He studied Fine Art Printmaking at the Royal College of Art (2004–2007), following earlier studies at Goldsmiths and Camberwell College of Art. From 2010 to 2012, he was Print Fellow at the Royal Academy Schools. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at institutions including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London - Palais de Tokyo, Paris - Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, Venice - Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin - G39 Cardiff, Oscar Niemeyer Museum, Curitiba and the William Morris Gallery in London. Recent shows have included Print Out at Lismore Castle Arts Ireland and The Current & the Yellow at KASKO in Basel Switzerland. Ryan’s work is held in public and private collections across Europe and the United States.
Over the past five years, McClelland’s practice has increasingly focused on translating compressed digital “poor images” into slow, labour-intensive analogue processes, particularly woodcut and relief printmaking. Rather than restoring authenticity, these works foreground fragility, disappearance, and persistence. Through carving, printing, layering, and repetition, he examines how labour and memory remain embedded within images despite their digital circulation, compression, and decay.
Alongside his studio practice, McClelland has collaborated on educational and public projects with organisations including Tate, Art on the Underground, Camden Arts Centre, Crafts Council, and Green Man Festival. Between 2022 and 2026, he curated Cypher BILLBOARD, a public-facing contemporary art project in North London that explored the relationship between art/print, advertising, and public space.
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Digital Billboard Poster 6m x 2m Commisioned for Cypher BILLBOARD 2026
Digital Billboard Poster 6m x 2m Commisioned for Cypher BILLBOARD 2026
Relief Print with Lithographic Ink on Kozo (Mulberry) Paper
95 × 250 cm
Edition of 3 (+ 2 APs)
Infinity Pool Series Parts 1,2 & 3 2026
Installation Shot at KASKO Basil
Multi Colour Woodblack Prints on Japanese Paper.
Installation Shot at KASKO Basil
Multi Colour Woodblack Prints on Japanese Paper.
MIRRORS_IMAGE - (There’s a Ghost in my House).
Relief Print, Lithographic Ink on Kozo Japanese Paper,
2 Panels @ 90 x 125cm each (Edition of 5 + 2 AP) 2025
Photo by Dean Brannagan
Installation Veiw, Print Out - Lismore Castle Arts Ireland 2026
Photo by Jed Niezgoda.
Relief Print with Lithography Ink on Kozo/Mulberry Paper, 95cm x 2.5 metres Edition of 3 (2 Aps)
© Ryan McClelland 2026