Artist & Designer
London
Joined February 2009
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Chatting about growth, the pursuit of excellence and getting bored of myself: captnoffscript.com/s02-e35-g…
Calligraphy, Drawing & Painting ✨ Join me in London for my lecture at the iconic St Bride Foundation, the historic home of print since 1891. Wed 17th September. I will also be doing live calligraphy with proceeds donated to the foundation. sbf.org.uk/whats-on/view/tri…
Elevating words to art—and painting collaboratively in Birmingham next week → birminghamdesignfestival.org…
Graphic Matters: Join me in Breda this summer for a hand-painted typographic poster workshop inspired by the seasons graphicmatters.nl/agenda/mas…
This year marks 10 years working with my US art reps @LLREPS. Thanks for a glorious decade — stretching my craft at a commercial pace and backing every turn of my growth as an artist. shorturl.at/JTSOz
🧠 Some recent illustrations I created for Cedars-Sinai 2025 Neurology Report, exploring the complexity and unknowns of the human brain...
I combined hand-drawn, scanned elements with visual research into brain structures, neurons, and botanical forms...
My artwork “Night Dissolves” is up for auction at the Barnardos Gala charity event! ✨ A multi-layered screenprint exploring symmetry, repetition & hidden text woven into botanical elements. Proceeds support
30 minutes left to bid: rb.gy/5f752w
Bringing the brush to Brazil 🇧🇷 next week to host calligraphy workshops and talk about my painting and design work at @pixelshow
Tomorrow evening I will be doing an artist talk at Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean hosted by Design Friends Luxembourg. Tickets are free: designfriends.lu/events/gemm…
Greetings from Goa!
This Friday, I'll be speaking and signing artwork prints at India’s biggest design conference, hosted by @Kyoorius: designyatra.com/gemma-obrien…
Gemma O'Brien retweeted
Gemma knows her ABCs. And her DEFs. She’s pretty good with everything from the GHIs to the XYZs too. As a master in lettering and typography, you kind of have to be. And when they come together with her illustrations, magic is guaranteed. Book now at designyatra.com
I’ll be sharing the stories behind my large-scale installations, calligraphy, type, and my growing interest in #neuroaesthetics at my upcoming talk in Luxembourg this October: 'Words That Bloom.' More details here: designfriends.lu/events/gemm…
A pinch-me moment to be featured with Pharrell, Daniel Ricciardo, Iga Swiatek, Sky Brown & Roy Choi in the latest Visa Prodigies campaign 🥹Keep an eye out for this spot as it goes global during the Olympics.🎨 youtube.com/watch?v=TvK7h5T_…
It's been a decade since I entered my first @typedirectors comp. It gave me a confidence boost to continue experimenting & find my own artistic voice. I am thrilled to be on the 2024 Ascenders Jury. Open to all typographic creatives 35 and under:
tdc.org/competitions/ascende…
Gemma O'Brien retweeted
🎨🌎😍Sydney designer and artist @mrseaves is among the global jury for #TDCAscenders2024, recognizing young typographers and pushing boundaries in type design. 🚀 @typedirectors #TDCAscenders #globaljudges roastbrief.us/sydney-designe…
Gemma O'Brien retweeted
I revel in this degree of perfection by the previous owner of my 1948 copy of Andrew Wright’s Court Hand Restored. Practice sheet hidden inside the book. #Courthand
