BIO – My Artistic Path and Creative Experience

Kate Kaznadey


“My art is inspired by people who can dream and marvel, as they keep the soul youthful and capable of creating wonders. I also find it fascinating to depict taste, scent, and sound.”

Professional Experience

  • Self-Employed/Freelance Illustrator (2018 — present)
    Providing custom illustrations for private clients and companies, including Eskaro and Condor paint manufacturers, Where Minsk magazine, and Phizzical Productions.
  • Supporting Artist, National Academic Grand Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus (2001 — 2020)
    Participated in numerous productions as an opera performer.
  • Phizzical Productions (2023, Scotland)
    Created posters and animations for The Society for New Cuisine at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
  • Children’s Book Illustrator (2023 — 2024)
     A Musical Adventure with Ales and Paulinka. First Steps 
    (Музычная вандроўка з Алесем i Паўлiнкай. Першыя крокi) — co-author, illustrator.

Education

  • Graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Music with a specialization in opera performance (Faculty of Classical Vocal).
  • Studied musical theater direction (opera direction) under Prof. Margarita Izvorska-Elizarieva, an esteemed opera director, Honored Artist of the Belorussian SSR, and Doctor of Philosophy and Pedagogics.

Notable Works & Collaborations

  • Theatrical Productions:
    • Lucia di Lammermoor (2016, Belarus) — Set design, costume design, assistant directing, performance.
    • Don Pasquale (2017, France) — Storyboards, costume designs.
    • Picture of Life (2017, Belarus) — Author, director, set designer, performer.
    • The Turn of the Screw (2021, France) — Storyboard creation.
  • Community Contributions:
    • Created the renowned 62-meter mural “City Flowers” in the heart of Minsk, Belarus (2019), widely praised by residents and tourists.
  • Musical Ventures:
    • Keyboardist, vocalist, and backing vocalist for The Ranks (a Pink Floyd tribute band) from 2016 to 2022. Also designed performance posters.

Artistic Expansion

  • Ventured into fine art, digital illustration, and concept art (2019 — 2021).
  • Studied under renowned artists such as Kirill Ermolaev and Dmitry Klyushkin to refine illustration techniques.

Current Base

Since 2022, Kate has been based in Warsaw, Poland.






“Kate — @ipelagus, has created several extraordinarily conscientious and deeply beautiful animations and posters to detail the world of my play —
THE SOCIETY FOR NEW CUISINE, which will be featured at the World’s Largest Theatre festival —
the Edinburgh Fringe, at Underbelly, in 2023.


Kate has an exquisitely sensitive artistic empathy, and has very quickly and clearly seen what the heart of my piece is.
She has shown this wondrous ability to subtly evoke the atmosphere of my world.
I’ve been very grateful for the deftness of her touch.

Probably Kate’s most valuable skill is in how much information she takes in. This artistry is difficult to earn without having spent decades enjoying story, and steadily refining one’s own understanding of creativity.
I feel very fortunate to have worked with Kate Kaznadey and would wholeheartedly recommend her to your project.
Feel free to follow @sfncplay to see more examples of her work! 


Cheers,

Chris Fung

Actor, playwright