Last updated: 26 October 2026
Ryan Mosley is the Sheffield painter of bearded, top-hatted figures who look like they have wandered out of a folk tale. Here you will find our take on his work, his recent shows, auction results and the £200 charity print we feature.
Our take on Ryan Mosley
Mosley paints three-quarter-length figures in a stage-like world of beards, brick walls and top hats. “I have always been interested in stories from an early age,” he told Cass Art in 2020, adding that he left school at 16 with one GCSE, in art.
His titles often come from music. “I like songs as titles – letting what I listen to in the studio feed in,” he said in a 2025 Artlyst interview. In 2026 he had his first solo show at Sheffield’s Graves Gallery, where he first saw Patrick Caulfield’s The Hermit as a teenager.
The cheapest way in is his History screen print for Alzheimer’s Research UK, at £200. At auction, two very large canvases sold for under £6,000 each in July 2026, at or just above their low estimates.
Ryan Mosley: the essentials
- Born in Chesterfield in 1980; lives in Sheffield, after ten years in London, according to Josh Lilley.
- Studied at the University of Huddersfield (BFA, 2003) and the Royal College of Art (MFA Painting, 2007).
- Represented by Josh Lilley in London since 2020, and by Galerie EIGEN + ART (Berlin and Leipzig) and Tim Van Laere Gallery (Antwerp and Rome). He showed with Alison Jacques from 2009 to 2016.
- Included in the Whitechapel Gallery’s Radical Figures: Painting in the New Millennium (2020) and Jerwood Contemporary Painters (2009).
- In collections including the Arts Council Collection, the Saatchi Collection and the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Ryan Mosley exhibitions
- When the Day is Done: New Paintings by Ryan Mosley, Graves Gallery, Sheffield, 26 February to 4 July 2026. His first solo show there, with 20 recent works.
- Curtain Up (group), Lowry, Salford, 18 April to 21 June 2026.
- Heavy is the Mountain, solo show, Josh Lilley, London, 17 January to 22 February 2025.
- No new show has been announced.
Recent Ryan Mosley auction results
Market signals
Averages over the last 36 months, in US dollars
Figures from the Artsy price database. Last checked: 26 October 2026.
Mosley’s secondary market is small, at about two lots a year, and recent prices have been modest for the size of the canvases:
- A Turncoat’s Lot, 2015, oil on canvas, 200.2 x 140.1 cm (78 3/4 x 55 1/8 in). Sold for £5,805 against an estimate of £3,000 to £5,000 at Phillips London, Modern & Contemporary Art online, July 2026.
- A King’s Return, 2020, oil on canvas, 215.3 x 185 cm (84 3/4 x 72 7/8 in). Sold for £3,870 against an estimate of £3,000 to £5,000 at Phillips London, Modern & Contemporary Art online, July 2026.
Prices include buyer’s premium. Last checked: 26 October 2026.
Where to buy a Ryan Mosley print
One edition is on sale online:
- History, 2024, £200: hand-pulled screen print, A3 sheet, 42 x 29.7 cm (16.5 x 11.7 in), signed, edition of 40, from the Alzheimer’s Research UK shop, plus £10 tracked delivery. The charity says all proceeds go to it. See our History page.
- Paintings are sold through Josh Lilley, EIGEN + ART and Tim Van Laere, with prices on request.
Ryan Mosley prints and editions on CoolCuration
Ryan Mosley FAQs
Can I buy a Ryan Mosley print?
Yes. His History screen print (2024), an edition of 40, is £200 from the Alzheimer’s Research UK shop.
Which gallery represents Ryan Mosley?
Josh Lilley in London, since 2020, along with Galerie EIGEN + ART and Tim Van Laere Gallery.
How do you pronounce Mosley?
His family said “Moss-lee”, but he told Artlyst that locally people say “Moze-lee”, so either is fair.
What do Ryan Mosley paintings sell for at auction?
Two large canvases sold at Phillips London in July 2026 for £5,805 and £3,870, including premium.
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Main image: Ryan Mosley, 2017. Photo: Warburg1866 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and framed by CoolCuration. Exhibition dates, prices and auction results last checked: 26 October 2026.
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