Lisa Rothstein
Born in 1961 in Queens, NY, Lisa Rothstein was
told by Depression-Era parents that she'd
be "out on the street selling pencils" should she
pursue a career as a cartoonist. This led
to a job as a copywriter at the ad agency
Young & Rubicam New York after
graduation from Brown University in 1982.
She quietly pursued her cartooning
on the side, taking night classes
from New Yorker cartoonists as she worked with brands
like IBM (recruiting Hagar the
Horrible's Chris Browne for one long-running
award-winning print campaign). Today Lisa freelances as a
live sketchnote artist, brand strategist and a
cartoonist whose work has appeared in
The New Yorker, several bestselling
books, and marketing campaigns.
Lisa lives in San Diego, California.
She enjoys using pencils, but so far
has not been seen selling any.
Contact Information
SILA - The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles