Announcement

See Exhibit Photos

"Eye to Eye with a Butterfly," 78 of my original watercolors, enjoyed by thousands of Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum visitors from August 15th - October 25th, 2009. Check out the exhibit photo album along with individual photos of the artwork in the web gallery. Enjoy your visit!
-- Lisa

Contact Information

Contact us

The artist, Lisa McLaughlin, is glad to answer inquiries from anyone interested in her work or in wildlife art in general.

Please click here to email Lisa.

Please also check the links that she has provided for more wildlife art.

An accomplished professional designer

Concept, Design & Illustration of National Publications

• ProLiteracy America (formerly Laubach Literacy) 1991-2006
• Educational publishing and membership, national divisions
• Annual public outreach poster campaign received acclaim at the National Center for Family Literacy Conference
• Membership Services: cover art for national directories, ads, clip art
• New Readers Press: training manuals, books, seminar announcements, catalogs
• Quarterly supplements to nationally circulated newspaper for adult new readers

Notable Creative Projects

• Cornell University Sea Grant (in progress) 68 page St. Lawrence River Atlas
• NYS Educational Research Network (NYSERNet) serving major colleges/universities
• SUNY Cortland, custom illustration for commemorative nature trail guide
• Carlton College, art directed 360-page book Beyond the Tower
• US Army Corps of Engineers Urban Awareness Campaign: nonpoint source pollution
• Java Cove Coffee Roasters, identity package & ocean life paintings for public display
• NY Water Environment Association, design & cover art for Clearwaters professional journal
• Lake Effect literary arts publication, quarterly in tabloid format
• Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency, Annual Reports
• Agway Consumer Marketing Group, custom paintings for pet food packaging designers
• NYS Office of the Advocate for Persons with Disabilities information packet
• University Hospital, Syracuse, NY, designed & illustrated medication instruction sheets for patients speaking English as a second language

Project Management, Design & Illustration of Natural History Publications & Exhibits
Beaver Lake Nature Center/Onondaga County Parks 1992–1999

• Environmental awareness publications, special events, membership & exhibits
• Beaver Tales, award-winning quarterly 16-page publication with illustration and design tailored to the naturalists’ articles
• Community focused brochures & booklets; award-winning, user-friendly trail guides
• Friends of Beaver Lake Organization: membership package; limited edition print; unique gift shop items: ads, T-shirts
• Annual festivals: posters & programs
• 16 shows for video kiosk
• Live bee exhibit
• Arboretum: 90 signage graphics & guide booklet
• Vendor liaison and Print buyer
• Awards from the National Association for Interpretation
  - Beaver Tales, 1998 Region 1 Outstanding Interpretive Publication
  - Winter Trails Map, 1995 Region 1 Outstanding Interpretive Publication

Art Director
Brogan Marketing, full-service ad agency, 1989–1991
Created: catalogs, brochures, story boards, packaging & point of purchase displays

• Arranged photo shoots & selected models
• Coordinated & conducted focus groups
• First employee in ten years to establish a resource information file

Education

• BA, SUNY Buffalo-Fine Arts 1983
• Final semester: Salisbury College, Adelaide, South Australia
• AAS, Rochester Institute of Technology—Communication Design 1981

Work in Support of Philanthropy

Services donated to: Kindred Kingdoms Wildlife Rehabilitation; Adirondack Mountain Club; Sierra Club; Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks; Liverpool Public Library; Music Education Program in Onondaga and Madison County Elementary Schools; Syracuse Symphony.

Juried Show Awards

• Second Place, New York State Wildlife Art Show, Syracuse NY 2008, painting: jaguar
• Merit Award, 28th Annual Frank Stick Art Show, Manteo, North Carolina 2006 painting: snow leopard
• People’s Choice Award, Beach Book Competition, Kitty Hawk North Carolina 20060, painting: seahorses
• Honorable Mention: Empire State Fine Arts and Photography Exhibit, Syracuse NY 2003, painting: lioness