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Graham Warsop
Graham Warsop is an awards winning Creative Director and the founder of The Jupiter Drawing Room.

Early Life
Graham Warsop was born and raised in Guilford, Surrey, United Kingdom where he lived with his Mother, Father and Brother.

St Michael's Preparatory School
Graham Warsop attended St Michael's Preparatory School, Hoe Place, Old Woking, Surrey from 1963 to 1970.

Clarks College
Graham Warsop attended Clarks College, 32 Portsmouth Road, Guilford, Surrey between 1971 and 1974. He was the Deputy Head Boy and Captain of the 1st XI Soccer team. In 1973 he achieved his Preliminary Certificate in English Literature, Mathematics, History, Geography, French, Art, Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Religious Knowledge, achieving a distinction in English Literature. In 1974 Graham Warsop gained his Intermediate Certificate in English Literature, History, Geography, French, Art, Biology, Physics and Religious Studies, achieving distinctions in Art and Religious Studies.

Godalming College
Graham Warsop attended Godalming College, Godalming, Surrey between 11975 and 1978 where he achieved his A-Levels in History, English & Economics. He was elected Head Boy in from 1977-1978, was awarded the Fearson Memorial Prize for Service to the College, won the History Subject prize, was a Co-Founder and a Director of the College’s 1st and 2nd Annual Revues (to raise money for the College minibus fund). During these years (1976-1978), Warsop was a British Automobile Racing Club Marshal, receiving the BARC Badge & Service Bar for duties as a motor racing fire marshal in the South of England.

University of Warwick
Graham Warsop attended the University of Warwick from 1978 to 1981, obtaining a LLB(Hons) 2:1 Law Degree.

In 1980 Warsop was one of three students selected to represent the Warwick University Law School in the Finals of the Philip Jessup International Moot Court Competition, sponsored by the American Society of International Law. In March 1981 the Warwick University team were the winners of the UK Round of Competition held at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London where Graham Warsop was awarded the prize for Best Individual Oralist. In April 1981 the same team represented the United Kingdom in the World Final of the competition in Washington, D.C., United States.

Graham Warsop was an active member of the Warwick University Drama Club, Performing minor roles in the productions of Oedipus (a messenger), The Cocktail Party by T.S Eliot (a caterer’s man) and Woyzech (a ringmaster). The latter was selected for and performed at the Sunday Times 21st National Student Drama Festival in Southampton in April 1979. Warsop also participated in motor sport, winning the University Autosport Club Autotest in March 1980.

Inns of Court School of Law
Graham Warsop attended Inns of Court School of Law, Gray’s Inn Place, London between 1981 and 1982 where he completed his barrister qualification.

Honourable Artillery Company
Between 1982 and 1983 Graham Warsop attended the Honourable Artillery Company where he completed his Recruit’s Course, the Passing out Parade taking place on the 29th of March 1983.

Blues Restaurant
Also between the 1982 and 1983 Graham Warsop worked as a part-time cocktail barman at the Blues Restaurant, Chapel Street, Guilford, Surrey.

Queens' College, Cambridge
Graham Warsop attended Queens' College, Cambridge from 1983 to 1984 where he obtained hisLL.M 2:1 Master’s Degree in Law.

During his time at Queens' College he was the Captain of Queens' Graduate 5-a-side Soccer Team who were the 1984 Inter-College Cup Winners, a member of the Queens' 1st XI soccer team, Captain of Queens' Gentlemen’s Eight Rowing Team in May Bumps, Secretary of Ye Cherubs Dining Society and Tastings Officer The Cambridge University Wine Society.

Warsop participated in the 1983 International Law Moot argued before Sir Derek Bowett CBE, QC, FBA, (on a problem concerning the legality of the state expropriation of a foreign oil company, in breach of a concession agreement). In 1984 Warsop participated in the International Law Moot argued before Elihu Lauterpacht QC (on a problem concerning the delineation of the continental shelf & exclusive economic zone). Between 1984 and 1985 Warsop remained at Cambridge as an Assistant to Sir Derek Bowett CBE, QC, FBA, Whewell Professor of International Law (President of Queens' College, 1970 - 1982).

Called to the Bar
In November 1986 Graham Warsop was called to the bar as a member of the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn.

Personal Life
Graham Warsop married for the first time in 2006 (aged 49) to long time partner Ann Mulvaney (nee Liebenberg). The marriage took place on 4th July 2006 in the village square at Compiano, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Warsop had since the early 2000’s become a father to Ann’s children from a previous marriage, Jade (born 19th November 1988) and Morgan (born 31st August 1984 ). In 2016 Morgan officially changed this surname to Warsop. In 2010 Graham and Ann Warsop had a daughter Noa Sabrina Ann Warsop (born 26th July 2010). Graham, Ann and Noa reside in the village of Franschhoek, in the Cape Winelands, South Africa.

Awards and Recognitions

 * Advertising Achiever of the Year by The Star Newspaper (Media and Marketing Awards (1998)
 * Most Awarded Creative Director in the history of the London International Advertising Awards (2004)
 * Most awarded Creative Director in the History of South African Advertising
 * Creative Circle Hall of Fame (2007)
 * AdFocus lifetime achievement award (2007)
 * New York Festivals’ Lifetime Achievement Award (2010)  . The speech Warsop gave on this occasion is available here


 * Loeries hall of fame (2013)
 * The first South African Creative Director to have print work accepted into the D&AD Annual in London
 * Won South Africa's first Gold Lion at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity


 * The first South African creative to judge the ‘big four’ global shows, Cannes, D&AD, The One Show and Clios

In his position of Creative Director and Executive Creative Director of The Jupiter Drawing Room (Johannesburg), Graham Warsop contributed to the following awards: