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Mark Ryden is a painter. Mark Ryden was born in Medford, Oregon, United States on January 20, 1963. That works out to 63 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Art Center College of Design.
My Take
Mark Ryden is one of those rare painters whose work I can recognize in a heartbeat. Those wide-eyed girls surrounded by meat, religious iconography, and pastel sweetness sit right on the line between adorable and deeply unsettling, and that tension is exactly why I keep coming back to him. Earning the title godfather of pop surrealism is no small thing, and the fact that he and his wife Marion Peck are crowned its king and queen feels poetic. Born in small-town Oregon, trained at Art Center, he built a singular universe. I admire how disciplined his technique is beneath all that strangeness.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mark Ryden
- Name (Japanese)
- マーク・ライデン
- Reading
- まーく・らいでん
- Born
- January 20, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Medford, Oregon, United States
- Occupation
- painter
2. Background
- University
- Art Center College of Design
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.markryden.com/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Ryden
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2616098
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Mark Ryden born?
Born January 20, 1963 (age 63).
Where is Mark Ryden from?
Mark Ryden is from Medford, Oregon, United States.
What does Mark Ryden do?
Mark Ryden works as painter.