Simon Peplow

Page 1 | Biography

Born: Truro, Cornwall
Lives: Exeter

Education
2000-2001 Bournville Art College: Foundation in Art & Design
2001-2004 Birmingham Institute of Art & Design: 1st Class BA Honors in Visual Communication


Solo Exhibitions
2004 'Happy Days' Studio 4, Custard Factory, Birmingham

Group Exhibitions
2004 'The Outcrowd' The Gallery, Custard Factory, Birmingham, UK
2004 'Supersonic Festival' The Greenhouse, Birmingham, UK
2004 'Christmas Cards For Dinosaurs' The Gallery, Custard Factory, Birmingham, UK
2004 'Moving Units' Moving Units Gallery, Shoreditch, London
2005 'The Banjo Art show' 88B Gallery, Waterloo, London
2005 'We Took Our Broken Dreams & Built them Into Homes For Our Souls' Architecture
Week, Mailbox, Birmingham, UK
2005 'Supersonic Festival' Live Drawing show at the Custard Factory, Birmingham, UK
2005 'It's a Sad & Beautiful World' The Gallery, Custard Factory, Birmingham, UK
2005 ' It's Peaceful Here' V&A Museum, London
2005 'The Big Draw' Roar Gallery, Norwich, UK
2006 'Ink This' Vanilla Art Gallery, Leceister, UK


Grants/Awards
2005/06 Channel 4 'Ideas Factory Creative Class award for Illustration.

Projects
2004 Co-founded 'The Outcrowd Collective' the sole purpose being to bring together and build upon a skilled group of diverse image-makers with the intention of supporting, promoting and showcasing their work.


Publications
2004 Sidewalk Skateboarding Magazine 'Portrait Series'
2004 Whats On Festival Guide 'Drug Stereotypes'
2005 Blowback Magazine 'The Outcrowd'
2005 Papercut Magazine 'The Pastry Maker'
2005 Rant Magazine 'Bobby Conn portrait'
2005 Polished t Magazine, 2 double page spreads showcasing my work
2005 Lowdown Magazine 'Banjo'
2005 Fused Magazine 'It's a Sad & Beautiful World'
2005 Fused Magazine 'Funbook'
2005 Good For Nothing Magazine 'Style section' December issue.
2005 Plan B Magazine 'The Mass' December issue.
2005 Faq Magazine 'What Time Is It'
2005 Creative Review 'Future Creatives 2005/2006
2005 The Side Effects of Urethane booklet, Pointer Footwear, Pointer Publishing
2005 Concrete To Canvas-Skateboarders Art book (4 pg spread), Laurence King Publishing
2006 Kruger Magazine 'Euros Childs'
2006 Plan B Magazine 'Congotronics' February issue
2006 Supersonic Festival poster design
2006 H&M advertorial for Anorak magazine
2006 US Teen Vogue, 75 illustrations/emoticons for new networking site 'Flip'