ABOUT
Ben Sheppee (b.1978, Bristol, UK) is a graphic fine artist based in London whose work explores themes of cultural syncretism and identity. Operating at the intersection of semiotics and expressionism, he creates typographic collages inspired by over 300 alphabets, working across a range of mediums. Through this process, he constructs a form of visual linguistics—an artistic synthesis that not only delves into the aesthetics of language, but also evokes the cultural dialogues that arise when civilizations intersect.
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In 2003, he founded Lightrhythm Visuals, a pioneering platform that published 240 films by more than 70 artists from five continents. He also founded Observatory in 2018 to offer art direction to brands and bands through experiential content. He has lived and worked in California, Japan, and France, and currently works from his studio in London’s Design District.
EXHIBITIONS SCREENINGS
PULBICATIONS
Exhibition - Side by Side - Aures London 2025
Exhibition - Work-flow - London Stock Exchange - 2025
Publication - 101 Contemporary Artists - 2025
Screening - Times Square - 2023
Publication - Flux Magazine - 2023
Exhibition - Sao Paulo 2023
Exhibition - Holy Art - London 2023
Publication - Print It - UK 2022
Exhibition - Design District 2021
Exhibition - Drawdown - Kings Lynn 2020
Screening - Picaso - National Portrait Gallery, London 2017
Performance - Splice Festival - Rich Mix 2017
Performance - La Gaite Lyrique, Paris 2014
Exhibition - Hybrid Art, Moscow 2011
Screening - Yota Space - St Petersburg 2010
Exhibition - Hangar 1018, Los Angeles 2005
Performance - Optica, Gijon, 2005
Screening - Tate Britain, London 2004
Performance - ICA, London, 2004
Screening - Synasthesiologists, New York, (2004)
Exhibition - Window licker, Berlin 2004
Exhibition - SOMA Arts Gallery, San Francsico 2002
Performane - Drum Machine Museum, San Francsico 2002
Screening - SFMOMA, San Francisco 2002