An award-winning artist and interdisciplinary creative based in London, Bee (aka @beeillustrates) makes work centred around personal narratives from their own experiences of navigating mental health issues and exploring their queer identity. They graduated from The University of Edinburgh with a First Class Ba (Hons) in Illustration, having also completed courses in Queer Studies, Curation and Social Anthropology.

Alongside their creative practice, Bee often delivers guest lectures at top universities, offers creative mentoring and professional practice support, and in 2024 was a board member for the Barbican Centre’s Imagine Fund, allocating funding to community arts projects.

Bee is also the co-founder of Hysterical, a critically acclaimed art collective and cultural programme that curates exhibitions and hosts events platforming creatives of marginalised genders reclaiming the term hysterical, and using their practices to call for change.

ACCOLADES

Winner of the WE CREATE SPACE Queer Leader Award for Media & Creative Influence 2025

Selected as an NG200 Creator - in partnership with The National Gallery for the Bicentenary celebration programme 2024

Judge for D&AD Awards: New Blood - The Portfolios In Partnership with Editor X 2023

Longlisted - World Illustration Awards 2022

Meta Top 10 Creators of Tomorrow 2022

Named as one of 11 LGBTQIA+ TikTok UK Trailblazers 2021

Finalist - BCreator Awards: Wellbeing Creator of the Year 2021