MATT RYDER
CV
Born in Worcester, United Kingdom, 1981
Solo Shows
'Scape'
FN Designs, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, UAE - September 2018
‘Matt Ryder’
Brighton College, Abu Dhabi UAE, October 2013
Selected Group Shows
Emirates fine art society 37th annual show
Sharjah Art Museum, UAE - March 2021
Winter Collections 2020
Showcase gallery, Dubai, UAE - November 2020
'40 years on'
Majlis Gallery, Dubai, UAE - January 2020
'Life Happens Group show'
FN Designs, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai UAE - July 2019
Art in The open group exhibition
Wexford, Ireland - August 2016
Surfhouse Art Show
Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE - May 2016
Sikka Art Fair 2016
AlFahidi District, Dubai, UAE - April 2016
Capsule Arts Annual Group Show
Capsule Warehouse, Dubai, UAE - March 2015
RCA Secret Dubai
Art Dubai, Madinat, Dubai, UAE - March 2015
Sine Metu, Without Fear Group Exhibition
Raintree, Dubai, UAE - March 2015
Al Quoz Street Art Night
Al Quoz, Dubai, UAE - January 2014
Metamorphosis Exhibition
Brighton College, Abu Dhabi, UAE - February 2014
It’s All Square Illustration Exhibition
Curated by the Domino, The Jam Jar gallery, Dubai, UAE - April 2014
The Big picture
Pro Art gallery, Dubai, UAE - May 2014
Gibson Vision of Sound
Hard Rock, Dubai, UAE - September 2014
Capsule Arts Limited Edition print collection II
Al Quoz, Dubai, UAE - September 2014
Wild Things Illustration Exhibition
Curated by the Domino, FN Designs Gallery, Dubai, UAE - January 2013
Project Mega 2013
Dubai Mall & ME Comicon, Dubai, UAE - March 2013
DrawLab
Sikka Art Fair, Curated by Drawdeck, Al Fahidi Historical Area,
Dubai, UAE - March 2013
Permanent Exhibition of 30 Creative Intellectual Portraits
Jumeirah Creekside Hotel, Dubai, UAE - Ongoing
Capsule Arts Limited Edition Print Collection
Dubai, UAE - September 2013
Quoz Happens
Capsule Arts, Al Quoz, Dubai, UAE - November 2013
Press
International artist magazine - Feature article - Magnificent flora - October/November 2022
Fine Art Connoisseur - Five to watch - October - 2022
International artist magazine - Finalist feature - April/May 2022
International artist magazine - Back cover - June/July 2022
Fine Art Connoisseur - From mountains to museum in the Middle East
Fine Art connoisseur - 10 winning oil landscapes, collectors corner
Plein Air magazine – Featured artist “Painting the middle east” – January 2020
Outdoor painter – Changing perceptions of the Middle East, One painting at a time
The National – A brush with nature
Dutch art box - Featured artist
The National - Featured Artist, Studio Visit
Amor Magazine - Artist of the Month
Additional
Best landscape - Plein Air Salon August 2021
All fall down
Best floral - Plein Air Salon June 2021
'Harmony'
Best Nocturne, Sunrise Sunset - Plein Air Salon May 2021
"Hajar Sunset''
First place overall - Plein Air Salon January 2021
"Morning theatre'
Accepted as a member of The Emirates Fine Arts Society
September 2020
Guinness World Record
Largest glow in the dark painting
Ras al Khaimah, UAE - January 2017
8 Victorian Style Elephants
Commissioned For Permanent Display in "The Eloquent Elephant", Taj Hotel, Downtown, Dubai, UAE - March 2015
Famous Musicians Mural
Brighton College, Abu Dhabi, UAE - Janurary 2014
Samsung Offices Mural
Samsung, Dubai, UAE - 2014
Tiger Translate Mural work
Media One Hotel, Dubai, UAE - 2013
Al Ydar 140m Mural for Dubai Expo 2020 bid
FN designs, Dubai, UAE - October 2013
Famous Artist Mural
Brighton College Art Department, Abu Dhabi, UAE - October 2013
Live Mural and Painting Workshop
Yasalam, Abu Dhabi, UAE - October 2012