Monsters made with medicine
Katharsis Story Studio offers original and commissioned concept art, cultural consultation and story development that spans fine art, TV and film. Interweaving cultural research, elevated genre storytelling and Afrosurrealist world-building, every element is designed to be cathartic for the communities central to its creation.
Kamil Oshundara is a genderfluid fine artist, writer and filmmaker from Atlanta who spent many years in Los Angeles honing their craft. They previously worked as the Cultural Executive for Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions, where they served as an on-set producer and cultural researcher to help develop projects such as US, HUNTERS, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, the CANDYMAN (2021) and the TWILIGHT ZONE (2019) remake.
Kamil continues to make an impact as a screenwriter, cultural consultant and independent artist devoted to genre-bending work. Most recently, Kamil served as a co-producer for the short film SAINT NEON (2023) and executive producer on Henry Selick's stop-motion animation feature WENDELL AND WILD (2022) for Netflix.
While studying at UCLA, their interest in cultural studies and storytelling developed into a passion for Black speculative arts (horror, sci-fi, Afro-futurism, surrealism). As a multi-faceted artist, Kamil works to produce narratives that re-imagine representation through an elevated genre lens.
Katharsis is an ongoing exploration of surrealism, futurism and carnal transformation to express cultural realities. Kamil's work often re-roots ancient BIPOC mythology, monstrosity and ritual magic in modern landscapes to reunite Indigenous lore with its descendants, who are often raised to fear ancestral traditions.
Kamil's practice has expanded to offer concept art, character design, book covers & illustrations, album art, graphic novels and a range of fine art works.
Each piece fleshes out their Kathartic labyrinth of characters and blueprints for new worlds in collaboration with clients, creators and collectors alike.