“Your understanding of our needs, purpose and goals are reflected beautifully in the completed project.”
“She approached the work with passion, clarity, and vision. She is a true collaborator”
Katie Wilhelm (RGD) is a London Top 40 Under 40 award-winning designer, consultant, and artist. She utilizes art and design to connect communities and create storytelling opportunities.
Katie is a proud member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation at Neyaashiinigmiing with Canadian settler heritage. A champion for all Indigenous Peoples, Katie continuously looks to inspire others to create a colourful future for Turtle Island.
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
Illustration
Digital Artwork Commissions
Mural Production
Visual Land Acknowledgements
UPwithART, Artist with Museum London and The Unity Project for Relief of Homelessness, 2023
GardenShip and State, Exhibition Publication, 2023
Shared Waters: London Listens, Photography Book Publication, 2022
Baagaakige, Exhibition at Forest City Gallery, 2022
Visual Land Acknowledgement Artwork Commission, London Arts Council, 2022
IndigenArt Market, Curator with Downtown London, 2021
Mush Whole, Mural Installation at Grand Theatre London, 2021
London Tourism Welcome Centre Indigenous Artwork Collection, Selection Committee Member with London Arts Council, 2021
Artfusion Gallery, Co-Director, 2012-2014
LondonFuse New Media Collective, Co-Founder, Past-President/Chair, 2010-2019
379 Collective, Co-Founder, 2009-2014
Small Business of the Year Award Nominee, 2022, London Business Achievement Awards hosted by the London Chamber of Commerce
20 Under 40 Award Recipient, Dec. 2021, Twenty Under Forty Foundation
In-House Design Award, Nov. 2017, Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD)
Excellence in Economic Development Award, Sep. 2017, International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
Best Strategic Plan and Initiative, Feb. 2014, Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO)
Marketing Campaign of the Year, Feb. 2013, Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO)
Most Popular Scene Builder Award, July 2011, London Music Awards, Scene Magazine
Ontario Scholar Award, 2004, Ontario Ministry of Education
Artwork by Katie Wilhelm will be launched by the London Arts Council and The City of London at a Public Art Unveiling for the Dundas Place Public Art Project on June 20th 2:00-4:00pm in the Central Library Rotary Reading Garden.
Join us for a special unveiling of newly acquired works from the City of London’s Permanent Indigenous Art Collection.
How can creativity help build belonging in our city? The ‘Art Hives Creative Summit’ will explore how a shared creative space in downtown London can foster connection, care, and belonging while responding to housing insecurity, isolation, and social exclusion.
Join the London Chamber of Commerce for the launch of Making Space: Business, Indigenous Art, and Reconciliation, our new Indigenous-led Chamber gallery programme developed in partnership with Indigenous London Arts and the London Arts Council.
On March 7 at Huron University Co-hosted by Ivey Business School at Western University, we’re bringing together 75 women and gender-diverse students from Western University, Huron University, and King's University College for the NextGen – Women Entrepreneur Summit.
The London Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the City of London as Principal Sponsor, is proud to present Climate Action for Business, an event designed to help businesses understand, prepare for, and lead in a changing climate.
The City of London will begin installing public art on Rapid Transit bus shelters in spring 2026, starting with eleven shelters along the Downtown Loop and East London Link corridors.
I am honoured to have shared a stage with Canada’s Drag Race winner Priyanka to welcome attendees to the 2025 annual Red Scarf fundraising in support of the Regional HIV/AIDS Connection.
I am excited to speak at the Beyond Multiple Choice conference on how EQAO prioritized Indigenous reconciliation.
Join a panel discussion exploring what it means to be a woman in 2025. This event brings together voices from diverse communities to reflect on the progress we’ve made, the challenges we still face and how art and culture can be catalysts for change.
Join us for an empowering and thought-provoking conversation on Allyship in the Workplace, where we'll explore what it truly means to be an ally, and how individuals and organizations can actively support equity, inclusion, and belonging.
London, Ontario, stands at a pivotal moment in its development. As the city shapes its future, culture emerges as an essential component of this process. A vibrant cultural sector significantly contributes to economic growth, tourism, community engagement, and overall urban vitality.
The Student Awards recognize design excellence from students across Canada in all areas of communication design. I’ll be judging the Placemaking category.
Palace Theatre Arts Commons invites you to join us for a powerful community conversation on Allyship in the Arts — a timely and essential topic that speaks to how we build stronger, more inclusive creative spaces together. Led by Katie Wilhelm, an award-winning Indigenous designer and consultant, our panel will explore what allyship really means in the context of arts and culture.
It was an honour to lead the fireside chat with Mayor Josh Morgan at the State of the City Address on January 23rd.
Western has launched a new strategic plan, the first of its kind at the university, to guide work in equity, diversity, inclusion, decolonization and accessibility (EDIDA) across campus.
Join us on November 28 for Community Outlook with Susan Aglukark, co-presented with London Environmental Network.
Join us for a lively evening of spirited, focused presentations by experts who will share their disruptive ideas on how to move our collective thinking forward when it comes to talent.
Join us for “Connections, Collaboration and Kinship in Art,” a warm and participatory conversation between Katie Wilhelm and Summer Bressette, facilitated by Sara Mai Chitty and Cassandra Getty.
Katie Wilhelm and Summer Bressette's Baapaagimaak video explores Indigenous knowledge and environmental care, focusing on the endangered Black Ash tree.
Katie Wilhelm will be sharing the story of the logo design, in celebration of the 20-year anniversary of Antler River Poetry.
We're excited to introduce you to the candidates for our 2024/25 Board of Directors. Candidates will be elected at our Annual General Meeting on September 19, 2024.
The speakers will offer clear, actionable steps towards meaningful economic reconciliation.
I am looking forward to the conversations that will help to shape the future of the London Heritage Council.
I am looking forward to providing an Indigenous-perspective to the activities of the Education Quality and Accountability Office.
I am happy to announce that I have been appointed as a People and Culture Committee member with the London Chamber of Commerce.
Museum London and the Words Festival are pleased to host a visit with the artists and curators of GardenShip & State for a launch of their exhibition catalogue.
Recognizing student excellence in design since 1998 🏆. I’m thrilled to be a Judge for this year’s RGD Student Awards.
A selection of companies I have worked with – past and present.
“A champion for the Indigenous community, she continuously looks to inspire others to create a more colourful future for London.”
My business operates on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabeg, Lenaapewuk, and Haudenosaunee Nations; land that is also shared by Metis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous community members. The City of London is party to the London Township Treaty of 1796 and the Longwoods Treaty of 1819.