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Bee (aka @beeillustrates) is an award-winning artist and creative based in London. Their practice spans illustration, printmaking, painting and drawing, as well as creative facilitation and collaborative projects. Their work often explores their own experiences of living with mental illness and figuring out their place in the world...but mainly they just like making art that makes you feel things.

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.

In 2025, Bee opened their own brick-and-mortar studio and founded Art Club: IRL, opening the space up to the community through a programme of regular workshops, talks, creative mentoring sessions and self-directed drop-in hours, all aimed at encouraging accessibility in the arts.

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

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2026 Queeriosities - Copeland Gallery, London

2026 Memento Amoris - Lido Stores Gallery, Margate

2025 Stories of Home: the AOI x NSA, The Northern Festival of Illustration - Hartlepool Art Gallery

2024 Hypha Studios x The Dispensary, Wales

2024 Hysterical: Radical Creativity - Bermondsey Project Space, London

2021 Edinburgh College of Art Graduate Show, Edinburgh

AS SEEN IN…

A collection of various media and brand logos including Dazed, BBC, The Standard, It's Nice That, BRICKS, Creative Boom, Daily Mail, The Tab, Lazy Oaf, ITV, Getty Images, Wonderland, and others.

Featured Project: Lucy & Yak

  • Two , one with braids and a leopard print scrunchie, wearing a blue shirt, and the other with short blonde hair, wearing a colorful hooded top with mixed patterns and the word 'QUEER' on the front, posing against a light background with pink squiggly lines.

    In 2026, Bee collaborated with Lucy & Yak to create a limited edition clothing collection for the community and allies alike. 

    100% of the profits from the collection will go to Not A Phase who are a trans+ led, nationwide charity committed to uplifting and improving the lives of trans+ adults, through awareness campaigning, social projects and funding trans+ lead initiatives.

    Photographers: Eliza Hatch + Nishil Patel

  • A woman with braided hair wearing a pink patterned jumpsuit and yellow sneakers, leaning forward with her hand near her face, standing against a pink background with yellow text that says '100% of profits from BEE'S collection will be donated to NOT A PHASE.' Another woman with dark skin, curly hair, and earrings, wearing a yellow T-shirt, is partially visible against a yellow background on the right side of the image.
  • Two women in colorful outfits against vibrant backgrounds, one in a blue top and red pants with yellow starburst patterns, and the other in a pink jumpsuit with orange flowers, both striking dynamic poses.
  • Close-up of pink and purple striped fabric with a small pocket and a label. A young woman with curly hair, wearing a fuzzy hooded head covering, pink long sleeve top, and striped pants, is reclining against a wall with her legs resting on a chair, in a room with peach-colored and white walls.
A colorful, illuminated carousel at night with a person standing in front of it. Overlaid text reads 'YOUR TREE on Battersea with Bee illustrates. It's Nice That' in green and white font.

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Projects & Collaborations
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Creative Mentoring
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Art Club: IRL
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Education & Events
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View fullsize HOW TO GET OVER CREATIVE BLOCK🧑‍🎨‼️ ooooft something I get asked about often in creative mentoring sessions is getting over creative block + how to deal with those days when making art feels way trickier than usual…🥲 SO i thought i&r
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View fullsize sometimes finding the right words to ask for help seems impossibly scary and vulnerable 😵‍💫 so I’ve made a little list of prompts for anyone who might need them 🌷 make sure you are taking extra care and being extra kind to yourself righ
View fullsize been digging through the beeillustratesTM archives to find this throwback to one of my favourite projects (+ i wanted to reshare bc it seems like such a shame to work so hard on something and then forget about it lol) - here’s some work i did f
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View fullsize it is once again time for a little roundup of everything I ACTUALLY did to survive as a full time artist + creative in london ! 😮‍💨 being ✨an artist✨ is often made out to be v dreamy and glamorous and relaxed... but in my experience there are
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View fullsize UM SORRY WHAT is going on because i just found out a few pieces from my limited edition collection with @lucyandyak are already sold out????? (but also don’t worry if you missed out because there will be a restock in july) 🙂‍↕️ honestly
View fullsize honestly i feel like i am dreaming and i still can’t believe this is real !!!!! 🥺🥺🥺 swipe to see the artwork that inspired this jumpsuit from my limited edition collection with @lucyandyak (which is out now eek !!!!)🌷 100% of the profits f
View fullsize here are some reminders for u to read through on bad days 😵‍💫 thought I’d share a few of the drawings that inspired the pieces in the collection I did with @lucyandyak 🌷 swipe to see the irl clothes !!! I have a few copies of this il
View fullsize ad• hello, I’m bee🌻 thought I’d share a little bit about me and my art, as well as some more photos of the pieces from my limited edition collection with @lucyandyak !! 🌷 collaborating with @lucyandyak on a collection has been
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