His unique style honed over the past 10 years brings graphic designs to life, through carefully hand-cut layers and a playful use of light and shadow. His practice ranges from intricate paper illustrations and animations, to large-scale sets, window displays and installations and over the years he has teamed up with an array of international clients including Apple, LUSH Cosmetics, Penguin Books and NASA to name but a few.
Alongside his commercial practice Owen enjoys exploring personal themes, ideas and experimentations, the fruits of which can be found in his online Shop including a range of original handcrafted paper cut artworks.
His first book Paper Cut was published in 2014, and celebrates the skilled creative practices of 25 leading paper craft artists from around the world through a series of in-depth interviews carried out by Owen over the course of a year.
In July 2018 his first US solo exhibition Observations from the Unknown launched at the ARGONAUT Gallery in San Francisco, featuring an original body of work celebrating the NASA’s Kepler spacecraft and its nine year mission.
“Owen’s handcrafted creations are meticulous, communicative and uplifting.”— It's Nice That
Owen Gildersleeve Ltd.
7 Orange Row
Brighton
BN1 1UQ
UK
2022, Art Director's Club, NYC
2022, Communication Arts
2021, The AOI World Illustration Awards
2020, The Academy of British Cover Design
2020, Communication Arts
2019, AI-AP Archives
2019, Graphis
2018, Frēsh
2018, Communication Arts 59
2018, Graphis Advertising Annual
2018, Association of Illustrators, London
2016, The Society for News Design, Orlando
2014, You Can Now, London
2011, Art Directors Club, New York
2009, Type Directors Club, New York
How Frankly in Love's Book Cover was Created
Owen Gildersleeve X Interface Lovers Interview
Creative Review's "In the Studio' series
Owen Gildersleeve - Soundtrack to my Career
My Amazing Body Machine Feature
Shadow Spaces Feature
LUSH Window Display Feature
Interview
Nissan, Folded in Britain Feature
Designer Series Interview
Discoverer's Alliance Feature
YCN Award Victor Profile
Paper Cut Interview
Paper Cut Interview
Paper Cut Feature
Interview
2019, Wieden + Kennedy Design Show
2018, ARGONAUT Gallery, San Francisco
2015, Downstairs at Mother, London
2014, One Ounce for Onion, Bangkok
2014, The Proud Archivist, London
2014, Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland
2012, Fallon, London
2012, Somerset House, London
2012, Ted Baker, New York
2011, Art Directors Club, New York
2010, PARCO, Tokyo
2010, Analogue Books, Edinburgh
2010, Dreamspace Gallery, London
2019, Paper Cutting workshop for BBC Creative Away Day
2018, Brief Festival, Madrid
2018, ARGONAUT Gallery, San Francicso
2016, The Beacon, Hastings
2014 - 2016, Kingston University
2014, The Proud Archivist Gallery, London
2014, Pick Me Up, London
2013, Shoreditch House, London
2012, London
2012, Apple Store, Regent Street, London
2011, Brighton University