Multidisciplinary Artist, Author & Creative Strategist

Lo Harris is a multidisciplinary artist, author, and creative strategist whose vibrant, empowering work lives at the intersection of transformation, storytelling, and cultural impact.

Known for her bold illustrations and affirming characters, Harris has built a career grounded in joyful representation and creative evolution. She has collaborated with an impressive roster of clients across industries—including Meta, Target, Old Navy, Nickelodeon, the NAACP, and the United Nations—bringing color, clarity, and conviction to campaigns that center identity, empowerment, and community.

A former Creative Lead at the Innocence Project, Harris shaped visual strategy for nationwide advocacy efforts that helped grow the organization’s supporter base from 1M to nearly 5M, and led creative on campaigns that reached millions and significantly expanded audience engagement. Her creative direction has helped drive audience growth, fundraising, and long-term brand impact across mission-driven work.

Currently, Harris is preparing to debut her first solo-authored picture book with Random House, a tender and transformative story about presence, friendship, and the beauty of imperfection.

Her creative practice continues to expand—from publishing to public speaking, from art direction to accessible, self-taught urban gardening content. At the heart of all her work is a singular purpose: to guide people, places, and movements through meaningful transformation using the power of creativity, empathy, and self-belief.

Whether through a forthcoming book, a social impact campaign, or a self-seeded garden bed in Queens, Lo Harris builds beauty with intention—and invites others to do the same.

Questions? Say hello :)

Current Adventures

Grow with Lo
Currently documenting my adventures in urban gardening on Instagram and Tiktok

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Co-Director of the CC:DC of Ambassador Program at Cannes Can: Diversity Collective

Past Lives

Creative Lead at Innocence Project
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Associate Animator at NBC News

NBC Page at NBCUniversal

Motion Graphics Intern at The New York Times

Video Production Intern at Bustle Digital Group

Multimedia Intern at The Chicago Reporter

BS in Journalism at Northwestern University

Honors

Telly Award (Bronze, social impact) for Creative Direction No Place Like Home
• Young Guns COLORFUL Finalist (2023 & 2024)
• Tory Burch Foundation Entrepreneur
• American Illustration 42 Chosen Winner
• 2023 Jury, ADC Annual Awards
• 2023 The One Show Shortlist
• 2023 Boss Babe Award by A Dope Femme
• 2022 PBS Short Film Festival Finalist

Interests

Gardening, Traveling, Thrifting, Cooking, Playing The Sims, Hiking, Filmmaking, Yoga, House Music, Salsa, Being Pretty

Clients

Amazon • VH1 • Old Navy • Milani Cosmetics • Cosmopolitan • Hulu • Direct TV • Amazon • VH1 • Old Navy • Milani Cosmetics • Cosmopolitan • Hulu • Direct TV •

American Express • Walmart • Bombay Sapphire • Alice + Olivia • Full Frontal with Sam Bee • American Express • Walmart • Bombay Sapphire • Alice + Olivia • Full Frontal with Sam Bee •

Heinz • Adobe • LIFEWTR • AARP • The Ellen Show • Warby Parker • Lucky Brand • Heinz • Adobe • LIFEWTR • AARP • The Ellen Show • Warby Parker • Lucky Brand •

Inkbox • Birchbox • Society 6 • GIPHY • Disney (The Mandalorian) • Inkbox • Birchbox • Society 6 • GIPHY • Disney (The Mandalorian) •

NAACP Legal Defense Fund • Verizon • MongoDB • The Black Curriculum • NAACP Legal Defense Fund • Verizon • MongoDB • The Black Curriculum •

photo of lo posing on a couch with a large print of her illustration work

Love Letters

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Working with Lo has been an absolute pleasure! Her art is so colorful and cheerful. I’ve worked with Lo on multiple projects and each time she goes above and beyond, is open to feedback and collaboration, and ultimately wants her clients to be happy. I highly recommend working with Lo!

- BE KIND. by ellen

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Thank you Lo and team for working with us on the Rare with Google artwork. We loved working with you and your team. Thank you for you flexibility, responsive communication, and most importantly for such a beautiful artwork!

Semipermanent

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Lo's team did an amazing job of taking our vision and bringing it to life. The images are striking and vibrant, the colors are bold, and the overall impact of the piece is so much stronger given the caliber of their work. I would work with Lo Harris and the team any day! In addition to the high quality of their work, we also loved working with them. They were well-organized and great communicators, which we really appreciated given all of the moving pieces related to our project. Lo's team lives into their values by how they think about and approach their work and they'd be an asset to any creative project.

The Center for Antiracist Research

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Working with Lo has been an absolute pleasure! Her art is so colorful and cheerful. I’ve worked with Lo on multiple projects and each time she goes above and beyond, is open to feedback and collaboration, and ultimately wants her clients to be happy. I highly recommend working with Lo!

BE KIND. by ellen

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It was a no-brainer for the @design team to select Lo to be the expert guest on the live show Honest Conversations for the episode: “Knowing your Worth.” We chose Lo because she has a commendable wealth of experience and an uplifting personality. She unravels challenges that people of color face in creative spaces and provides strategic tips on how to overcome them.

Instagram

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Lo has within her an eclectic, creative and driven energy that makes for the secret ingredient to every job well done. She listens acutely and translates nuances into beautiful reality. It’s always a good day at work when I see a meeting invite with Lo scheduled for the day.

NAS Academy

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Thank you Lo and team for working with us on the Rare with Google artwork…Thank you for your flexibility, responsive communication, and most importantly for such a beautiful artwork!

Semi Permanent

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Working with Lo on Milani's Anti Gravity launch was spectacular in every way. She's a star in front of the camera, and a powerful artist with her work speaking her truth in every color. She's collaborative, imaginative and her personality is infectious, it was a joy working with Lo in every aspect.

Cultldn LDN + NYC