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Keyth Ryden (born March 4, 1953) is an American visual artist.

Work
Ryden's surrealistic art style is reflective of his taste in such as cartoons and pulp art.

Life
Keyth Ryden grew up in California and for his first two years in high school attented a school in Castro Valley. While in high school, he was assigned to do a report on Surrealism in art class. This would change his artistic style forever as it opened up an entirely forgeign and new world to him. Later on in his high school career he had an art teacher who helped him completely revolutionize his style, teaching him technique and giving him inspiration.

Ryden changed his name from Keith to Keyth in 1977 for "numberoligical reasons" and to differentiate himself from his father's first name.

Ryden took up the theremin in 2003 and created a band called Ken the Magic Corner God. With his theremin, and Josh Mcleod on keyboard, they have recorded one studio album. Their most famous performance was with Mark Mothersbaugh as Booji Boy singing the DEVO song "U Got Me Bugged".

Keyth is the older brother of famous visual artist Mark Ryden.

Ryden now lives in Martinez, California.

Career
He created Keyth Ryden Visual in the 1970s, which was later changed to Keyth Ryden Kreations, or KRK. This, in turn, would become his nickname. He is currently contemplating changing it to Glob Studios.

Ryden curated his first art show in Phoenix, Arizona called "The Panelists" in early 2009.

Keyth has done lots of work for the band DEVO. He appears annually at the band's "DEVOtionals" held in Cleveland, Ohio. He also did the cover art for the band's Recombo DNA release.

Solo Exhibitions

 * 1999 "Art for Mutants", 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, California.
 * 2003 "Atomic Glob", Ox-Op Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota.
 * 2004 "The Gallery Art of KRK Ryden Tour", Perhillion Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona.
 * 2005 "The Atomic Family", Screen Arts Gallery, St. Augustine, Florida.
 * 2005 "Globoid Fun", Safari Sam's, Hollywood, California.
 * 2006 "The Devonian Art of KRK Ryden", Asterisk Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio.
 * 2007 "The Cosmic Glob Show", Harold Golen Gallery, Miami, Florida.
 * 2008 "Globoid Fun", Rabbit Hole Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia.

Two-Man Shows

 * 2002 "The Glob Farmers" with Attaboy, Culture Cache, San Francisco, California.
 * 2003 "Untitled Show" with Attaboy, Blink Gallery, Portland, Oregon.
 * 2003 "Splat!" with Anthony Ausgang, Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica.
 * 2006 "Dos Mutatos" with Mark Mothersbaugh, RVCA, Huntington Beach, California.

Group Shows

 * Swear Bear Show
 * The Kramps Show
 * Age of Aquarius
 * Bowling Pin Show
 * Rat Fink Show
 * Living Dead Show
 * Visual Subversion
 * A Day in the Life of an Artist
 * The Sci-Fi Western Show
 * 1988 Group Show
 * CBGB Gallery
 * Crybaby Gallery
 * Peterson Museum
 * New York Gallery
 * Pop Gallery
 * The Shooting Gallery
 * 1988 Gallery

Curated Shows

 * 2009, "The Panelists", The Pravus Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona.