Kilian van de Water is a german designer and artist living in Düsseldorf. His work focuses on motion design, animation, illustration and conceptual visual identities combining the advantages of these fields. Since 2023 he lectures Animation & Motion Design at the Peter Behrens School of Arts in Düsseldorf. He also designs websites and creates animated short films, which have been shown at various film festivals and the NRW Forum Düsseldorf. Since 2020 he organises the annual Trickfilm Festival Düsseldorf.
EXHIBITIONS/SCREEINGS
DEMO Festival
Festival for Motion Design, Netherlands
NRW Forum Düsseldorf
Sweetnes of doing nothing,
Zeitgenössische Illustration
Reeperbahn Festival
(IN) BETWEEN Exhibition
Kansas City Underground Festival
Official Selection
Desenzano Film Festival
Official Selection
NRW Forum Düsseldorf:
Kunstfreunde Köln:
Pretty Portal Galery:
Silence Kills Exhibition
Offene Ateliers Münster
Group Exhibition
Rooooom Galery
Solo Exhibition
Leipziger Buchmesse
AWARDS & COMPETOTIONS
Art Film Awards:
Honorable Mention
1x Honorable Mention
1x Mobile Excellence
(1/3) Winners
Design Rush:
PRESS
The Dorf
Illustration zu 10 Jahre the Dorf
PAGE Magazin
Vivid Magazin
The Dorf:
Trickfilm Festival Düsseldorf curated by Kilian van de Water
Rheinische Post Print Edition:
Poster Protest - Silence Kills
BELLA triste Magazine Print Edition