KTKannibal

KTKannibal is an acrylic painter from Champaign Illinois. A lifelong love of art led Katye to take a year of drawing courses at Parkland Community College to hone the skills they acquired from teachings from their Great Grandmother in childhood, also a professional painter.

​The next few years were spent moving cross country with their spouse for military service. Upon resettling in their native town of Champaign, Katye relaunched their painting career beginning the first installment in their Tarot series in 2019, with the official launch of KTKannibal Acrylics in early 2021.

​Katye’s painting focuses on the playful, color filled, and bold figures that trigger strong emotions in their viewers. They draw inspiration from traditional painters like Van Gogh, and Toulouse-Lautrec as well as from modern media sources such as Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal and Amplified History band Heilung.

​While working full time in the banking industry, Katye is also CEO of Champaign local arts initiative Prism Studios.

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