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San Francisco mixed media artist and illustrator Lisa Congdon did not begin making art until she was 33 years old; eight years later, it is now the most significant part of her life and livelihood. Aside from four painting classes, Lisa is entirely self-taught. She uses her lack of training to her advantage: instead of following refined technique, she works with her own sense of color, composition and design as her guide.

Lisa is available for fine art commissions, gallery showings and illustration work. For fine art commissions and gallery showings, contact Lisa directly here. For all illustration inquiries, contact her agent here at Lilla Rogers Studio. You can sign up for her monthly informational newsletter here.

Lisa is almost constantly drawing, photographing and annotating her life. In addition, she meticulously documents all of her work as she makes it and shares it for others to see through Flickr.

Lisa's work has been shown in over eight cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco and Portland. Her story and art + design work have been featured in numerous print magazines and art and design blogs, including ReadyMade, Country Living, CRAFT, Australia's Real Living, design*sponge, Daily Candy, Juxtapoz, Flavorpill San Francisco, Stitch, Venus and Bitch. Her illustration clients include the National Poetry Foundation, Galison Stationary, iPOP magnets, Chronicle Books and Pottery Barn. She has a new line of stationary which will be released in the Spring of 2009 by Chronicle Books.

When she is not making art in her studio, Lisa is at Rare Device, the San Francisco design-led shop and art gallery she owns and operates with her friend Rena Tom. Some of her work can be found for purchase at Rare Device, along with her own Etsy shop, Velocity Art and Design, The Shiny Squirrel, Little Paper Planes, The Beholder, Poketo, and Reform School.

Lisa believes in truth telling, working hard, and being nice to people. She lives in the Mission District of San Francisco with her 9 pound chihuahua mix, Wilfredo, and her two cats, Barry and Margaret (named for Barry McGee and the late Margaret Kilgallen, two of her favorite artists). Lisa serves on the board of directors at Southern Exposure, a 34 year old, non-profit, arts organization in San Francisco dedicated to presenting diverse, innovative, contemporary art, arts education, and related programs and events in an accessible environment. You can donate to or join Southern Exposure here.

Lisa and/or her work are part of the following book publications:
The Crafter's Companion
Picture Perfect Knits
Peer: A Collaborative Coloring Book
Old School

Read interviews with Lisa:
Sprayblog
Sean Woolsey
Design*Sponge
Little Paper Planes
Juxtapoz Magazine
Venus Magazine
Poppytalk
SF Girl by Bay
Etsy Storque
2Modern Design Talk
The Glass Doorknob
The Red Velvet Girls