The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery Eton: Artist Biography - RYAN MUTTER

It is Industry and in particular ship building where Ryan gets his inspiration from. Britain was once the industrial heartland of the world, and it was Glasgow where the shipbuilding was done. At the time of the First World War shipbuilding provided work for 70,000 men in more than 50 yards spread along 11 miles of quayside; if it went to sea, passenger ship or cargo vessel, the chances were it was built on the Clyde But today the Clyde sits empty, a shadow of its former self, with executive flats and empty waste ground dominating the landscape. This is what drives Ryan, he sees it as his personal mission to capture not only what was once there, but also the empty space left in the lives of the people who once worked there Edward Hopper, Anselm Kiefer, Claude Monet, Sir Muirhead Bone, Joseph Mallord William Turner are just some of the artists who Ryan has taken influence from. He sees every painting as a new challenge, where he can develop his technical ability and practice techniques used by the great masters. Take a close look at one of his paintings and you will the see the build up of numerous layers of oil paint and gesso that have been laid onto the canvas, scraped back, added to, and scraped back again. In repeating this process he creates a depth and engrained texture which evokes atmosphere, and nostalgia

AWARDS.

Glasgow School of Art BA Hons Awards 2009 City of Glasgow Award, RGI 148th Annual Exhibition 2009 1st Place East Ayrshire open art competition 2008 Fellowship award, RGI 147th Annual Exhibition 2007 The David Cargill Award, RGI 146th Annual Exhibition International

Collections

Geneva, Zurich, Vancouver, Belgium, Tasmania, Boston, Utrecht

Exhibitions 2009

Glasgow Art Club, spring exhibition The Gallery Troon, spring exhibition Glasgow Art Fair, with John Green gallery 121st Annual Paisley Art Institute exhibition John Green summer Exhibition Art in the city, summer exhibition Aspect Prize, Paisley East Ayrshire open art exhibition, 1st place award Glasgow art club, Fellowship award group exhibition Arteries Gallery Joint exhibition with Georgina McMaster John Green Autumn show The Affordable Art Fair Battersea Park London, with The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery Eton RGI 148th Annual Exhibition, Royal Glasgow Institute of The Fine Arts, Winner of City of Glasgow prize Paisley Art Institute 2009 drawing competition 2008 Kilnn opening exhibition, with Alex Salmond John Green, Glasgow art fair Arteries gallery, Glasgow show Art de caf, group show with Peter Howson and Frank Mcfadden Aspect Prize, Paisley Art Forum, Milngavie John Green Summer Show Tullamore heritage centre Ireland Arteries Gallery, secc Seagull gallery summer show, RGI 147th Annual Exhibition, Royal Glasgow Institute of The Fine Arts, Winner of the Fellowship award for Glasgow Art Club John Green, winter show Arteries winter show 2007 Art Exposure, the MacRoberts open Brave art Exhibition, Oban Arteries gallery, Glasgow show John Green, Glasgow Art Fair Art Exposure, Newcastle Art Fair Art Exposure summer show John Green, summer show Arteries gallery, summer show Brave art Exhibition, Glen Eagles Golf Course RSMA Royal Society of Marine Artists annual exhibition, The Mall Galleries London RGI 146th Annual Exhibition, Royal Glasgow Institute of The Fine Arts, Winner of The David Cargill Award John Green, winter show Arteries winter show 2006 Third Step Gallery, St Andrews Day Exhibition Off the wall gallery, Joint Exhibition with Craig Campbell Third Step Gallery, Joint Exhibition with Jamie O