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

Selected solo exhibitions include:
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:
SSA, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 2006; 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, Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Scotland, Turcan Connell, Hans Rausing, The Bonham and further collections in Italy, USA, France, Eire, Australia and Germany.