Kleiner Shames was born in Oxford, England, in 1988. At the age of 14, he started writing graffiti, which began his intrigue with lettering, shapes, and composition. He works obsessively with a variety of processes, including screenprinting, canvas painting, layered wooden assemblages, and more recently, 3-dimensional work. As well as his continued love of spray painting. Kleiner Shames currently works from his rural studio near Penzance, Cornwall, UK.