Born in Copenhagen and studied Graphics at Camberwell School of Art
(BA 1975-78) after which Lisa Graa Jensen became a full time illustrator for a number of prestigious clients including the Radio Times, BBC Publications, Puffin Books,and Marshall Cavendish
1983 worked as an Assistant Art Therapist at a Surrey Rehabilitation
Centre.
1983 to the present full time painter and illustrator – exhibiting mainly with
the Forest Gallery Guildford, The New Ashgate Gallery Farnham, and CCA
Galleries Farnham, Bath and Cambridge (1988 until early 90s) 1990s onwards –
exhibited at Llewellyn Alexander Gallery London SE1 and the Mall Galleries
(Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, Royal Society of British
Artists), Chelsea Art Society, Science Museum Works on Paper Fair, World
of Watercolours at Park Lane Hotel, Bankside Gallery, Menier Gallery
(Society of Graphic Fine Artists) and Bridgeman Art Studio.
Work has been produced as cards and prints for clients such as Museums
andGalleries, Henley Regatta cards, Orchard and Medici Cards, Camden
Graphics, Hotch Potch Best of British and Kingsmead Publications.
Awards and prizes:
2015 – RI Dry Red Press Award
2014 – Elected to Society of Graphic Fine Artists
2009 – Guildford Calendar Competition winner
2008 – Landscape Artist in ‘Artists & Illustrators’ Artist of the Year
competition runner up
1997 – RI Kingsmead Award
1996 – Elected to Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour
1995 – Winner Imperial Cancer Research Christmas Card competition
1992 – Commendation at RI Exhibition
1986,1985,1984 – Winner of Royal Academy Enterprise Christmas
competition