Louisa Cannell is a Los Angeles based artist. Her work focuses on inclusive and feminist portraiture. With a background in photo production, design, and marketing, Louisa centers her art around real people, the patterned and detailed spaces they live in, and the social justice causes they fight for. She strives to make people feel beautiful and empowered.

Louisa grew up in the DC area. She attended Bowdoin College in Maine where she received a BA in Art History and Visual Arts. Louisa worked in media in New York for eight years before pursuing illustration full time and moving to Los Angeles.

CONTACT

Represented by Glasshouse in North America
Email inquiries to hello@glasshouseartists.co
Call +1.323.481.3409

For other inquiries, email Louisa at louisavcannell@gmail.com

SELECT CLIENTS:
Amazon Prime, American Express, Apple, Bank of America, Bloomberg, Cosmopolitan, Google, goop, Hollywood Reporter, Marc Jacobs, MINI, National Geographic, Planned Parenthood, Popsugar, Random House, Red Bull, (RED), Refinery29, Samsung, Sephora, Simon & Schuster, Teen Vogue, The Body Shop, VICE, Walt Disney World, Washington Post, Women’s March, WWD, and more.

PRESS
Society6 MOO Cosmopolitan CNN Billboard Bon Femmes Newspaper Club For Print Only

EDUCATION
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME - BA in Art History and Visual Arts


PROFESSIONAL ROLES:
2019 - current - Freelance
2016 - 2019 - Refinery29
2015 - 2016 - VICE
2013 - 2015 - Condé Nast Traveler
2012 - National Geographic

PERSONAL PLEDGE:
As a white, straight, cisgender person, I benefit from many societal privileges. I pledge 5% of my annual salary to BIPOC and LGBTQIA community building organizations. I also want you to know that my lines of communication are open. If you are interested in illustration as a career and don’t know where to start or just want to talk about it, please reach out.