Ben Copperwheat is a multidisciplinary artist / designer renowned for his vibrant fine art, wearable art pieces, dynamic printed textile design, and interior concepts. His signature style combines electric color palettes with bold graphic imagery and masterful screen printing.
After exhibiting at London's Studio Voltaire in 2002 alongside artists Erdem Moralioglu, Holly Johnson, Liz Neal and Shezad Dawood, Copperwheat moved to New York City in 2003. There, he established himself as a sought-after design consultant, creating print collections for luxury brands including Stephen Burrows, Peter Som, DKNY, Gucci, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, and 3.1 Phillip Lim.
In 2009, he co-founded COPPERWHEAT, an avant-garde menswear line, with cousin Lee Copperwheat. Their collections, featuring Ben's hand-printed designs and Lee's precise tailoring, earned recognition from Dazed Digital, Vogue Italia, Surface Magazine, and showed at New York Fashion Week for five seasons, including "London to New York," "End of Empire," "Brave New World," "Urban Warrior," and "Smash it Up!"
Copperwheat's work spans prestigious exhibitions, including shows at the Leslie Lohman Museum and collaborations with Patricia Field's Art/Fashion collective. His commissions include pieces for Beyoncé and Blue Ivy, Isabella Blow, Boy George, Liza Minelli, Pat Cleveland, Isabella Blow, and David Collins Studio. His art has been showcased internationally, from Berlin Fashion Week to Art Basel Miami, including a commissioned mural for Florence's Luisa Via Roma, and SCAD's new residential building, River.
An accomplished educator, Copperwheat has taught at the Northumbria University, Royal College of Art, New York University, San Francisco Academy of Art, and currently serves as Professor of Fibers at the Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah. Georgia, where he relocated in 2018.
He holds a BA (Hons) in Creative Arts from Bath Spa University (1999) and an MA in Printed Textiles from the Royal College of Art (2001).