PUBLIC ART
2024
Upwards & Onwards, Mural for BMO x STEPS Initiative, Alliston, ON
2023
Flowing Together, Mural for the City of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON
Community Play, Mural for Lowertown Community Association, Ottawa, ON
Along the River, Mural for Home Hardware x BGC, Cornwall, ON
Serve, Honour, Remember, Digital Mural for BMO x STEPS Initiative, Ottawa, ON
Corso Italia, Mural for the Preston St BIA, Ottawa, ON
2022
Real Food, Real Choice, Murals for Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
Our Nature, Community Mural for the Blackburn Hamlet Community Association, Ottawa, ON
2021
Nature Flows Through Us, Mural on panels for the Montfort Health and Wellness Sector, Ottawa, ON
Through the Greens, Mural for Pure Organic Spa, Cornwall, ON
Sunset in Centretown, Mural for LIV/CLV Properties, Ottawa, ON
Take Me Higher, Mural for the Kerr Village BIA, Oakville, ON
A World of Colour, Community mural for the Blackburn Hamlet Community Association, Ottawa, ON
Shape Takes Flight, Mural for Menkes/Fiera Aerocentre, Toronto, ON
Big City Vibes, Mural for the Co. Lab, Cornwall, ON
2020
Microcosm, Sculptural Installation for the City of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
East End Bridges to Art, Series of Underpass Murals for StreetARToronto, Toronto, ON
2019
Building Community, Mural for PIPSC, Ottawa, ON
A Place to Grow, Mural for the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Untitled, Mural for Best Western Plus Downtown Suites, Ottawa, ON
Looking Forward, Mural for St. Nicholas Adult High School, Ottawa, ON
2018
Together We Grow, Mural for the York Eglinton BIA, Toronto, ON
Untitled, Mural for the Manotick BIA, Ottawa, ON
Untitled, Mural for the Wellington West BIA, Ottawa, ON
2017
Respect!, Mural for the Banff Avenue Community House, Ottawa, ON
Untitled, Mural for Beau's Oktoberfest, Vankleek Hill, ON
Untitled, Mural for Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
Untitled, Mural for the Glebe BIA, Ottawa, ON
Untitled, Mural for GarGar Festival, Penelles, Spain
2016
Untitled, Mural for Beau's Oktoberfest, Vankleek Hill, ON
Untitled, Mural for Makerspace North, Ottawa, ON
More than a Waterway: Celebrating the Significance of the Rideau Canal, Mural for the City of Ottawa Underpass Program, Ottawa, ON
Untitled, Mural for the Bellevue Community Centre, Ottawa, ON
How Does Science Inspire?, Mural for the Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, ON
2015
Untitled, Mural for Walls Project, Shoreditch, London, England
Untitled, Mural for La Postiza Residency Program, La Cueva, Spain
2013
En Plein Air, Mural for Nuit Blanche Ottawa-Gatineau, Ottawa, ON
Untitled, Mural for NXNE Art, The Cameron House, Toronto, ON
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2015
This Is Us Now, Trinity Gallery & Karsh-Masson Gallery, Ottawa, ON
From Something To Nothing, Platform Gallery & Studios, Ottawa, ON
2014
4x4 & a little more, Hashtag Gallery, Toronto, ON
125 Years of the Arts, Paradigm[e] Gallery, Ottawa, ON
2013
Objects and Things, Platform Gallery & Studios, Ottawa, ON
Plein Air, Nuit Blanche Ottawa-Gatineau, Ottawa, ON
NXNE: Art, The Cameron House, Toronto, ON
2011
Flux: uOttawa Grad Exhibition, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
2010
Fresh Paint / New Construction, Art Mûr, Montreal, QC
Vertigo, Gallery 115, Ottawa, ON
EDUCATION
2011
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
RESIDENCIES
2015
Transmutation, La Postiza Artist Centre, La Cueva, Spain
COLLECTIONS
City of Ottawa Public Art Collection
University of Ottawa Faculty of Arts Permanent Collection
BIBLIOGRAPHY
10 murals around Ottawa worth seeing, 613Artbeat, Ottawa Beat, Ottawa, ON, January 18, 2019
Building a career as a muralist no easy task, Lynn Saxberg, Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, ON, December 22, 2018
A Coffee With… Ryan Smeeton, Mario Carlucci, Chic Magazine Par Le Germain: 76
New mural a nod to Kitchissipi history, Andrea Tomkins, Kitchissipi Times, Ottawa, ON, June 6, 2018
Finishing Touch, Julie Oliver, The Ottawa Sun, Ottawa, ON, May 31, 2018: 5
Le Germain X Romeo’s: The Creation of a Work of Art, Clarah Germain, Le Germain Blog, May 16, 2018
New Murals Honour Canal's Rich History, Alex Parsons, Centretown News, Ottawa, ON, November 3, 2016: 7
Art Under the Bridge, Haley Ritchie, Metro Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, October 7, 2016: 6
Ryan Smeeton is Larger Than Life, Andrea Stokes, Kitchissippi Times, Ottawa, ON, June 9, 2016: 8-9
Picture Perfect Painting, Ottawa Sun. Ottawa, ON, May 27, 2016: 10
Exposition de peinture : Entre déconstruction de l’image et processus de creation, Samuel Lafontaine, La Ratonde, Ottawa, ON, February 2, 2015
#goodthingsottawa Blogger’s Exhibit Showcases Local Talent, Amanda Wondmeneh, Centretown News. Ottawa, ON, October 24, 2014: 10
uOttawa Talks: Ryan Smeeton, CHUO FM. June 27, 2013
Artist Profile: Ryan Smeeton, Amanda Spadafora, Herd Magazine, Issue 1, 2012: 18-21
Visual Arts: Ryan Smeeton, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Arts Undergraduate Programs Guide 2013-2015: 56
Ryan Smeeton: Artistic Spotlight, Lee Jones, The Fashion Press, Issue 3, 2012: 13
Ryan Smeeton, University of Ottawa Visual Arts Graduates, Flux (catalogue) 2011: 7, 68-9
Fresh Paint/New Construction, Mike Patten, Art Mûr (catalogue) 2010: 11