Katie King (b. 1993) is a London based writer, fibre and moving image artist from the esoteric lay-line town of Glastonbury, Somerset, where people are often naked and it is easier to buy a rat dowsed in foraged fruit wine and crucified on a stick than a pair of knickers. Working from her studio in Hackney she makes animated moving image using the cut-out style of parts made from textiles. Her storytelling is focused on the mysteries of womanhood and exploring the tensions between situations or events which are aesthetically pleasing but morally questionable. The heart of King’s work is a belief in animism, alongside angels and dragons, which inform both her imagery and her style of working.

King is a graduate from the Royal College of Art Animation Masters as well as holding a bachelors in Religion, Philosophy & Ethics from King’s College, London. In 2013 she took one year of training in pattern cutting for fashion design at Bath Spa University. In 2014 she co-formed the hand-embroidered underwear label Pantsu & Pantsu, and since it’s closure has continued to work with embroidery in her practice. Her RCA graduate film Made For Duty Overseas (2023) premiered at Pöff, as well as winning Best Animation at Film Maudit 2.0 2024 in Los Angeles and runner up in her category at London Short Film Festival 2024. She was also a resident at the La Jachere residency in 2024. In 2019 she was part of a round table group Cycles of which the session on Motherhood was held hosted by Carlos / Ishikawa gallery. She is also an accredited tarot reader and in training for automatic writing and dragon light energy healing.