Karen Lilje is a freelance illustrator and designer who is based in the Western Cape. She completed a degree in Information design at the University in Pretoria and has also done a post-graduate degree in Illustration at the University of Stellenbosch.

Karen works in a variety of traditional media, including watercolour, pencil, acrylic paint, ink and collage and enjoys combining hand drawn elements with digital media as well as purely handmade illustration.

Karen’s work covers a wide range of applications, from picture books and commercial projects, to gallery pieces and private commissions.