Clive Ryder, Untitled, 2023, acrylic on canvas.

CLIVE RYDER

Local Bellevue resident for over 35 years, Ryder worked in residence to present his first solo exhibition of large-scale landscape paintings.

For close to 20 years he has captured the quintessential hues and forms of Western Australia, finding a connection to Country through memory, colour and creative practice. He explained, painting offered a respite from work in mining and farming across WA, from Marble Bar to Port Hedland, Telfer to Newman. Selecting a minimal palate of five colours and a simple studio set up, Ryder would “move the bed and tape the canvas to the wall” painting for a couple of hours each night.

Ryder is a self-taught painter and Noongar Yued Ballardong descendant of the Stolen Generation through his father renowned Carrolup artist, Cliff Ryder.

Ryder shared his story through meet the artist sessions held during MJAC's Open Day.