Don Pendleton

Recently Pendleton won a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package in January 2015 for his artwork on the Lightning Bolt album cover and illustrations, sharing the win with Jeff Ament, Eddie Vedder, and Joe Spix.

Pendleton released a book of art in 2014 featuring 15 years of illustrations, entitled "Limerence". He also worked with Poster Child Prints who publish limited edition screen prints of his work.

In 2014, Pendleton had his first solo museum exhibit at the Huntington Museum of Art entitled, 'Fine Lines,' which was an examination and discussion of fine art vs. commercial art and skateboard graphics. There was also a 3-day workshop and public presentation as part of the exhibit.

Pendleton left Element Skateboards in 2009 to focus on freelance art, painting, and design. His work ended up on the cover of Juxtapoz Magazine in June, 2012 with a feature on his work and interview.

In 2008 Pendleton was the subject of a documentary entitled, 'Little Giants'.

In 2006, Don accepted a position at Element Skateboards as graphic artist /designer and continued with skateboard graphics, logo, and T-shirt design as well as packaging and marketing for the brand.

Pendleton graduated from Marshall University (Huntington, WV) in 1994 with a BFA in Graphic Design. In 1998, Don took a position with Alien Workshop skateboards in Dayton, OH. Pendleton created the majority of the companies graphics between the years of 1998 and 2005.

Don Pendleton (born 1970 in Ravenswood, West Virginia) is an American artist and designer. Pendleton is most widely recognized for the large body of skateboard graphics and for the artwork of Pearl Jam's tenth studio album, Lightning Bolt.