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Ryan Schneider was born in Indianapolis, IN and holds a BFA from The Maryland Institute College of Art. His work is held in public and private collections worldwide, including Palm Springs Museum of Art, CA, US; the Xiao Museum of Contemporary Art, Rizhao, China; the Hall Art Foundation; the Marquez Family Collection; and the Capital One Collection. Recent solo exhibitions include The Pit, Los Angeles, CA (2022); Almine Rech Gallery, Tribeca, New York (2024).  Schneider’s work was featured in “After Picasso: Infinite Modernism” at Almine Rech Gallery London, in 2023. His first European solo institutional exhibition will occur at Les Musées de la Citadelle in Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France, in 2025. Among other publications, his work has been reviewed or featured in Frieze, The New Yorker, Art in America, The Brooklyn Rail, Juxtapoz, Artforum, and The Paris Review. Schneider lives and works in Joshua Tree, California.

Schneider's oil pigment sculptures and canvases take inspiration from the stark beauty of the California desert, with its vast expanses and dramatic rock formations, along with primitive spiritual objects and German Expressionism, an artistic movement that emphasized emotional expression and the use of bold colors and distorted forms. His open-air desert studio provides daily encounters with nature, which he translates into simple forms using the foundational tools of his painting practice. The artist balances control and chance, allowing the materials to shape their own destiny. This approach results in works that are both intentional and spontaneous, reflecting the artist's willingness to surrender to the creative flow. His brightly colored and raw material works prioritize emotional expression over realistic representation, offering the viewer a joyful and visceral experience.