My name is Manuel Kilger. I grew up in Bavaria, where I still live today with my small family. After studying illustration in Nuremberg, I started my career as a freelance illustrator.
I work for various clients like magazines, children's book publishers, advertising agencies, network stations, games companies and many more. Additionally I've been working part-time as an art director for kurzgesagt - in a nutshell.
I also regularly exhibit nationally and internationally in various galleries, e.g. in New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam and Paris.
My personal work is often influenced by the pop culture of the 80s and 90s. I love attention to detail and like to hide funny or ironic references in my illustrations.
I am always open to discovering new areas for myself. For me it is particularly exciting to experiment with new styles and thus meet the exact requirements of each project.
Amazon, BOOM! Studios, Bottleneck Gallery, Büchergilde Gutenberg,
Cartoon Network, Chimera, Clone Magazin, Dark Horse Comics, Electronic Arts, Flaunt, Framily, Freistil, Gallery1988, Geolino, Grabarz und Partner, Heimat Hamburg, Athesia Kalenderverlag, Hero Complex Gallery, Jazam!, Kaweco, In a nutshell - kurzgesagt, Legas Delaney, Light Grey Art Lab, Lukas Lindemann Rosinski, Moccu,
MTV Germany, Newgrounds, Nickelodeon, Oetinger Verlag, Red Bull, RTL, Rovio, Siemens, Sony, SPIL Games, Spirit Link, Studio Ü, TH Georg Simon Ohm Nürnberg, Tigermedia, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Videodesign.ch, VW, YouTube, ZDF, ...
Three by Three Illustration Annual No. 15
Three by Three Illustration Annual No. 14
Then/Now: Childhood Revisited Volume 1
Then/Now: Childhood Revisited Volume 2
WIO – World Illustration Awards 2018 Annual
Applied Arts – 2018 Photography & Illustration Annual
Communication Arts – Illustration Annual 58
Hiii Illustration –> have a look!
Kulturportal Bayern –> Link
WHO_08
Temp Magazin #2 –> have a look!
The Game 5/2015 –> have a look!
Curt Magazine 12/2013 –> have a look!
Every Day is Play –> have a look!
The Fifth Element Artbook –> have a look!
Girls: Fact or Fiction –> have a look!
In Places –> have a look!
Freistil 5 –> have a look!
Interview with Light Grey Art Lab –> Link
Adam Male Blog –> Link
Nordbayern.de –> Link
Page online –> Link
Page #10.2013
Geek Art - Volume 2 –> have a look!
Metallab #4 –> have a look!
red dot design award 2009
Hiii Illustration 2015 International Competition, Best of the Best
3x3 No. 11, Pro Show, Honorable Mention 2015
3x3 No. 14, Pro Show, Merit, 2017
3x3 No. 15, Pro Show, Merit, 2018
Communication Arts, 58th Annual Illustration Competition, Award of Excellence, 2017
Communication Arts, 60th Annual Illustration Competition, Shortlist, 2019
iJungle Illustration Award 2017, Merit
AIO, World Illustration Awards 2018, Shortlist
Applied Arts, 2019 Illustration Awards, Winner
Applied Arts, 2018 Illustration Awards, Winner
Applied Arts, 2021 Illustration Awards, Winner
Tommi Award, 2018, 2.place
JIA Illustration Award, 2019, Bronze Award
GoSee Award 2019, Merit
| 2023 | NES Show | Los Angeles, USA |
| 2022 | 90s Art Show | Los Angeles, USA |
| David Fincher Tribute Show | Los Angeles, USA | |
| 2021 | 50 Years of Willy Wonka Art Show | Los Angeles, USA |
| 2020 | A Flux in Time Art Show | Glendale, USA |
| Mallrats Anniversary Art Show | Los Angeles, USA | |
| 2019 | 90s Art Show | Los Angeles, USA |
| 2018 | Crazy4Cult Art Show | Los Angeles, USA |
| Super Mario Art Show | New York, USA | |
| Gallerie Summertime Art Show | Vicenza, Italy | |
| World Illustration Awards 2018 exhibition | London, Great Britain | |
| 10 Jahre Rotopol @ Neurotitan | Berlin, Germany | |
| Idiot Box 2018 | Los Angeles, USA | |
| 2017 | Das große Granteln | Nuremberg, Germany |
| 30 Years Later | Los Angeles, USA | |
| Zerbröckelt & Geklaubt | Nuremberg, Germany | |
| Huldufolk Exhibition | Minneapolis, USA | |
| Electric Dreams | Los Angeles, USA | |
| 2016 | Mystery Show #3: The Inventor’s Collection | Kassel, Germany |
| Hiii Illustration Exhibition – Beijing Design Week 2016 | Hangzhou City, China | |
| 30 Years Later | Los Angeles, USA | |
| Mystery Show | Munich, Germany | |
| The Power of Mattel | Los Angeles, USA | |
| Cartoon Network en Amarillo, Azul y Rojo Art Show | Burbank, USA | |
| 2015 | Iceland Residency Exhibition | Minneapolis, USA |
| Mystery Show #2: The Traveller’s Collection | Kassel, Germany | |
| Guillermo Del Toro Art Show | Los Angeles, USA | |
| No Ghost Logos | Burbank, USA | |
| 2014 | R-Rated Memories Show | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Great Personality | Minneapolis, USA | |
| Hellboy Tribute Art Show | Los Angeles, USA | |
| 8-BIT & BEYOND | New York, USA | |
| Popeye 85th Anniversary Official Art Show | Los Angeles, USA | |
| Skate or Die Exhibition | Minneapolis, USA | |
| THIRTY THREE AND A THIRD AND A THIRD | Los Angeles, USA | |
| Mystery show #1 | Sofia, Bulgarien | |
| Mystery show - The Forester‘s Collection | Kassel, Germany | |
| 2013 | Deadspace Art Show | Paris, France |
| Made in Asia | Brüssel, Belgium | |
| Game of Thrones - Ice and Fire | Paris, France | |
| In Places Art Show | Minneapolis, USA | |
| Rolemodels Art Show | Minneapolis, USA | |
| 2012 | Night of the Exquisite Corpse | Minneapolis, USA |
| Tarot, Mystics and Occult Art Show | Minneapolis, USA | |
| Girls: Fact or Fiction Art Show | Minneapolis, USA | |
| 2009 | CLONE MAGAZIN | Sevilla, Spain |
mail is the best way to reach me.
manuel.kilger@gmx.de
Bürgermeister-Keckl-Straße 11
92364 Deining
+49 (0) 176 80135546
If you like my illustrations and if you are interested in an art print, a phone case or a shirt, have a look at these platforms. Here you can purchase various products with my illustrations on it. Have fun!
