Biography
Lisa Sheehan lives and works as an illustrator in Bedfordshire. During her BA Illustration at Kingston University (many moons ago) 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 in which she became an Art Director for the Financial Times and spent the next 15 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 typographical with a pop of colour. Lisa loves to create fun pieces with detailed delicate forms as well as mixing 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 worked part time for the Financial Times as an art director and in-house illustrator, she has extensive magazine cover art-direction experience, having art directed several Financial Times magazines. Lisa is also a published Children’s book illustrator/Author, with an MA in Children’s book illustration from Cambridge school of art.
As an illustrator Lisa is adamant that girls can do robots and cars just as well as the boys!
Previous clients include: AT&T, SAP, The New York Times, Wired UK Wired Italy, The Telegraph, McKinsey, Deloitte, Spin Master Global, Harper Collins USA, Die Zeit, Penguin Random House, Consumer Reports, Saturday Magazine, The Guardian, Internazionale Magazine, Penguin Random House, Ocado Life, The Observer, FT Weekend, The Washington Post, Amazon, EMI Records, Saatchi & Saatchi, Politico Europe, 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? Computing, Education in Chemistry magazine, Chemistry World Magazine, Draper's Magazine, Opto Magazine, Talent Development Magazine.
Awards
Society of Publication Designers (SPD)
2026 — SPD 61: Medal Finalist (3 categories)
Cover of the Year (Illustrator, under Art Director Jaap Biemans)
Illustration Cover
Typography Cover
(Winners announced June 11)
Art Directors Club (ADC)
2025 — 104th Annual Awards: Merit Winner
2023 — 102nd Annual Awards: Shortlisted
Communication Arts
2026 — Illustration Awards: Winner (+1 Shortlisted)
2026 — Typography Awards: Winner (+3 Shortlisted)
2025 — Illustration Awards: Winner
2025 — Typography Awards: Winner (x2)
2024 — Illustration Awards: Shortlisted
2023 — Illustration Awards: Shortlisted
World Illustration Awards
2025 — Winner, Professional Editorial Category
2024 — Longlisted
2018–2023 — Multiple years shortlisted
BSME (British Society of Magazine Editors)
2025 — Shortlisted, Cover of the Year
2023 — Winner, Cover of the Year (+2 Shortlisted)
Other Awards
2026 — AI-AP American Illustration AI45:Chosen Winner
2024 — AI-AP American Illustration AI43: Chosen Winner
2024 — SOI 67: Selected Winner
2024 — V&A Illustration Awards: Shortlisted, Advertising & Commercial
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 typographical with a pop of colour. Lisa loves to create fun pieces with detailed delicate forms as well as mixing 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 worked part time for the Financial Times as an art director and in-house illustrator, she has extensive magazine cover art-direction experience, having art directed several Financial Times magazines. Lisa is also a published Children’s book illustrator/Author, with an MA in Children’s book illustration from Cambridge school of art.
As an illustrator Lisa is adamant that girls can do robots and cars just as well as the boys!
Previous clients include: AT&T, SAP, The New York Times, Wired UK Wired Italy, The Telegraph, McKinsey, Deloitte, Spin Master Global, Harper Collins USA, Die Zeit, Penguin Random House, Consumer Reports, Saturday Magazine, The Guardian, Internazionale Magazine, Penguin Random House, Ocado Life, The Observer, FT Weekend, The Washington Post, Amazon, EMI Records, Saatchi & Saatchi, Politico Europe, 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? Computing, Education in Chemistry magazine, Chemistry World Magazine, Draper's Magazine, Opto Magazine, Talent Development Magazine.
Awards
Society of Publication Designers (SPD)
2026 — SPD 61: Medal Finalist (3 categories)
Cover of the Year (Illustrator, under Art Director Jaap Biemans)
Illustration Cover
Typography Cover
(Winners announced June 11)
Art Directors Club (ADC)
2025 — 104th Annual Awards: Merit Winner
2023 — 102nd Annual Awards: Shortlisted
Communication Arts
2026 — Illustration Awards: Winner (+1 Shortlisted)
2026 — Typography Awards: Winner (+3 Shortlisted)
2025 — Illustration Awards: Winner
2025 — Typography Awards: Winner (x2)
2024 — Illustration Awards: Shortlisted
2023 — Illustration Awards: Shortlisted
World Illustration Awards
2025 — Winner, Professional Editorial Category
2024 — Longlisted
2018–2023 — Multiple years shortlisted
BSME (British Society of Magazine Editors)
2025 — Shortlisted, Cover of the Year
2023 — Winner, Cover of the Year (+2 Shortlisted)
Other Awards
2026 — AI-AP American Illustration AI45:Chosen Winner
2024 — AI-AP American Illustration AI43: Chosen Winner
2024 — SOI 67: Selected Winner
2024 — V&A Illustration Awards: Shortlisted, Advertising & Commercial
