KAT VANDAL

French Pop Artist Kat Vandal, based in London, transforms preloved toys and childhood nostalgia into serotonin-charged visual experiences.

Using recycled ball-pit balls, figurines, teddies and balloons, her mixed-media works merge the art of up-cycling with playfulness and emotional resonance, layered both figuratively and literally, bridging the worlds of sculpting and painting. ​

"As a mother, I am realising how quickly childhood passes: The toys, first clothes, drawings, and favourite characters that once filled our homes soon fit into boxes and the memories fade. Repurposing my son’s old favourites into uplifting and emotional works of art gave me so much joy that I wanted to do it on a bigger scale."

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This also allowed Kat Vandal to revisit her own childhood rooted in the pop culture of the 80s and 90s, a strong influence in her aesthetics, reframed through the urban energy of London’s streets, where she has lived most of her adult life. 

Her work takes the playful chaos of childhood—bright toys, cartoonish forms, and the joyful mess of imagination—and reimagines it through an adult lens. What once was spontaneous and unstructured becomes patterned, ordered, and sharpened with a hint of edge. By layering nostalgia with design and discipline, she transforms childhood’s colourful fun into compositions that are both exuberant and sophisticated, inviting viewers to see innocence through a more complex, grown-up perspective.

More than décor, her art offers a multisensory escape into joy and memory. 

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"My mission is to bring smiles, stir happy recollections, and celebrate the beauty of what we leave behind, and what we carry forward. I don't believe happiness can be transferred, but I am convinced that a happy moment can live in us forever and lift our mood on demand, and that’s the purpose of my art."

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After exhibiting in Berlin, France and London she has caught the attention of the UK and French press earlier this year making the news.