Ben Copperwheat
Ben Copperwheat is a UK-born print designer / artist living and working in Savannah, Georgia.
Ben Copperwheat
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- Name
- Ben Copperwheat
- Born
- 30 September 1975
- Birthplace
- Luton, UK
- Occupation
- Print designer and artist
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Royal College of Art
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Ben Copperwheat • Born — 30 September 1975 • Birthplace — Luton, UK • Occupation — Print designer and artist • Website — bencopperwheat.com
Career
Career
Ben Copperwheat began his career by teaching textiles in the fashion department of Northumbria University in England. Upon arriving in New York City in 2003, he worked as a print designer for Calvin Klein Jeans where he also designed print collections for Stephen Burrows, Sue Stemp and Peter Som. From 2009 to 2012, he collaborated with his cousin, Lee Copperwheat on their own fashion label, COPPERWHEAT. As a freelance print designer, his work is commissioned by celebrities like Beyoncé Knowles' daughter Blue Ivy Carter (2016 Super Bowl), Boy George (for his 2016 Culture Club Tour), and Liza Minnelli (New York Magazine, 2007). In 2017, Ben Copperwheat painted a New York City Gay Pride parade float for the Gerald J. Friedman Transgender Health and Wellness Program of Lenox Hospital. He was commissioned by rock publicist Jane Friedman (publicist) who started the Howl Gallery. Some of Copperwheat's work has been represented by Emmy-winning, Sex and the City costume designer, Patricia Field. Teaching in the Fibers department at SCAD since 2018, he was also an adjunct instructor at New York University.
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Ben Copperwheat graduated in 2001 with a M.A. Printed Textiles from the Royal College of Art in London.
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- 1.Copperwheat.
- 2.Dazed. Catching Up With Copperwheat. 8 June 2010.
- 3.Editor, JamesMichael Nichols HuffPost Queer Voices Deputy. FABRICATIONS: Meet Queer Fashion Designer And Artist Ben Copperwheat. HuffPost. 22 May 2015.
- 4.INTERVIEW: Printmaking Fashion Designer Ben Copperwheat.
- 5.George-Parkin, Hilary. Designer Ben Copperwheat on What It's Like to Get Beyoncé (and Blue Ivy's) Stamp of Approval. StyleCaster. 2 March 2016.
- 6.Lidbury, Olivia. Meet the British designer custom-making clothes for Blue Ivy. The Telegraph. 9 February 2016.
- 7.Introducing…Ben Copperwheat. Loverboy Magazine.
- 8.Ben Copperwheat Designs Pride Float to Celebrate New NYC Transgender Health Program.
- 9.Gaze Upon the Stunning Photos of Ben Copperwheat's Vibrant 'Rainbow Electric'. 15 June 2018.
- 10.Fibers Faculty. SCAD.edu.
- 11.Faculty Profile: Ben Copperwheat, Adjunct Instructor | NYU SPS Professional Pathways.
- 12.Ben Copperwheat.
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