Ryan Annett artist homepage featuring an expressive black, gold, yellow, red and blue abstract painting.

Ryan Annett — Canadian contemporary artist

Between darkness and light, I paint what I feel.

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Selected works · Two worlds

Paintings born from
feeling, not explanation.

From intuitive abstraction to the quiet, storybook world of Blueberry Borough, each body of work begins in emotion and becomes a place the viewer can enter.

The Observers

Five hundred small beings, each drawn from the marks, texture and feeling inside one original painting. Choose what you feel, then meet the Observer waiting there.

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Books by Ryan Annett

Stories from a
gentler world.

Step into Blueberry Borough Farm through Ryan’s illustrated stories—quiet adventures about courage, belonging, friendship and finding light.

01 · Picture book

Geo Critters Christmas

A gentle winter story about friendship, kindness and the light we share with one another.

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02 · Picture book

The Thistlewicks

A heartwarming Blueberry Borough tale of love, healing and the comfort of finding where you belong.

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03 · Picture book

The Faverolles

A Blueberry Borough Farm Tale following Axel, a young Faverolles rooster learning courage, self-acceptance and the value of his own voice.

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04 · Coloring book

The Crystal of Peggy’s Cove

A calming, screen-free Geo Critters adventure filled with animals, imagination and pages to make your own.

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Visit Ryan’s Amazon author page ↗Explore the Blueberry Borough storybook archive →

Artist statement

“I paint the things that are difficult to put into words—the pressure, the movement, the moments when darkness pushes in and light still finds a way through.”

Ryan Annett

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Selected recognition

Internationally exhibited

Italy · Canada · Scotland

Indonesia · United States

Three museum exhibitions

Charity work supporting Mount Sinai Children’s Hospital, NYC

Over $200K in cryptocurrency art sales

Featured by The Beatrix Potter Society ↗

In the press

Artist
Showcase

Ryan Annett was featured in The Art Gallery e-mag, in a profile exploring his mixed-media practice and early creative journey.

Ryan Annett Artist Showcase feature in The Art Gallery e-mag.
The Art Gallery e-mag · Artist Showcase
Ryan Annett and fellow artist at the 2022 disability arts collective gallery show, photographed by CTV News Atlantic.

CTV News Atlantic · 2022

New Brunswick’s disability arts collective holds its first gallery showing.

Ryan was featured by CTV News Atlantic during the collective’s first gallery exhibition.

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Collectors · galleries · collaborations

Live with the work.

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