Kilpatrick graduated from St Martin's School of Art, in London and has been studio-based in Edinburgh since 1991.

Selected solo exhibitions include:
In Spite of the Gods, Art First Contemporary Art, London, 2008. Fruits of Labour, Suresh Jayaram Gallery, 1 Shanti Rd, Bangalore, India, 2007. Shadows and Tall Trees, Amber Roome Contemporary Art, Edinburgh 2005. Where the Brahmaputra meets the Clyde, Art First, London 2004. East, Firth Gallery, Edinburgh 2002. Through Time and Tide, Artworks, Austin, Texas, USA 1999.

Selected group shows including:
Edinburgh Arts Festival, Garden Gallery, SSA, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 2008; London Art Fair, Edinburgh Printmakers 2005; Featured Artist Edinburgh Printmakers, 2004; Les Lignes de Demarcation II, Sound Gallery, Paris, France 2002.

Work held in collections includes:
The Fleming Collection, Fidelity Collection, Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Scotland, Turcan Connell, Hans Rausing, The Bonham and further collections in Italy, USA, France, Eire, Australia and Germany.