REPRESENTATION
Globally represented by Debut Art
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ABOUT
Lisa Sheehan is a 2D/3D cgi freelance illustrator based in Bedfordshire, nr. London. During her BA Illustration at Kingston University she decided she wanted to become a 3D artist/model maker. Back then that meant literally making the model shooting it and all the faff that went with it, which as a young graduate seemed all a bit too much so Lisa fell into the world of graphic design becoming an Art Director for the Financial Times and spent the next 20 years commissioning CGI artists.
The drive to create never left and the desire to produce her own work became so strong that she decided to create the illustrations herself. By working night and day, to grasp the technology of the CGI wizardry, her dreams of ‘model making’ were now back on track albeit within the digital world.
Lisa is a 2D/3D ‘image maker’ producing imaginative CGI illustrations that are often conceptual and typographical with a pop of colour. Lisa often mixes 2D and 3D to create illustrations for advertising and editorial work. The idea that you can, with CGI technology, create almost anything your creative mind can conjure up continues to inspire Lisa every day.
Lisa has extensive design and magazine cover Art Direction experience, having worked as an Art Director for The Financial Times for the past 20 years. Up until December 2020 (Covid struck and redundancy ensued) Lisa art directed as well as illustrated the covers of several of their titles.
PREVIOUS CLIENTS INCLUDE:
The New York Times, WIRED UK, WIRED Italy, The Economist, Mother Jones, Men’s Health (US), The Telegraph, McKinsey, Deloitte, Harper Collins USA, Die Zeit, Penguin Random House, Consumer Reports, AT&T, Saturday Magazine, The Guardian, Internazionale Magazine, Ocado Life, The Observer, FT Weekend, The Washington Post, Amazon, Wall Street Journal, EMI records, Saatchi & Saatchi, Politico Europe, SAP, BBDO NY, Waitrose magazine, Avanti West Coast Trains, Stylist magazine, The Big Issue, River Island, Harvey Nichols, Business Life Magazine, Tesco, Women’s Health UK, Cosmopolitan UK, WWD magazine, Fabulous Magazine, You Magazine, The New Statesman, New Scientist, The Banker Magazine, Investors Chronicle, FDI Magazine, Money Management, Which? magazine, Which? Money, Which? Tech, Education in Chemistry magazine, Chemistry World magazine, Opto magazine, Talent Development magazine. Scholastic (US)
Selected for Illustrators 67 exhibit and book (Society of Illustrators)
Winner – Communication Arts Illustration Awards 2025
Winner – Communication Arts Typography Awards 2025 (x 2 entries)
Chosen Winner AI-AP American Illustration Awards AI43 (2024)
Shortlisted in the V&A Awards 2024 – Advertising & Commercial category
Longlisted in the World Illustration Awards 2024
Shortlisted in the Communication Art Illustration Awards 2024
Shortlisted in the Communication Art Illustration Awards 2023
Shortlisted in the ADC (Art Directors Club) 102nd ANNUAL AWARDS (2023)
Shortlisted in the World Illustration Awards 2023
Shortlisted in the World Illustration Awards 2022
Shortlisted in the World Illustration Awards 2021
Shortlisted in the World Illustration Awards 2020
Shortlisted in the World Illustration Awards 2018
Lisa is also a published Children’s book illustrator/Author, with an MA in Children’s book illustration from Cambridge school of art graduating in 2015.
Just Being Ted published May 2021 with Buster Books
Lionel and the Lion’s Share published by Nosy Crow
The Find it Book published by Parragon
Copyright notice
Lisa Sheehan holds all copyright to all artwork on this site and the linked social profiles, unless otherwise stated.
When sharing my work online, please contact me for my permission first and credit me where the work is posted. When sharing on social platforms please tag me using my handles linked to this website.
Failure to acknowledge the above or using my work without my express permission, in any context, may result in legal action being taken in accordance with UK Copyright Law. This is inclusive of unauthorised use of my work to train Artificial Intelligence platform algorithms or making derivative works without my express consent.
I take copyright breaches like this very seriously and I, along with my representation, will not hesitate in taking legal action against you or your business.
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