Hi, I'm Johanna Breuch
About me
An illustrator and graphic designer that loves cats
Since 2019 I have dedicated my artistic focus solely to the world of cats. As The Printed Cat, I create whimsical illustrations and transform them into a range of usable products such as t-shirts, tote bags, greeting cards, and stickers.
My art is cute, colorful, whimsical, and aims to make you smile. Captivated by their quirky behavior, my illustrations often depict cats in amusing scenarios, showing them being annoyed with actions of their owner, substituting cats for humans in our everyday life, or adding a second layer in the form of text.
Products by The Printed Cat are made to be as durable as possible. From waterproof vinyl stickers to hand-screen-printed organic cotton t-shirts, each item is designed to last. T-shirts, sweaters, and tote bags are hand screen-printed in my studio in Leiden, where I produce only a small amount of them at a time to avoid any deadstock.
The Printed Cat is my creative outlet for my love of cats. If my boyfriend wasn’t allergic, I’d likely have adopted every cat by now. If this was the right choice? Who knows!
My Experience
Owner The Printed Cat – 2019 | Present
Since 2019 I’m dedicating most of my time to create art and design that has something to do with cats. I’m a person that loves to experiment, so the mediums I’m working with can vary quite a bit, but cats will always be my favourite theme to work on.
Freelance Illustrator and Graphic Designer – 2018 | Present
As much as I love cats, I’m still available for non cat-related work. Illustrations and merch design is what I love most, but I can do a lot more. Just ask! 🙂
In-House Crossmedia Designer – 2015 | Present
Doing everything design related, like borchures, ads, pricelists, banners for trade fairs, taking and editing pictures, cutting videos. Basically anything that has to do with content creation and making it look good is what I do here.
Customer Service Agent – 2015 | 2016
Bachelor of Design – 2010 | 2015
Aki ArtEZ Hoogeschool voor de kunsten, Enschede, The Netherlands
Exhibitions
2023
‘Wasted?’, Solo Exhibition in Bar ‘Filmrisz’, Berlin, DE
2022
CHUTNEY, Posterexhibition in art cafe ‘Vooraf En Eoe’, Leiden, NL
ROEM Raam, Window exhibition, Leiden, NL
2021
Kunst x Wetenschap, Event and exposition: ‘Kennismakers’, Leiden, NL
2020
Outdoor expo ROEM x Museum de Lakenhal ‘ Please don’t touch’, Leiden, NL
Online Expo ROEM x ‘Binnenwereld/Buitenwereld’, Leiden, NL
2019
Expo ROEM ‘Fair Enough’, Wibar, Leiden, NL
2015
Graduation Expo, AKI ArtEZ Finals, Enschede, NL
Publications
2022
Purr Magazine, Interview about my art, busniess and me as a cat lover
Kennismakers Kunst x wetenschap, Research and backlground info about the exposition
2021
Kunst & Design, Master thesis by Christian Benecke
The Happy Zine, Online Printers X Forward Festival
2020
Covid-19 zine, Annemieke Dannenberg
Please don’t touch, bundeld works, Lakenhal x ROEM
2018
Griekse helden, Boekie Boekie, 3rd price StART Award
2015
reproductie/reproduction/reproduktion, Yearbook, AKI ArtEZ
Und so sprach das Polygon zum Tintenstrich: So ‘was wie dich, woll’n wir hier nicht!, My bachelor thesis