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Gideon Kendall was born on December 12, 1966 in Austin, Texas, and lived on a commune in rural West Virginia between the ages of 5 and 12. With an actor/director father and an artist/dancer mom, he was fortunate to be brought up in an environment that nurtured creativity. His mother instilled in him a love of drawing at an early age. She left a ballpoint pen in his crib, and Gideon covered his sheets with drawings of cars, roads, and buildings. He developed an equal love for Dr. Seuss, M.C. Escher, Robert Crumb, Durer, Daumier, and superhero comics. He graduated high school in the Philadelphia area and then moved to New York City to study art. | |
| He graduated from The
Cooper Union for Science and Art with a BFA in 1989. For the past 15 years
he has been working as an artist, illustrator, animation designer, and
musician in Brooklyn. In 2001 Gideon published his first children’s book; “Littlebat’s Halloween Story”, written by Diane Mayr and published by Albert Whitman & Co. His other books for children include "Dino Pets" by Lynn Plourde (Dutton, summer 2007), "Rabbits, Rabbits Everywhere" by ? (Charlesbridge spring 2007). In 2006 Gideon illustrated "The Caveman's Pregnancy Companion", a how-to book for dads-to-be, written by David Port and John Ralston and published by Sterling Press. He has been production designer (backgrounds) for the duration of the series “Pepper Ann”, a Saturday morning cartoon show on ABC. Until recently, Gideon was production designer (along with other very talented folks including Robert Kopecky and John Allemand) for “The Kids Next Door” on the Cartoon Network created by the fabulous Tom Warburton, which has completed a run of six seasons and a DVD movie. He learned the ropes of animation and background design at J. J. Sedelmaier Productions where he worked from 1995-98. He has illustrated articles and record covers for companies such as Children’s Television Workshop, Scholastic, Geffen Records, HEEB Magazine, and College Music Journal. Although a newcomer to the field, Gideon has also worked under the guidance of Sean Ramsay Productions on several museum exhibition projects. He has shown his artwork in several NYC galleries including PS 122, HERE Gallery, and Ethan Cohen Fine Arts. His rock band, Fake Brain has released several independent CD’s and tours sporadically throughout the U.S. The Band recently performed a multimedia rock opera entitled "Dr. Wei-Wei & The Fake Brain" to sell-out crowds in lower Manhattan. There are plans for a movie version as well. In addition to Fake Brain, Gideon is also in The Organ Donors (featuring the Percodettes) and Cooling Pies, which features the music of the incredibly talented Kevin Lacroix, aka Frank Atom. Gideon's hobbies include cooking, eating lots of Korean and Mexican food, playing Ultimate Frisbee, and exploring Brooklyn on bicycle. In October of 1998 Gideon married Julie Peppito, a sculptor, painter, jewelry maker, and playground designer. They share a home and studio in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Books Illustrated by Gideon Kendall: Dino Pets author: Lynn Plourde publisher: Penguin/Putnam, 2007 Rabbits, Rabbits Everywhere! author: Ann McCallum publisher: Charlesbridge, 2007 The Caveman's Pregnancy Companion A Survival Guide For Expectant Fathers author: David Port & John Ralston publisher: Ralston/Sterling 2006 Littlebat's Halloween Story author: Diane Mayr publisher: Albert Whitman & Co., 2001 Time to Eat author: Christina Wilsdon publisher: Zaner-Bloser, 2001 I Will Share publisher: Eat and Run publisher: Johnny Appleseed author: Ellen Dreyer publisher: Sundance, 2005 |
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