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Lisa Congdon

Born

in Niskayuna, NY

January 17, 1968

Website

http://lisacongdon.com

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Fine artist and illustrator Lisa Congdon is best known for her colorful abstract paintings, intricate line drawings, pattern design & hand lettering. She works for clients around the world including the MoMA, Harvard University, Martha Stewart Living, Chronicle Books, The Land of Nod, Simon & Schuster, and Cloud9 Fabrics, among many others. She exhibits her work around the country, including in shows at the Contemporary Jewish Museum and Bedford Gallery. A selection of her abstract works are currently available through New York’s Uprise Gallery. Lisa writes a popular daily blog about her work, life and inspiration called Today is Going to be Awesome. She is the author of five books, including the starving-artist-myth-smashing Art Inc: The E ...more

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	Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic 4.06 avg rating — 2,731 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Art, Inc.: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist by Lisa Congdon, Meg Mateo Ilasco (editor) 3.98 avg rating — 2,167 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whatever You Are, Be a Good One 4.02 avg rating — 712 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Glorious Freedom: Older Women Leading Extraordinary Lives 4.01 avg rating — 710 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Will Leave a Trail of Stars: Words of Inspiration for Blazing Your Own Path (Lisa Congdon x Chronicle Books) 4.44 avg rating — 220 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Joy of Swimming: A Celebration of Our Love for Getting in the Water (Lisa Congdon x Chronicle Books) by Lisa Congdon, Lynne Cox (Foreword) 3.90 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fortune Favors the Brave: 100 Courageous Quotations (Lisa Congdon x Chronicle Books) 3.86 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	20 Ways to Draw a Tulip and 44 Other Fabulous Flowers: A Sketchbook for Artists, Designers, and Doodlers 4.01 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements 4.39 avg rating — 64 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Live Your Values Deck: Sort Out, Honor, and Practice What Matters Most to You by Lisa Congdon, Andreea Niculescu 4.69 avg rating — 51 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Daydreaming is also important time for artists.”
― Lisa Congdon, Art, Inc.: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist

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“With rare exceptions, we become who we become as artists because we are influenced by other artists, not despite that fact. No idea is completely original, and being influenced by the work of other creative people and movements is part of the process of finding your voice.”
― Lisa Congdon, Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic

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“As an artist, your goals are things like nonconformity and difference, neither of which is based on a shared set of measurable outcomes.”
― Lisa Congdon, Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic

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