This artist is one of the most notorious graffiti writers in UK history to emerge out of the 80's Bristol scene. Painting alongside 3D and Banksy, coming 2nd in the 1989 World Street Art Championships, the Kingpin was arrested as the head of 72 other writers in the UK's largest ever Graffiti bust, Operation Anderson.
Inkie has since worked as head of design for SEGA, Xbox, and currently resides in Jade Jagger's west London studio. As in-house artist and designer for prints, illustrations, clothing and with his trademark beauty on large-scale pieces, the globally respected artist, whose diverse inspirations collect Mayan architecture, William Morris, Alfons Mucha and Islamic geometry, has exhibited worldwide, been denounced by The Daily Mail and simultaneously lauded by The Times, his art published in the books Banky's Bristol, Children of the Can, Graffiti World and magazines Graphotism and Dazed & Confused.
Inkie is featured in the 2007 LA graffiti documentary Bomb It, and takes centre stage in the British/Brazilian street art documentary, currently in production, entitled Weapon of Choice.
Upcoming events:
September 19th: There's No Place Like Home @ Ella Doran
October 2nd: Mutate Britain 2 - Portobello Road
October: Group Show @ Brooklynite Gallery NYC
Ocotber 15th: Get Dring Mobile Auction @ Paintworks
November 3rd: Squarity - London
November 19th: Solo Show - Helsinki
November 20th: Solo Show - Friend & Co
December 10th-20th: Group Show & Pop Up Shop - London
February 25th: Inkies Charity Auction Dinner @ The Paradise
March: Solo Show - Stockholm TBC
April: Sydney / Melbourne TBC
May: Solo Show @ Bristol-Lisboa Gallery Lisbon TBC
April: Solo Show - London
INFO
- Name: Inkie
- Country: GB
- Website: www.inkie.co.uk
- Discipline: OTHER
