Why visuals?

As an artist, storyteller, and creative strategist, Courtenay Lewis works with individuals and organizations to create illustrations that help them achieve their goals. These might include movement building, educating the public, or bringing together a group to align visions on what victory looks like.

Clients have included the Anacostia Watershed Society, the Behavioral Health & Homelessness Prevention Training Group, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, David Suzuki Foundation, the Government of the District of Columbia, the Helen Hayes Awards, Many Languages One Voice, Reproductive Freedom for All, National Parks Conservation Association, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, The Nature Conservancy, US Climate Action Network, and the World Bank. Courtenay’s advocacy art has been shared by influential storytellers including Jamie Lee Curtis and Rashida Jones.

What’s Courtenay’s background?

In addition to being an artist, Courtenay has extensive experience in advocacy work, which she uses to inform her artwork. Courtenay has a master’s degree in Environmental Change in Management from the University of Oxford, has worked as a campaigner and issues expert in some of the world’s leading environmental non-governmental organizations, and worked both on the campaign and in the administration of President Barack Obama. She’s committed to helping individuals and organizations leverage their talents to make the world a more joyful and equitable place.

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