DDF is an artist, designer and lecturer from London.
EDUCATION:
Chelsea College of Art, UAL, Fine Art, Masters, 2018
Camberwell College of Art, UAL, Graphic Design, Ba Honours, 2008
SELECTED CLIENTS:
4ad, Adidas, Asos, Beefeater Gin, Boiler Room, Braindead, Carhartt, Coca Cola, Collusion, Converse, Dazed, Dior, Dobedo, Dover Street Market, Dr Martens, Edwin, Everpress, The Face, Fila, Frank Ocean, Garbstore, Generator Hostels, Highsnobiety, ICA, I-D, Lionsgate, Netflix, Nike, NTS, Puma, Simone Rocha, Somesuch, UAL, Uniqlo, Urban Outfitters, V & A, Vice, Warner Records, Weekday, Woolrich, Wray and Nephew, XL recordings and YMC.
EXHIBITIONS:
‘Violently Happy’ Crum Heaven, Stockholm, 2025
‘Heavy Mental’ (group show) AKC Medica, Zagreb, 2024
‘Character Building’ Ace Hotel, Curated by Commune, Kyoto, 2024
‘Dead Weight’ Art Practice, London 2024
‘Let Your Spirit Soar’ (with Clothes For Progress), A flag, Amsterdam, 2024
‘BATE’ (with Simone Rocha + Lichen Books) Installation at Dover Street Market, London 2023
‘Heavy Mental’ (group show), KC Ziva, Belgrade 2023
‘The Ick’ Coups Contemporary, London, 2023
‘Konkrete Hands’ (fair) Reference Point 180, London 2022
‘Biomech Changed My Life’ Gallery 46, London 2022
Solo with Everybody Live’s Gallery, London 2021
Solo booth with Clothes for Progress at Unfair (fair), Amsterdam 2020
‘Squeeze’ (group show) Karen Tronel, London 2020
‘The Art Of Mushrooms’ (group show) Somerset House, London 2020
‘Get A-Life’ Tome, London 2019
‘Pavement Lickers’ (group show) Portland Place, London 2018
‘The Golden Hour’ (group show) Arcola Studios, London 2018
Untitled exhibition, Carhartt store, London 2017
‘Flags’ (group show) Beach, London 2017
‘Rip it, Lick it’ (group show) Doomed Gallery, London 2017
‘Rat Bastards’ (group show) Hammer Museum, Los Angeles 2017
‘Expensive Shit’ Wieden and Kennedy, Hanbury Street, London 2017
‘Pick Me Up’ (group show / fair) Somerset House, Strand, London 2016
‘Joseph And Other Beasts’ Beach, London 2015
‘Art In The Dancehall’ (group show), Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London 2012
‘Art In The Dancehall’ (group show), Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles, 2013
‘The Vice Illustration show’ (group show) Pure Evil Gallery, London 2013
‘Break Up Seperar’ Silas, London 2012
‘Azalea’s Amazons’ Beach, London 2011
‘Crystal Vision’ (group show) Institute of Contemporary Arts, London 2007
RESIDENCIES:
‘Pure Curiosity’ residency at Ace Hotel, Curated by Commune, Kyoto, 2024
‘Heavy Mental’ exhibition residency at Matrijarsija studio, Belgrade, 2023
‘Artist in Residence’ Chobham Academy, London 2018 - 2019
‘Maker’s Residency’ Wieden and Kennedy, London 2017
TALKS AND LECTURING:
Lecturer in BA Illustration, Camberwell College of Art, UAL, 2023 (on-going)
Associate Lecturer in MA Illustration, Camberwell College of Art, UAL, 2022
Associate Lecturer in Graduate Diploma Illustration, Camberwell College of Art, UAL, 2022
Associate Lecturer in BA Visual Communication, NCAD Dublin, 2021
Guest Lecturer in BA Fashion Imaging and Illustration, London College of Fashion, UAL, 2021 + 2023
PUBLICATIONS:
Character Building, Published by Commune Press, 2024
Dead Weight, Published by Quality of Life, 2024
BATE, Published by Lichen books, 2023
GET A LIFE, Published by Carhartt W.I.P, 2019
Untitled zine, Published by Carhartt W.I.P, 2017
SELECTED PUBLICATION APPEARANCES:
The Face Magazine, 2019 + 2021 + 2022
Time On Our Hands, Published by Quality of Life, 2020
Limbo Magazine, 2020
A Magazine Curated by Simone Rocha, 2019
Braindead Index Volume 1, Published by Braindead + Carhartt 2017
Boys Don’t Cry, Published by Frank Ocean 2016
Vice Magazine, 2008 - 2018