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Carreer span:
Miles has worked as a freelance Illustrator for the last 7 years producing hundreds of Illustrations for a diverse range of worldwide clients. In 2000 he co-founded the Illustration collective ‘Peepshow’, with six other Brighton graduates, and is represented by Art Department in New York. He has exhibited with Peepshow at ‘dreambagsjaguarshoes’ and ‘17’ Galleries in London, with Black Convoy at The Apartment, Chelsea, New York and ‘17’ , and at ‘Phonica’, London with solo works. He was also part of the ‘Picture This- Contemporary Illustration from London’ touring show sponsored by the British Council in 2002.
Clients include:
Dazed and Confused, The Face, Maverick, BBC, J Records, Warner Bros. |
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Background story:
"Graduated from The University Of Brighton, U.K in 1998 with a BA (Hons) in Illustration, moved to London, set up a studio in an old photography studio in the East End, started Illustrating, co-founded Peepshow, did more Illustrating, signed with my agent ‘Art Department’ in New York, even more Illustrating, co-founded a new studio, also in East London, more Illustrating, joined ‘Black Convoy’, left ‘Black Convoy’, something along those lines......"
Future dream:
"Just keep doing what I'm doing. "
Favorite artist:
"Basquiat, Warhol, Michael Gillette, M. Sasek, Mike Mills, Geoff McFetridge. "
Message to young artists:
"Work hard!"
- Miles Donovan, September 2005
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