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Painter and teacher, born in London, son of the landscape and portrait artist Vivian D Ryan. Adrian Ryan studied at Architectural Association, 1938–9, and Slade School of Fine Art, 1939–40. He taught at Goldsmiths’ College School of Art, 1948–83. Over the years he painted in a variety of places, including Cornwall, France and Suffolk, being latterly based in London and Suffolk. As well as appearing in various mixed shows, including LG and RA, he had a number of one-man shows, starting with the first of a series at Redfern Gallery in 1943. Later solo exhibitions included University of West Virginia in 1978, Gallery 10 in 1980, a retrospective at The Minories, Colchester, 1985, another with the National Trust, 1994, and in 1996 a solo show at Eton College, which he had attended.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)


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