Richard Ahnert
TORONTO
Richard Ahnert is an award-winning artist best known for painting anthropomorphic characters that explore intimate, emotional narratives of contemporary life. Full of depth and luminosity, his incredibly naturalistic works draw on classical storytelling with satirical twists, setting moods that are at once playful and solemn, epic and lighthearted, mirroring the complexity of what it means to be human (and animal) in the world today.
Ahnert studied Technical Illustration and Graphic Design at York University and Seneca College. His work is exhibited and collected around the world and has been heavily featured in print and digital publications. Ahnert began showing with Arch Enemy Arts in 2017 and celebrated his first solo feature in 2023.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:​​
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"CREATURE OF HABIT" (September 2023)
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"DATE NIGHT" (February 2021)
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* Upcoming scheduled solo in June 2026
Catalog of works.
Below is a list of all works from solo and group exhibitions. Any pieces marked with a red dot have been sold.
"Fifty" (2023) oil on canvas 18" x 24" $2200 USD
"Full Moon Hoodies" (2022) oil on canvas 12" x 16" framed to 13.5" x 17.5" $1100 USD
"The Fourth" (2017) oil on Cotton Duck Canvas Rigid Panel 24 x 24" framed to 26 x 26" $2,400 USD
"Port of Call" (2020) oil on canvas 25.7" x 20" x 1.5" (framed) $2000 USD
"Windmaker" (2023) oil on canvas 30" x 24" $3600 USD
"Too Close" (2023) oil on canvas 14" x 18 $1250 USD
"Tools of The trade" (2023) oil on canvas 20" x 16" framed to 22" x 18" (in vintage frame) $1900 USD
"Dog Days" (2018) oil on canvas 16 x 16" framed to 18 x 18" $980 USD
"Snack Attack" (2023) oil on canvas 16" x 20" $1650 USD
"River Break" (2023) oil on canvas 18" x 24" $2200 USD
"Rough Night" (2023) oil on canvas 18" x 24" $2200 USD
"Sail On" (2023) oil on canvas 14" round $960 USD
"No Good" (2023) oil on canvas 30" x 40" $5900 USD
"One More Smoke" (2021) oil on canvas 8" x 10" SOLD
"Ritual" (2021) oil on canvas 12" x 16" SOLD
"Call Waiting" (2021) oil on canvas 20" x 16" SOLD
"Last Train" (2021) oil on canvas 12" x 16" SOLD
"Birds & Bees" (2021) oil on canvas 8" x 10" SOLD
"Air Raid" (2022) oil on canvas 18" x 24" framed $2200 USD