Finalist – The Archibald prize, AGNSW Finalist – The Sulman prize, AGNSW Finalist – The Mosman prize, Mosman Art Gallery Finalist – Art on the Rocks, Sydney Finalist – The Archibald prize, AGNSW Winner – Northern Exposure Prize, Thirroul Winner – Mount Kembla Prize, MT Kembla Finalist – Fleurieu Landscape Prize, McLaren Vale SA Finalist – Mosman Prize, Mosman Art Gallery Finalist – Art on the rocks, Sydney Finalist – Salon de refuses, SH Ervin gallery Finalist – Art on the Rocks, Sydney Finalist – Mosman prize, Mosman Art Gallery Winner – John Copes Prize, Bowral Winner – St Mary’s School Prize, Wollongong Winner – Thirroul Prize, Thirroul Finalist – Archibald Prize, AGNSW Commended – Norvil Prize, Murrurundi Finalist – Mornington Peninsular Works on Paper, Vic Finalist – Salon de Refuses, SH Ervin gallery Finalist – The Archibald prize, AGNSW Finalist – The Sulman prize AGNSW

COLLECTIONS Wollongong regional art gallery Wollongong University collection Artbank National and international private collections

Paul Ryan, Corgie, 2016, oil on linen, 61 x 71cm

PAUL RYAN QUEEN AND COUNTRY 24 August – 11 September 2016 View full exhibition and price list here.

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