Bradley Theodore

Born in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bradley Theodore grew up in Miami, Florida and later moved to New York City where he embarked on his art career. The aesthetic influence of Miami’s vibrancy and bright colour palette continues to influence his artwork. Theodore taught himself painting by watching YouTube tutorials, as well as studying the techniques of canonical artists like Salvador Dali. Working as a digital designer in New York City, he immersed himself in the city’s buzzing artistic scene and started creating his first colourful murals featuring his iconic skeleton motif on the Lower East Side. One of his most famous works is Anna and Karl in New York, depicting Anna Wintour and Karl Lagerfeld in colourful skeleton-form in honour of their lasting friendship. This piece was a catalyst for Theodore’s popularity and success as a street artist. He was chosen as Google’s virtual artist in residence in 2016 and was the subject of a documentary in the same year entitled “Becoming: Bradley Theodore”, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Since then, he has created murals and paintings depicting numerous celebrities including Kate Moss, Kendall Jenner, Cara Delevingne, and Queen Elizabeth II. His public works can be seen on the streets of Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Oslo, and Paris. He has also collaborated with designers such as PUMA, Moët & Chandon, Jordan Brand, RMK, Kent & Curwen and Moleskine. Aside from commercial collaborations, making public art remains of crucial importance to Theodore’s mission to contextualize his work outside of formal gallery settings.