Ryan Mosley

Ryan Mosley (born 1980) is a British painter whose canvases conjure a carnivalesque world of imaginative figurative imagery. His visual universe is populated by a menagerie of fantastical characters, from harlequins and cabaret dancers to bearded musicians and enigmatic travelers, brought together in surreal, open-ended narratives. Many of these oddball protagonists recur throughout Mosley’s paintings, developing a personal mythology that blurs everyday observation with dreamlike invention. Mosley’s work revitalizes the traditions of figurative painting, pushing the medium’s boundaries and affirming its relevance in 21st-century art.

After studying at the University of Huddersfield and completing an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art in London, Mosley quickly garnered international attention. He has held solo exhibitions at prominent venues including Tim Van Laere Gallery in Antwerp, Alison Jacques Gallery in London, Susanne Vielmetter Projects in Los Angeles, and Galerie EIGEN + ART in Berlin. His work has also featured in significant group exhibitions such as Radical Figures: Painting in the New Millennium at Whitechapel Gallery (2020) and Newspeak: British Art Now at the Saatchi Gallery (2009–11). Mosley’s paintings are now part of major collections including the Arts Council Collection (UK), the Saatchi Collection, and the Milwaukee Art Museum.