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ryan david ahern
Ryan Ahern is an Australian contemporary painter and photographer. His work is primarily figurative and is marked by a dark, nostalgic and a subdued realism, reminiscent of 20th century Expressionism. He was born in Perth Australia and for the later part of his life has lived abroad, from far-eastern Siberia, to Borneo, to the Middle East. He often works from his Perth studio in Australia in the summer months and resides in Europe during the winter season.

Ryan is currently a life drawing instructor and former Artist-in-Residence at the Midland Junction Arts Centre (MJAC) and teaches art at various educational institutions. His work can be found in a variety of private collections and in public exhibitions. His launch and debut exhibition was held at the celebrated Orangery Gallery under gallerist, concert pianist and conductor Mark Coughlan in September 2020.

"My paintings are an exploration and extension of the way in which I see the world and it's inherent symbiotic relationships. The tension between light and darkness, hope and tragedy, beauty and contortion, order and chaos which forever intertwine as a unified melody. If it succeeds in becoming a true and authentic realisation of that tension then it has possibly transcended the point where words may suffice. Thus the more true the work, the more difficult it is to explain. The nearest I may come is to reference the narratives that define my existence and from where the desire and struggle to create originates."

"One's hope is that art may have something to say where words fail. It is a relentless pursuit of the transcendent."
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