Stanley Donwood

Stanley Donwood is well known for his collaboration with Radiohead, having produced the artwork for the bands album and single record sleeves since 1994, when he designed the artwork for My Iron Lung. Since then Stanley has gone on to produce artwork for Radiohead’s ’The Bends’(1995), ’OK Computer’(1997), ’Kid A’(2000), ’Amnesiac’(2001), ’Hail To The Thief’(2003) and all the associated singles, posters, websites and official merchandise.
His fondness to explore and question society, sexuality, war, conformity and politics, are usually the subjects for his artwork. Donwood’s artistic flair has earned him a number of accolades which he is generally reluctant to mention; and has in 2001 won a Grammy along with Doktor Tchock for best Packaging/Artwork for the Special Edition of Amnesiac.
Starting his career with the launch of the ’Stanley Donwood Outdoor Gallery’in Plymouth in 1992 Donwood painted elaborate pieces of work on disused buildings, he has since been included in many exhibitions and has been actively involved in raising awareness and funds for charities which include painting a cow for the Dublin Cow Parade, Ireland, titled ’Restructured Burger’with the proceeds going to Dublin Simon Community and the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation.
Donwood has also published a selection of books, the most recent being ’Slowly Downward; A collection of miserable stories’, 2005 and is currently working on two new books to be entitled ’Household Worms’and ’Folly’.