Contact:

For commissions and collaborations please email me at kathrynshivak@gmail.com

Bio:

KT Shivak is an artist and puppeteer working in Chicago and North Carolina. Her puppets have appeared in the New York Times, at the Chicago International Puppetry Festival, Puppetry International Magazine, and at the Chicago Cultural Center.

She created and performs in her original show Rhynoceron, which premiered at HERE Arts Center NYC in 2025 and at the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival in 2026.

To see more puppets in progress, follow me on Instagram: @kt_shivak

Feelin spooky yet? 🎃🕰️🎃🕰️ Time is ticking down to see this little fella get what's coming to him in House of the Exquisite Corpse @roughpuppets
Happy World Rhino Day from me and my big friend 🦏
Well last night we set our rhino loose for her first test run and it was a little bit magic ✨ I can't wait to share more of this important project. Head over to @jookiekids for updates! Save the rhinos 🦏 #puppet #puppetry #rhino #savetheplanet
Would it even be a puppetry conference if you didn't lose an arm on day one?
Love to finally see this poster almost a year after making this puppet in quarantine Plus some very clumsy mold making and casting from the floor of my old apartment 😬
Making an early attempt at a duet with Ben tomorrow which is something we've wanted to do for a long time :) Real grateful to be hosted by Homeroom and Comfort Station It's spring and it's snowing ❄️🌸❄️🌸
New & noisy 🙉
3 harvests in 3 months from Blair's puppet farm. Puppet design in order:James Ortiz,(1-2) me, (6-7)Tom lee, (8-9)all built by chicago puppet studio