Kate Hepburn (London, 1947)
After concluding her studies in Graphic Design at the Central School of Arts, in 1972 Kate Hepburn graduated from the Royal College of Art.
In 1974, Hepburn was commissioned by Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason to paint the drums that were used by the band on their mythical tour of Japan, entitled “Hokusai’s The Great Wave”. Her stage as a graphic designer was strongly marked by her time at Spare Rib, the first feminist magazine in the United Kingdom, in which she served as Art Director.
Through an extensive and longstanding collaboration with architect Mark Fisher, Hepburn was involved in a number of set design projects, among them: Pink Floyd’s The Wall, Stevie Wonder and the Rolling Stones.
Recent collaborations of hers for the Pink Floyd exhibitions at the Victoria & Albert Museum, and the Rolling Stones at the Saatchi Gallery, both in London, were the main motivation for rediscovering and producing the early personal work of the great graphic artist Kate Hepburn.
Her most recent exhibition was held in 2022 at Palazzo Morosina (Venice).
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