Lisa Henderling has been drawing since childhood when she would hide under the piano and draw women with pink hair. She knew she wanted to be an illustrator since the age of six. Though her show business parents wanted her to continue in the family tradition, they soon realized that Lisa’s acting and dancing ability was more than questionable so they acquiesced to her begging for art lessons.
Lisa attended Art and Design High School and graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology with a degree in Fashion Illustration. From that time on she has been in demand with top national and international clients for her fun, fab and sophisticated style depicting women and teens that portray an attitude of confidence and cool.
Lisa has worked with an array of clients including Hasbro, Nordstrom, Jeep, The Ritz Carlton, Master Card, American Express, Visa, Westin Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Glaxco, Kimberly Clarke, Borders, V8, Bic, Jergens, Gillette, Coors, Budwiser, Snapple, Kay’s Jewelry, Dell, Haines, Hallmark, Marcel Shurman, Good Morning America, Girl Scouts of America and more.
Her new work for Macy’s in Tampa was used on billboards, point of purchase displays and various print ads. Florida’s Macy’s features her art on gift cards and advertising. Lisa also did a series of tween diary covers for a new electronic toy concept by Leap Frog. She illustrated GE’s True Confession web site. Her illustrations were featured on the new Monopoly game for girls, Bob It and Squabble. Fall of 2009 will see the release of her illustrations on Twist & Pout’s “Hollywood” series of eight lip gloss balls.
Paramount Licensing's "It's A Wonderful Life" will be the inspiration for a 2010 product range with Coca-Cola.
The line will include apparel, glassware and holiday gift items featuring Lisa's artwork of the drug store (Gower Drugs), the town of Bedford Falls and the Bailey family from the iconic film. "It's a Wonderful Life" will be celebrating its 65th anniversary in 2010.
Her editorial clients include Latina, Vibe, The Wall Street Journal, Readers Digest, Lucky, New York Times, New York Daily News, Family Circle, People Magazine, Self Magazine, Figure, USA Today and Natural Health.
Lisa developed the look of “Shop Girl” for Country Home Magazine which was featured monthly for three years. Her illustrations of women loving Star Magazine also ran weekly for one year.
Lisa’s publishing clients include Kensington, Harlequin, Penguin, Bet books, St. Martin Press, Rodale Press, Scholastic, Red Dress Ink, Warner Books and Quirk. Lisa is featured in a book, “New Fashion Illustration,” by Martin Dawber which highlights the top talent in the fashion illustration field.
She was among fifteen illustrators chosen for the exhibit, “Right Here in the USA,” at the Eisner Museum.
Her shows have hung at the Gallery at Grasmere and the Taleo.
After living in New Orleans, Malibu, Mill Valley and Miami, Lisa now resides in a small historic town in upstate New York with her husband, son, cat and Ike, the cutest corgi in the world. She works digitally in Adobe Illustrator.