✷Kat VanCleave

Kat VanCleave is an artist, designer & filmmaker. Her aesthetic is marked by striking color stories, sharp humor, and a vibrant surrealism that feels both polished and offbeat. Her work explores the emotional atmosphere through absurdism, humor, and movement using her dual backgrounds in dance and architecture to guide the visual storytelling. She feels most at home writing the weirdos, the black sheep and the characters that move through the world sideways.

She has led the design of over 40 narrative projects, including feature films, short films, television pilots, and web series, collaborating with creatives and studios such as Destry Allyn Spielberg, HBO, and Apple. Her work blends cinematic storytelling with spatial design, crafting worlds that feel both intimate and expansive.

In 2025, she launched GURL GRANT as a legacy investment in the bizarre and beautiful world of independent film.

📍NEW YORK, NY