Cat is a gradaute of the UAL London College of Communication and is now an Illustrator based at her home studio in London. She is represented by Illustration X.
Over a ten year period, Cat has created commissioned work for clients including Adidas, The New Yorker, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Jacobin, Tribune, Barbican and many more.
Cat's self-publlished comic and zines have been exhibited at Somerset House and featured in It'sNiceThat and her first published graphic horror story "The Burgeoning" is scheduled for release in 2021 by SelfMadeHero.
Projects
- Three Lionesses, Puffin BooksAn empowering and uplifting guide from THREE legendary Lionesses, Ella Toone, Georgia Stanway and Nikita Parris. Lionesses are brave. They fiercely look out for one another. They stick together. And they will roar as loud as they need to, to make sure their voices are heard.Ella, Georgia and Nikita have learned so much from football that can apply to everyday life, from joining a new squad, to stepping up to take a penalty, and getting back up when life (or a footballer) knocks you down. With
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Projects credited in
- Varoom 38 The Activism IssueThe Activism issue of Varoom reports on the innovative ways that illustrators today are using their work to effect social and political change around the world. With their ability to clarify the complex, manifest the hidden and lampoon the powerful, illustrators are essential practitioners in this age of distorted truths and commercial homogenisation. As more people visibly adopt positions on political and social issues, the championing of causes has become a cultural currency, adopted by8
Work history
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Artist / IllustratorCat Sims
London, United KingdomFreelance
Cat has completed commissioned illustrations for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The LA Times, The Guardian, Jacobin, Tribune, The Washington Post, Oxford University Press, Puffin, Pan MacMillan, Oatly and Adidas.
She has hosted drawing workshops at The Museum of the Home and her work has been displayed at The Barbican Centre, Glastonbury and Somerset House.
Her critically acclaimed zine, comics and risographs are currently stocked in London, Barcelona, Berlin and Hamburg at the Barbican, GOSH!, People of Print's curated Department Store, Fatbottom Books, Schikkimikki Zine Distro and Strips & Stories.
Her first published comic is scheduled for release in February 2021, with independent publishing house SelfMadeHero.
Cat’s work has been exhibited at Somerset House, Peckham Pelican, South London Comic and Zine Fair, and her latest comic XENOS won Broken Frontier’s ‘Comic of the Festival’ at ELCAF, 2018.
Skills
- Illustration
- Detailed Drawing
- Graphic Artist
- Hons Graphic Design
- Comic Art
- Creative Writing
- Art Direction
- Book Illustration
- Magazine Design
- Editorial Illustration
Education
BA(Hons) Graphic DesignUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
- London, United Kingdom
Awards
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Comic of the FestivalBroken Frontier
My self-published comic 'Xenos: At The Edge of Life' was awarded Comic of the Festival at ELCAF (East London Comic and Print Fair) 2018