Mia Nilsson is an artist and animator living in London. She came from Sweden and has been living in London for the past eleven years. I came across Mia's lovely work at the London Transport Museum where she won an award from the AOI for a competition called 'Cycling in London'. You can see more of Mia's work on her website. She shares her studio with her cat Grace who has the most gorgeous orange eyes!
Cassandre Montoriol is an illustrator and textiles designer based in Paris, France. I love her quirky cat drawings. You can see more examples of her work on her website. She also has a shop with stylist Virginia Bussierre called Miaow selling a range of accessories. Her black and white cat is called Armstrong.
Sam McCullen is an illustrator and children's book author from the UK. His first picture book 'Billy Back-To-Front' was published by Hodder Children's Books in 2006. You can see more of his fantastic work on his website and blog. 
Kate Larsen is a London based graphic designer and illustrator. I met Kate at a craft fair I did just before Christmas and love her work. You can see more examples of her work on her website www.boxofbirds.co.uk She has some lovely prints and brooches on her etsy shop. The photo is of her friend's kitten called Cleo and is a burmese blue, so sweet!
Laura Hughes is a London based illustrator with an adorable cat named Lulu. I was lucky enough to go to university with Laura and it was always exciting to sneak a peek into her sketchbooks! Make sure to check out her blog to see more of her beautiful illustrations. Her own Etsy shop will be launched later this year - can't wait!
Mimi Kirchner is a Boston-based artist who creates wonderfully imaginative, excuisitely hand-crafted dolls. The beautiful cats above are only a tiny fragment of the amazing range of characters she creates, so make sure to check out her shop! Etsy also made one of their hand-made portrait videos about Mimi, you can check it out here . It makes me so happy and inspired to just look at her work. Her own lovely ginger cat is called Mango.
Abigail Brown is a textile artist and illustrator based in London. She makes beautiful creatures from different coloured and patterned fabrics, she creates lovely illustrations, too. You can see more of her work on her website and she also sells her work on her online shop. The adorable fluffy cat pictured above is her friend's cat called Lulu.