Roger Ridley (b. 1996, New York City) is an internationally collected multidisciplinary fine artist, composer, and executive producer operating at the vanguard of contemporary visual art, live music, and immersive theater. Commanding five-figure valuations on the primary market, Ridley’s practice bridges the tactile intimacy of blue-chip studio craftsmanship with the architectural scale of live, multi-sensory production.

Rooted in inquiries of psychology, physics, and technology, Ridley’s visual language spans acrylic painting, large-scale charcoal drawing, intricate crosshatching, textiles, and real-time parametric projection mapping. Set within futuristic, ethereal landscapes, his work moves fluidly between bold public installations and meticulously layered studio pieces that weave together newsprint, fabric, pigment, and code. Across mediums, Ridley examines the meta-human condition and the evolving friction between human consciousness, technology, and contemporary culture.

Equally accomplished as a musician and composer, Ridley writes and performs original acoustic guitar scores that serve as the architecture for his live installations. On stage, he dissolves the boundary between creator and work, frequently transitioning mid-performance from executing live acoustic compositions to rendering monumental paintings in real time alongside contemporary ballet, classical strings, and generative visual environments.

Expanding beyond the static canvas, Ridley is the founder and executive producer of Midnight Muse, an avant-garde production house that has rapidly evolved into one of New York City’s most sought-after cultural movements and modern day happenings. With a streak of five consecutive sold-out productions, Ridley has transformed the city’s most storied landmarks, including The McKittrick Hotel (the legendary former home of Sleep No More), the Paramount Hotel, and The William Vale—into ephemeral, cinematic worlds. By uniting fine artists, ballerinas, live instrumentalists, and sound architects within bespoke environments, Midnight Muse blurs the line between museum-grade exhibition, experimental theater, and high-art nightlife.

By merging disciplines and communities, Ridley challenges traditional models of artistic presentation, inviting audiences not merely to observe art, but to inhabit it. His vision and methodology have garnered growing international acclaim, including a featured broadcast interview on London’s Resonance FM, spotlighting his multidisciplinary practice and the cultural ethos of Midnight Muse.

Ridley’s visual works are held in prominent private collections internationally, including across the United States, France, and South Africa.