Simon Peplow lives within a delicately constructed vortex, he spends the majority of his days situated inside the corpus callosum region of his noggin. Characters are fundamental to his work, described by some as cute, whimsical and sinister in equal measures; he just wishes they were his friends.

Clients include; Anorak Magazine / Carhartt / H&M / Soyjoy / Capsule / Poke London / The New York Times / 2012 London Olympics / Bullet Creative / Arts Council England / The Poetry Society / Plan B Magazine / The Ride Journal / Cow PR / The Illustrated Ape / Continental Airlines / Stranger Magazine / Pennsylvania Gazette / Suburban Bliss Clothing / Pointer Publishing / Analogue Books / Superb Bicycle Boutique.


Solo Exhibitions

2009 / Sprocket Rockets / Superb Boutique / Boston / MA
2007 / The Sensible Somewhere / Projekts Gallery / Manchester / UK
2006 / Strange Times / Spine Gallery / Worcester / UK


Group Exhibitions

2010 / Turn Up The Colour / Analogue Books / Edinburgh / UK
2009 / Printed Matter 7 / Giant Robot San Francisco / US
2009 / Vast Happenings / Giant Robot New York / US
2009 / The Joyful Bewilderment / HERE Gallery / Bristol / UK
2009 / Creature Festival / CLAB Gallery / IT
2009 / The Joyful Bewilderment / Analogue Gallery / Scotland / UK
2009 / Europa Underground / CLAB Gallery / IT
2008 / The Joyful Bewilderment / Rough Trade East / London / UK
2007 / Take To The Woods / Analogue Books/ Scotland / UK
2007 / The Cherryvale Skateboard Art Exhibition / London / UK
2007 / The Cherryvale Skateboard Art Exhibition / Kansas / US
2007 / Ink This 2 / Vanilla & Coningsby Gallery & Grand Central Cinema / UK / HK
2006 / This Is for You / Studio4 Gallery / Birmingham / UK
2006 / Ink This / Vanilla Gallery / Leicester / UK
2005 / The Banjo Artshow / 88b Gallery / London / UK
2005 / It's A Sad & Beautiful World / VAAD Gallery / Birmingham / UK
2004 / The Side Effects Of Urethane / Moving Units Gallery / London / UK
2004 / Outcrowd Collective / VAAD Gallery / Birmingham / UK


Featured Publications

2010 / The Exquisite Book Project / Chronicle Books / US
2010 / Velo - Bicycle Culture and Design / Gestalten Books / GER
2010 / 3X3 Magazine / Volume 5 No.1 / Issue 13 / US
2010 / Modart Book 1 / Modart Ltd / UK
2009 / Modart Magazine / no.17 / SUI
2008 / American Illustration 27 / US
2008 / Running Amok Zine / Issue 18 / Analogue Books / UK
2007 / The Artist Guide Volume 2 / Dressing fancy / US
2007 / Creative Review / Volume 27 no.4 / UK
2006 / The Artists Guide / Volume 1.7 - The No. Seven / US
2006 / Juxtapoz (online) / 'Strange Times' Exhibition review / US
2006 / Dazed Digital (online) / London / UK
2006 / Semi-Permanent Book / Design Is Kinky / AUS
2005 / Lodown Magazine / Issue 47 / GER
2005 / Creative Review / Creative Futures Issue / UK
2004 / Concrete To Canvas - Skateboarders Art / Laurence King / UK


Awards

2009 / American Illustration 28 / online selection / US
2008 / American Illustration 27 / annual selection / US
2005-2006 / Channel 4 Ideas Factory - Creative Class award for creativity / UK