Kathryn Durst is a Canadian artist and illustrator based in Toronto, Ontario. [1]
Durst was born in Peterborough, Ontario, where she graduated from St. Peter Catholic Secondary School. [2] She attended Sheridan College. [1]
After graduation, Durst worked as an animator for five years. She later worked as a freelance illustrator, and created illustrations for four books, [2] including Vlad the World’s Worst Vampire: Midnight Fright by Anna Wilson, [3] [4] and Merry Christmas, Mary Christmas by Laurie Friedman. [5]
In 2017, Durst's artwork was included in Toronto's "Sketching the Line" art series. [6]
In 2018, Durst began collaborating with musician Paul McCartney to create illustrations for a children's book, Hey Grandude! [7] that was published on September 5, 2019 by Random House Books. A second book called Grandude's Green Submarine was published in September 2021. [8]