Biographical Information:
Born: New York City, 1957
Tony Ryder studied at the Art Student's League of New York, the New York Academy of Art, and at the Ecole Albert Defois, in France, with oil painter Ted Seth Jacobs. He was chosen by Mr. Jacobs to be his substitute at the New York Academy in 1986. He subsequently taught at the Art Student's League, and has since taught painting and drawing in France, and in many parts of the United States. His work is based on a synthesis of observation and traditional painting theory. He works exclusively from life. His teaching method combines class demonstrations with individual critiques.
Teaching

2003 - 2004
2003 - Present
1993 - Present
1994 - Present
1997 - 2003
2000 - Present
2001 - Present
2002 - 2003
1995 - 1996
1991 - 1992
1989 - 1991
1986 - 1990

Ryder Studio School, Santa Fe, NM
Studio Escalier, Argenton-Chateau, France
Seattle Academy of Fine Art (formerly Academy of Realist Art)
Valdes Art Workshops, Santa Fe, NM
Artisan, School of Fine Art, NM
Armory Art Center, W. Palm Beach, FL
BACAG, San Mateo, CA
Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Maui, HI
Water Street Atelier, Brooklyn, NY
Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, TX
Art Students League, New York, NY
New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

Exhibitions
2004
2004
1998 - 2004
1997 - 2004
1994 -1997
1995 -1996
1994
1990
1989
1989
1985
1984 -1987
1983 -1985
Jenkins-Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Andreeva Portrait Commissions and Gallery, Santa Fe, NM van de Griff/Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Valdes Art Workshops, Santa Fe, NM
Realist Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Fletcher, Santa Fe, NM
Museum of Realism, Lithuania
Ecole Albert Defois, Anjou, France
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Union League Club, New York, NY
New York Academy of Art, NY. NY
Art Student's League, New York, NY
Awards and Scholarships
1989
1985
1984 -1985
Salmagundi Club, Oil Painting
La Napoule Art Foundation, France
Art Students League, Merit Scholarship
Art Education
1987 -1989
1984 -1987
1985
1983 -1985
1975 -1976
Ecole Albert Defois, France
New York Academy of Art, NY
La Napoule Art Foundation, France
Art Student's League, New York, NY
Rhode Island School of Design, RI
Publications
February 2000 The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing,
Watson -Guptill.
Current Gallery Representation
  Jenkins-Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Andreeva Portrait Commissions and Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

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