email: cartoonkate@hotmail.com

Kate has worked for many years as a senior designer/illustrator.
A graduate of the Ontario College of Art and the University of Guelph,
she has also studied painting and illustration and computer graphic design.

Clients have included:
Harper Collins, Canadian Living, TV Guide, Hallmark Cards, Toronto Star

Education
BA • University of Guelph (Fine Art/Art History)
AOCA • Ontario College of Art and Design (Communication & Design)
Diploma • Centennial College (Multimedia & Computer Graphics)

Further studies
2007- George Brown College, Indesign Course
2003- Gage Academy, Seattle • Portrait Painting (Tony Ryder)
1997 Diploma (9 courses), Computer Graphics, Centennial College
1998-2007 ongoing studies • Oil Painting (John Viljoen)
1992-1993 OCAD • Painting, (Chinkok Tan)
1991-1992 OCAD • Children's Book Illustration (June Lawrason)
1988-1989 OCAD • Cartooning (Ted Michener)

RGD member • Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario

Volunteer Work
• Save The Eglinton Theatre (STET)
• Amnesty International, Unicef, Illustrated for the University of Guelph newspaper
• Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation- Ride to Conquer Cancer
Raised almost $7,000 for cancer research, volunteered behind the
scenes and biked more than 200 km's to Niagara Falls in June 2008!

Sponsor me for my 2009 Ride!
Click on the Ride to Concer Cancer logo below and it will take you to my
web page....

Click on "the Pet Project" below to see my pet portraits- 100% of
the proceeds will go to the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation.

Interests
• Here's an article on my place that appeared in the Condo section
of the Toronto Star a few years ago.
• travel- including working on a kibbutz in Israel, staying with a tribe
in the Amazon, trekking in Nepal, swimming with sealions in the Galapagos,
bungy jumping in New Zealand, hugging koalas in Oz, pub crawls in Ireland,
skydiving, scuba diving etc.
• painting, reading, cycling, spinning, skiing, collecting 50's kitsch