Ben Mosley

Ben Mosley (born 9 August 1981) is a British expressive artist whose work is based on architectural and sporting themes and who is Artist in Residence at Wembley Stadium. His work can be found in collections around the world.

From Baldock in Hertfordshire, Mosley was educated at the Knights Templar School in his home town and took a BTEC Diploma Art Foundation at the University of Hertfordshire (1998-1999) and a BA Honours Fine Art Degree at the University of Liverpool (2000-2003).[1] Mosley specialises in expressive and action art particularly working on art with an architectural and sports theme. He has received commissions from many organisations connected with sport including Wembley Stadium, Manchester United, McDonald's (for whom he created his artwork 'Fans of the World' for its chip packaging and which was seen by 60 million people around the world),[2] the London Olympics,[3] and The Emirates and Creek Golf clubs in Dubai. Collectors and supporters of his work include Sir Alex Ferguson, Wayne Rooney, José Mourinho and Jerry Weintraub while examples of his art are in many private collections around the world.[1][4]

Mosley's first exhibition as a professional artist was at the Manchester Art Show in 2003[5] since when he has had solo exhibitions at various venues from London to Austin, Texas and appeared at the Barcelona International Art Fair in 2016. He was the first artist to paint a mural at Wembley Stadium which was designed to show the transition from the old Wembley Stadium to the new Wembley Stadium depicting the ground's history from 1923 and which covers an area of 20m. As Artist in Residence Mosley has forty paintings displayed in a permanent collection at Club Wembley.[4]

References
  1. About Ben Mosley - Ben Mosley's personal website
  2. Ronald McDonald the muse? Why artists like Banksy, Ron English and Keith Coventry are lovin' it - The Independent 6 May 2015
  3. Mosley's mural for the London Olympics - BBC News website 4 March 2013
  4. Mosley's Profile on Canvas Gallery
  5. Interview with Mosley in Luxury Topping
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