Both born in 1964, Alpha and Chris Mason met at the age of eighteen and very quickly became fused by their shared interests and creative aspirations. With two artistic elements – Chris a draughtsperson and Alpha principally a writer – they chose the pseudonym 'Hipkiss' (originally 'Chris Hipkiss'), in 1991, for their visual output. Since that time, they have lived and worked in the same studio space, first in their native England and, from 2001, in the south of France.

The work of Hipkiss can be found in the following collections: the John Michael Kohler Arts Center (US-WI), Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Netherlands), The Whitworth (UK), FRAC Picardie (France), the American Folk Art Museum (US-NY); and in the private collections of Cindy Sherman, Antoine de Galbert and Arnulf Rainer. Hipkiss has featured in solos at Intuit, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, group shows at the Tate Britain, Whitechapel, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, La Maison Rouge, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art and David Zwirner, and international art fairs, including Art Basel, Frieze London, Art Berlin and Open Space (solo booth) at Art Cologne.

(from the website, http://www.hipkissart.com)