Kathryn Durst is a Canadian artist and illustrator based in

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."Toronto illustrator Kathryn Durst teams up with Paul McCartney on new children’s book"
''Hamilton Spectator'', Jan 24, 2019 by Adina Bresge

Early life and education

Durst was born in

Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough ( ) is a city on the Otonabee River in Ontario, Canada, about 125 kilometres (78 miles) northeast of Toronto. According to the 2021 Census, the population of the City of Peterborough was 83,651. The population of the Peterborough ...

, where she graduated from

St. Peter Catholic Secondary School St. Peter Catholic Secondary School, abbreviated SPSS, is an urban high school located in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The school was originally opened in 1914, before moving to its current location in the mid-1990s. The school is administered ...

."Peterborough native Kathryn Durst’s artwork illustrating new Paul McCartney children’s book"
''Peterborough Examiner'', Oct 04, 2018 by Jessica Nyznik She attended

Sheridan College Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (formerly Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology) is a public polytechnic institute of technology located in the west-Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. Founded in ...

Career

After graduation, Durst worked as an animator for five years. She later worked as a freelance illustrator, and created illustrations for four books, including ''Vlad the World’s Worst Vampire: Midnight Fright'' by Anna Wilson, and ''Merry Christmas, Mary Christmas'' by Laurie Friedman. In 2017, Durst's artwork was included in Toronto's "Sketching the Line" art series. In 2018, Durst began collaborating with musician

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

to create illustrations for a children's book, '' Hey Grandude!'' that was published on September 5, 2019 by

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. A second book called '' Grandude's Green Submarine'' was published in September 2021.

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...

, 18 March 2021

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Durst, Kathryn Living people Artists from Ontario Canadian women illustrators Canadian women artists People from Peterborough, Ontario Year of birth missing (living people)