title: Francis Ruyter
text: # Francis Ruyter
  
  Francis Ruyter (born 1968) is an American painter and gallerist. He was born in Washington, DC. Ruyter often paints using photographs as source material, in a style that has been compared to Pop art. In 2002 he produced a billboard work, as part of MoMA Projects 77. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, SFMOMA, and the Denver Art Museum.
  
  