A man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a light-colored, open button-down shirt stands outdoors next to an easel with a landscape painting. The background shows desert terrain with cacti and mountains under a partly cloudy sky.
A person wearing a sun hat, black T-shirt, and jeans standing outdoors in a desert landscape with a large saguaro cactus, bushes, and mountains in the background. The person is near a portable easel or stand.
Painting of a cowboy with a mustache wearing a large tan hat and a red shirt, set against a background featuring a pink landscape, blue sky, and a full moon.

Liam Matthew Dye

B. 1985 artist Liam Matthew Dye creates paintings that explore the relationship between place, memory, and the passage of time. Rooted in the traditions of Western art while shaped by a contemporary sensibility, his work captures the quiet atmosphere and emotional resonance of the American West through landscapes, figures, and moments of everyday life.

Drawing inspiration from both direct observation and personal experience, Dye’s paintings seek to preserve fleeting moments and evoke a sense of connection and reflection. His work bridges the enduring heritage of traditional Western painting with a modern approach to composition, mood, and storytelling and honoring the past while offering a fresh perspective for contemporary collectors.

  • 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

Featured in Western Art Collector January 2025

Issue #209

January 2025
Inside: Coors Show • State of the Art: Arizona • The Contemporary West• Taylor Crisp

 

On the Cover:  Amery Bohling, Weathered Silhouettes, oil, 40 X 40 in. Available at Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery.  

Collage of magazine covers and articles featuring Arizona art and landscapes, including paintings of cowboy and western scenes, a sculpture of a horse, and a scenic view of the Grand Canyon.
Newspaper article titled "Gilbert artist appears in new gallery show" featuring artist Liam Matthew Dye standing next to a painting of a horse and rider in a room with shelves of art supplies.

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