- Lives and works in London and Sheffield, UK
- 1980
- Born in Chesterfield, UK
- 2007
- Master of Arts in Painting, Royal College of Art, London, UK
- 2003
- Bachelor of Arts, Huddersfield University, Huddersfield, UK
Selected Exhibitions
- 2016
- “Anatomy and the Wall,” Alison Jacques Gallery, London, UK
- “Coup de grâce,” Tim Van Laere Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2015
- Galerie Eigen + Art, Berlin, Germany
- 2014
- Band of None, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
- Alison Jacques Gallery, London, UK
- 2013
- Thoughts Of Man, Tierney Gardarin, New York, NY
- 2012
- Reversed Limbo, Eigen + Art, Berlin, Germany
- 2011
- Alison Jacques Gallery, London, UK
- 2010
- Painting Sance, Grand Arts, Kansas City, MO
- Alison Jacques Gallery, London, UK
- 2009
- A Gathering, Regina Gallery, Moscow, Russia
- Project Room, Alison Jacques Gallery, London, UK
- 2008
- Census, Engholm Engelhorn, Vienna, Austria
- Art Basel Miami Beach, Engholm Engelhorn, Miami, FL
- 2004
- Eight Years Ago and Before, Bloc Space, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Group Exhibitions
- 2015
- One Day, Something Happens: Paintings of People, curated by Jennifer Higgie, Southbank Centre, London, UK
- The Islanders, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- A Painting Show, Sadie Coles Gallery, London, UK
- 2014
- Hurvin Anderson, Nick Goss, Norbert Schwontkowski, Ryan Mosley, Josh Lilley Gallery, London, UK
- Zero Hours, S1 Artspace, Sheffield, UK
- 2013
- Re-opening, Eigen + Art, Berlin, Germany
- 2012
- Nightfall, Modern Museum, Hungary
- London Twelve: Contemporary British Art, City Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
- Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
- Merging Bridges, Museum of Modern Art, Baku, Azerbaijan
- 2011
- "FIFTEEN: 15 Years of S1 Artspace, S1 Artspace, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Visions, Monica de Cardenas Gallery, Milan, Italy
- Labor, Galerie Eigen + Art, Berlin, Germany
- Stories Being Told, BolteLang, Zurich, Switzerland
- Make Believe, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2010
- Newspeak: British Art Now, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
- 2009
- Daily Miracles, Josh Lilley Gallery, London, UK
- Newspeak: British Art Now, Saatchi Gallery at The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Jerwood Contemporary Painters Prize, Jerwood Space, London, UK; PSL, Leeds, UK; Norwich Gallery, Norwich, UK; New Pitville Gallery, Cheltenham, UK
- Golden Agers & Silver Surfers: Old age and ageing in contemporary art, Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel, Switzerland
- 2008
- Moravia, Cell Project Space, London, UK
- Make Believe, Concrete & Glass, London, UK
- Cory Michael Project, London, UK
- The Painting Room, Transition Gallery, London, UK
- 2007
- Wassail, Cell Project Space, London, UK
- Summer School, Ibid Projects, London, UK
- The Great Exhibition, Royal College of Art, London, UK
- Celeste Art Prize, Old Truman Brewery, London, UK
- Droppings, Blythe Gallery, Imperial College, London, UK
- 2006
- SAUDADE, Highbury Studios, London, UK
- Seeking Tacit Utopias, Surface Gallery, Nottingham, UK
- Pleasure Yourself, Howie Street, London, UK
- 2004
- Dialogues and Disclosures, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, UK
Bibliography
- 2016
- New, Josephine, “Ryan Mosley,” Vitamin P3: New Perspectives in Painting, Phaidon
- 2015
- Higgie, Jennifer, Carnival Theory, frieze, March
- Higgie, Jennifer, One Day, Something Happens: Paintings of People, Southbank Centre exhibition catalogue, Hayward Publishing
- Mullins, Charlott, Picture People: The New State of the Art, Thames & Hudson (catalogue)
- 2013
- Glover, Michael, Great works: Backstage (2010-11) by Ryan Mosley, The Independent, April 26
- 2012
- Sherwin, Skye, Artist of the Week 148: Ryan Mosley, Guardian Online, July 18
- Ryan Mosley: Reversed Limbo, Berlin, Germany: Eigen + Art, 2012
- Luke, Ben, A World of Vivid Fantasy. London Evening Standard, August 4
- 2011
- Anthony, Ryan Mosley, London, United Kingdom: Alison Jacques Gallery, 2011.
- Visions, Milan, Italy: Monica de Cardenas Gallery
- Miller, Joe, Q&A with Ryan Mosley. ereview.com, July 21
- Packham, Chris, At Grand Arts, the gentle surrealism of Ryan Mosley, The Pitch, June 17
- 2010
- Glover, Michael, As he unveils the next generation of young artists, has Charles Saatchi lost his edge? The Independent, May 14
- Jones, Jonathan, Ryan Mosley: A Great Artist in the Making? Guardian Online, February 2
- Basciano, Oliver, ArtReview meets Ryan Mosley, ArtReview.com, February 1
- Glover, Michael, Review: Ryan Mosley, Alison Jacques Gallery, The Independent, January 21
- Byrt, Anthony, Ryan Mosley, Artforum, January
- Newspeak: British Art Now, London, United Kingdom: Booth-Clibborn Editions
- 2009
- Gardner, Anthony, Charles Saatchis New Generation of Artists, The Sunday Times Magazine, November 22
- Glover, Michael, Jerwood Contemporary Painters, Jerwood Space, London, The Independent, May 14
- Loewe, Catherine, Ryan Mosley: New Work. Art World, April / May
- 2008
- Dyer, Richard, Review: Ryan Mosley, Census, Engholm Engelhorn, Art Review, July
- Glover, Michael, The Talent Issue, The Independent, January 8
- 2007
- Glover, Michael, Talent Issue the artist: Ryan Mosley, The Independent, December 29
Awards, Grants and Fellowships
- 2010
- Grand Arts Residency, Kansas, MO
- 2007
- Basil H. Alkazzi Award, New York, NY
- 2005
- Visual Arts Travel Scholarship, Royal-Over-Seas-League, Australia
Public Collections
- 2005
- Falckenberg Collection, Hamburg, Germany
- Saatchi Collection, London, United Kingdom