Photo by Laura Serra
I graduated from Brighton University with a BA in illustration in 2010, and have worked in various freelance and creative roles since then. Alongside my illustration practice I work as a lecturer in graphic design and illustration. I hold a PGCERT HE in learning and teaching in the creative disciplines from Glasgow School of Art, and enjoy teaching in academic spaces as well as informal community settings. I live in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
I specialise in hand drawn lettering, illustration for print and web, live event artwork and surface pattern design. To discuss any projects, please email hellosuzikemp@gmail.com
I’ve worked with clients in the UK and worldwide such as Vans, Fred Perry, O'Neill, Bailey Nelson, Sky Arts, Estrella Damm, Brutus Trimfit, Hachette Publishing and Nylon Magazine.
My work has been featured on Its Nice That, Hypebeast, i-D Online, Dazed Digital, Vans Blog, Inkygoodness, Sister Magazine, So Young, Fred Perry Subculture, The Guardian, AnOther, Grafik, Anthology and Bloesem Living.
I am represented in the UK by Roar Illustration Agency. To view my profile and agency portfolio, please click here.
Hi, I’m Suzi
Selected Exhibitions
Photo by Rachel Billings
Concrete Meadows: Solo Exhibition and Graphic Takeover for Estrella Damm x SVKB, The Book Club Shoreditch, 2022
Vans Boutique Concept Store, Covent Garden, 2019 - present
Illustration Heroes: Sheffield Institute Of Art, Sheffield, 2019
KK Outlet, All Our Friends, Hoxton, 2018
Brighton Illustration Fair 2018
Hope Is Strong, Millenium Gallery, Sheffield, 2018
Skull and Heart Group Show, Brighton, 2016
Hear Me Roar, Printspace Gallery, Hoxton, 2015
KK Outlet x TFL: Commute Nice, KK Outlet, 2015
Eyeball Soup: Solo Show, Toms Skate Shop, London, 2015
Deer Brains Show, Old Blue Last, Shoreditch 2014
Mural Installations at Girl Effect Live, London 2014
New Rule: Come Out To Play, 5th Base Gallery, Brick Lane, 2014
Lifes A Beach, Space15Twenty, Los Angeles, 2013
KK LA, Los Angeles, 2013
Magic Weirdos Never Die, Scawfell Street Hackney, 2013
W Project: Words Of Wisdom, KK Outlet, Hoxton, 2012
Latitude Festival, Mural Artist in Residence, Suffolk, 2011
Two Short Planks: Solo Show, KK Outlet, Hoxton, 2011
BIG 2010: Brighton BA Illustration Graduate Show, Brighton & London, 2010
National Open Art Exhibition, Chichester, 2009
Decked Project, Stolenspace Gallery, Brick Lane 2009
ADHDawge Comics
I use illustration to process and explore neurodiverse life experiences. I create comic strips and illustrations which follow the life of ‘ADHDawge’. Follow the adventures of Adhdawge here.
