A brief review of all the recent exhibitions my work has been involved with.

1. Exhibitions

2. Exhibition: Affluenza
Place: Clerkenwell, London
Date: March 2009
My first non-commercial exhibition. I submitted a “I first came across
modern take on a design classic. Namely the 1939
Stev’s work when he
poster, commissioned by King George to boost
public moral if the Germans were to invade, the
submitted a proposal
original poster read ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’. for the highly successful
Given the climate of financial turmoil around and much visited
January February of 2009 I decided that if was exhibition Affluenza.
more fitting to produce a new version (seen here
His poignant and direct
in the exhibitions press release), a message that
(secretly) the politicians/bankers wanted to say, but
expression, addressing
daren’t. the themes of the brief
I chose to submit work to this exhibtion because spot on were a favourite
its message was entirely in-line with a new series with the judging panel
of screenprint work I wanted to produce under the
consisting of top-end
name ‘Democrazy.
industry curators and
www.thisisdemocrazy.com artists.”
Hege Sæbjørnsen
Project Manager & Curator

6. James Hurst, co-curator for this screenprint
exhibition had seen my ‘Keep Spending’ poster in
the Affluenza show and asked me to submit it to
Exhibition: Editions
Place: Bodhi Art Gallery, Brick Lane
Date: May 2009
/ edition
screenprint
exhibiton
call for entries
deadline
their show. So I did. There show ran for one month
in London’s famous Brick Lane. 06.04.2009
You send us an image / at this stage a low res (under 1 mb) We will sell the screenprints / the screenprints produced for this
www.thisisdemocrazy.com image, that, if your submission is successful we will need supplied show will be sold for £20 each. Once the gallery show has closed
as a high res (300dpi .jpg at full size or an illustrator .eps) image file. youcontinue to sell the prints at / 1 colour, 500mmx500mm
we will send image Bodhi Art Gallery, on the Print
The image will be screenprinted in one colour at 500mm x 500mm
on Heritage White, a Fourdrinier made paper with a vellum surface
we screenprintat/ 50 times
Monger market stall, online and future events.
that has a full archival specification. wewill get 30% /by BACS or cheque BodhiofArt Gallery, show Lane
You
put in we will contact you two weeks after the Brick
has closed and pay
gallery / 30% the total sales of
We will screenprint your image / we will contact you for the high wework. We will updateweeks a bi-monthly basis of sales made
your show / 2 you on
res artwork if your submission is successful. The colour reference
for your print can be given as a Pantone, CMYK or RGB colour. If
wethe show has closed.
after
sell / £20
you don’t know what these mean, don’t worry, we will get in touch you get You 30%submit online at curestudio.com. Ifby 10pm
on 06.04.2009.
/ can
Deadline / initial submission as a low res file (under 1mb)
you have
and talk it through with you. From this artwork we will produce a
screenprint of your work in an edition of 50 prints with an artist proof. deadline / submission is successful we will contact you
questions email show@curestudio.com do not send images to this
email address. If your 06.04.2009
Each print will be stamped with a custom made stamp produced
especially for this show. This will act as a mark of authenticity. The
showtime / 07.05.2009 – 23.05.2009 either a 300dpi
by the 11.04.2009 for the artwork which we need as
screenprints will be printed by either Fred Higginson of Print Club private xviewor/ 07.05.2009 .eps file. If you are unable
.jpg at 500mm 500mm as an illustrator
to provide a high res file we will not be able to use your submission.
London or James Hurst of Cure Studio.
We will show the work in a gallery / Bodhi Art Gallery, Brick theme/ power in numbers.
The theme / power in numbers
Lane is home to some of the most interesting shows by both
established and emerging artists. The gallery is split across two curestudio.com / info@curestudio.com
floors with a cafe and bar area. The gallery is situated in the heart of
East London.
We will show your work for two weeks / the show will open
with a private view on Thursday 7th of May. It will continue until
Sunday 23rd of May. Throughout the life of the show there will be
a shop based at the gallery selling copies of the work, an eclectic
series of talks and events based around the theme power in
numbers and a screenprint bed that will be used for live printing
demonstrations and workshops.

8. Exhibition: Democracy Two Point Zero
G A L L E R Y Place: Whitechapel, London.
Date: July 2009
I was invited by this private gallery to host my own “I had seen Steve’s
solo show. This was to be my first since embarking
poster in the newspaper
on a non-commercial path for just three months
I was already faced with the challenge of having
and got itouch with
a solo show. It was a fantastic experience and him. His honest and
inspiring. direct message is
I chose this opportunity to voice my opinion exactly what our gallery
about a host of topical debates. Democracy
likes to promote,
Two Point Zero became a collection of twenty
sociopolitical, satirical screenprints; paying tribute
and his show did not
to, asking questions of, or challenging the big disappoint!”
topics; democracy, the banking system, the bankers, Jan Maat
Twitter, Mobile phones and (of course) Michael Owner & Curator
Jackson.
www.thisisdemocrazy.com

12. Exhibition: Democracy Two Point Zero
Place: The Hub, Kings Cross
Date: August/September 2009
Hege Sæbjørnsen once again invite me to exhibit “When Hege introduced
my new Democracy Two Point Zero collection
me to Steve I was
at this exclusive members creative space, The
Hub. Located in London’s hottest new area
really excited by his
of sophistication, Kings Cross the show ran work. It’s thoughtful,
throughout August and September, and is now challenging but
going on tour around all of the Hub spaces; Berlin, simple and beautifully
Bombay, Cairo, Madrid, Milan, Stockholm, Tel Aviv
executed and presented.
and Toronto.
We decided to take
www.thisisdemocrazy.com the exhibition on tour
because the topics are
universal and warrant a
larger audience.”
Eleanor Whitney
Operations Manager
Hub London

14. Participants included:
Milton Glaser
Michael Bierut
Ken Garland
Jonathan Barnbrook
Paula Scher
Airside
Non-Format
Michael Johnson
Kate Moross
Si Scott
David Carson
Kerry Roper
Graphic Thought Facility
Jon Burgerman
Craig Ward
Fabien Barral
Parra
Carolina Melis
Supermundane
James Goggin
Blank Canvas was an ambitious event organised by Exhibition: Blank Canvas Stefan Gandi
Place: Vibe Bar, Brick Lane
the students of the BA (hons) Design for Moving Date: April 2009
Emmi
NMo
Image Design and Graphic Design courses at Research Studios
Ravensbourne College to raise funds for their Kozyndan
Bryony Birkbeck
graduation show. Adrian Johnson
Rather than the usual cake sale or student union Billie Jean
Bob London
party, they decided to send their favourite designers Andy J. Miller
Julien Vallee
and illustrators packages containing random items Wyld Stallyons
(which could be anything from an old teapot, to a Job Wouters
Studio Myerscough
skateboard, to a vintage suitcase). They were asked Addiction
to customise these items in any way they see fit. The Creative Nuts
Giedre
masterpieces were then be collected and put in a Belle Mellor
silent auction on the 30th of April at the Vibe Bar Stylorouge
Alex Ostrowski
on Brick Lane. Susanna Edwards
I received a triple 12” vinyl of Mozart’s String Ben Terrett
Bo Lundberg
Quartets. Plan-B Studio
Jennifer Leonard
Stina Persson
ICO design
Designers-Anonymous
Eine
Hellovon
www.blankcanvasevent.co.uk Holmes Wood
Simon Waterfall

16. The result was a fine dining set consisting of:
Two face masks, a table cloth, two place settings, a
fruit bowl and some home-made chilli chocolate.
www.blankcanvasevent.co.uk