Hydeon is the professional name of the artist Ian Ferguson. He was born in National City, CA. and grew up in San Diego. Throughout his youth he was encouraged by his family to make art and experiment with different mediums. He began showing his work in the early 2000s at various cafes and art venues across the West Coast. In the years that followed, he moved extensively around the country, eventually settling In 2014 in a tiny apartment in Brooklyn, New York, where he currently lives and works. Hydeon has spent most of his life experimenting on his own accord and developing a distinct style. His work is largely inspired by ancient civilizations, as well as the Baroque, Gothic, and Victorian era architectural movements; medieval, folk, and outsider art, ancient myths, and fairy tales.