About

Kate Lacour studied biology and psychology at the University of Chicago and Oberlin, and Art Therapy at the School of Visual Arts. She learned to draw through the Art Students’ League in New York City.

Kate is a self-taught taxidermist and member of the Louisiana Taxidermists’ Association.

She is the founder of NOLArts Learning Center, a nonprofit serving young people with diverse abilities, and delivered a TED talk on autism, inclusion and Mardi Gras.

Her art and comics are inspired by a love for the aesthetics of science and a fascination/revulsion towards bodies.

She is the winner of the 2016 Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art award, and has given art talks at the Society of Illustrators, American Art Therapy Conference, New Orleans Public Library, Antenna Gallery, Signals, and the Pharmacy Museum.

Kate lives in New Orleans with her husband and three children.