Kat Macleod

Kat Macleod is a Melbourne-based illustrator, designer and artist, with over two decades experience working on client projects, commissions, exhibitions and books. Her signature linework and collaged textures feature in everything she creates. She is endlessly inspired by nature, fashion and the drawings of her three young boys.

Kat’s notable projects include: a wall mural at Readings bookstore in Emporium, Melbourne; limited edition products for Heide Museum of Modern Art, Third Drawer Down and The Australian Ballet; and editorial illustrations for Tiffany & Co., Vogue China, Numero Tokyo and Vogue Entertaining + Travel Australia.

Stepping into the Children’s publishing world in 2021, she wrote, illustrated and designed a set of early learner books with Thames & Hudson, winning Best Designed Children’s series at the 2022 Australian Book Design Awards (ABDA). Her first picture book The Tiny Explorers was long-listed for the ABDA 2022 Best Designed Children’s Illustrated Book, and 2022 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Children’s Picture Book of the Year. Her new picture book The Tiny Tailors, was published in April 2023, and will be released in the US later this year, and UK in 2024.

Her back catalogue of local and internationally released illustrated books include: Bird; The Cocktail; Sequins & Sequence; and Michi Girl books (Like I Give a Frock, What on Earth Are You Wearing? and Le Shop Guide). Kat has had six exhibitions over the past decade and has a loyal following of art collectors.