Liam Matthew Dye (b.1985) is a contemporary Western painter whose work explores the relationship between place, memory, and time. Working primarily in oil, Dye draws inspiration from the landscapes and experiences of the American West, combining observation with imagination to create paintings that feel both familiar and dreamlike. His work focuses less on photographic representation and more on capturing the atmosphere, emotion, and memory associated with a place. Through light, color, and atmosphere, Dye invites viewers to experience landscapes not simply as locations, but as places remembered, imagined, and felt.

• 2026 - Hidden in the Hills Studio 25

• 2026 – Phippen Museum 52nd Annual Western Art Show and Sale

• 2026 – The Scottsdale Artists League 2nd Annual Statewide Exhibition

• 2026 – Western Art Collector Magazine, March Issue

• 2025 – T.H. Brennen Fine Art 2nd Annual 12x12 Holiday Show

• 2025 – Mountain Oyster Club, 56th Annual Contemporary Western Art Show & Sale

• 2025 – Art in the Pines: 6th Annual Prescott Plein Air Festival

• April 2025 – First Place, Scottsdale Artists’ League Inaugural Statewide Exhibition

• 2025 – Western Art Collector Magazine, January Issue

• 2025 – Scottsdale Artist School Best & Brightest Juried Show – 2nd Place Portrait Award

• 2024 – Scottsdale Artist School Best & Brightest Juried Show

• 2023 – Recipient, Arizona Plein Air Painters People’s Choice Award

• 2023 – Arizona Plein Air Painters Solon Exhibition at Scottsdale Artist School Juried Show

• 2022 – Scottsdale Artist School Best & Brightest Show

• 2017–2021 – Scottsdale Artist School Atelier

• 2015 – Bachelor of Arts, Walsh University