Hi, I’m Kat Tillman, artist, designer, muralist, Jack of a few trades and constant dreamer. I make bright, cheeky art that’s basically my brain on canvass. I grew up in a coastal town called Thirroul, just south of Sydney, salt air, surfboards, hills, and a whole lot of daydreaming, plus a mum who always encouraged me to paint with a “go for it” attitude, so I did. Haven’t really stopped since.

My work is playful and a bit mischievous, full of colour, stories, and characters that make me laugh or feel something weirdly nostalgic. I love art that doesn’t take itself too seriously but still hits you right in the feels. Whether it’s a mural, a painting, or a print, I want people to see it and go, “Oh, that’s fun,” or “I don’t know why, but I love this.”

I’ve done the rounds, fashion, branding, illustration, product design, murals the size of houses, but at the core, it’s all storytelling. I make things that connect people, make spaces feel alive, or turn a dull wall into something you’d actually want to look at.

I live in Melbourne now, powered by coffee and chaos, and I’m big on side quests, those little adventures that don’t always make sense but somehow shape everything. That’s kind of how I approach art too, curious, colourful, and slightly unhinged, in the best way.

Anyway, that’s me. Thanks for being here. Hope my work makes you smile, think, or at least stop scrolling for a sec.

Woman standing outdoors on grass with colorful painted shipping containers behind her. Digital illustrations of animals and clouds are overlaid in the sky, including a dragon, a bird, a bee, a hippo, clouds, and flowers.

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EDUCATION

  • Lecturer (User-Centered Design & Design Thinking - - Billy Blue Collage of design 2017

  • Bachelor of Applied Design - Billy Blue Collage of design 2014

  • Higher School Certificate - Macarthur Anglican School 2006

  • IGCSE - Macarthur Anglican School 2005

SKILLS

• Mural & Large-Scale Painting

• Acrylic & Mixed Media Art

• Branding & Graphic Design

• Illustration & Storytelling

• Public Art & Community Engagement

• Teaching & Mentorship

• Project Management & Coordination

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024 | LONG DRIVES AND SALTY SNACKS - Melbourne, VIC

2023 | PLENTY OF TIME - Melbourne, VIC

2022 | JUST A WHILE LONGER - Melbourne, VIC

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026 | Up-bound - Sydney, NSW

2024 | FEAST STUDIOS - Torquay, VIC

2023 | HOOPS GALLERY  - Torquay, VIC

2022 | DR MORSE - Melbourne, VIC

MURALS & PUBLIC ART

  • Women’s Health Clinic Mural – Jan Juc, VIC

  • Barnagnen Youth Residential center – Ballarat, VIC

  • LUCKY SHMUCKS BAR – Melbourne, VIC

  • WHR Allied Health – Torquay, VIC

  • STRONG STREET - Geelong, VIC

  • ST DAVIDS ST - Fitzroy, VIC

  • Loch Heart Music Festival - VIC

  • Eddy Gardens - VIC

PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA

  • TAKE 5 Magazine - 2025

  • Marco’s Daydream – Children’s book - 2025

  • Front page - Geelong advertiser - 2024

  • Artist Profile magazine - 2023

  • Veraison Magazine - 2023

COLLABORATIONS

  • WHAT WERE YOU WEARING - 2025

  • OCEAN MIND - 2025

  • ART X SCRUBS AUSTRALIA - 2025

  • WET DOG - 2025

  • YUKI THREADS - 2024