Louisa Bertman is an activist, illustrator,

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ist and filmmaker living in

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. She primarily creates digital art focused on sex, race, age, and cultural identity. Bertman utilizes the power of visual narratives to enable activism and change. Her art often includes graphic imagery.

Personal life

Louisa Bertman is from

Newton, Massachusetts Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located roughly west of Downtown Boston, and comprises a patchwork of thirteen villages. The city borders Boston to the northeast and southeast (via the neighborhoods of ...

. Her parents are Richard Bertman, a sculptor, and architect,and Sandra Bertman, a thanatologist and founding director of

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Medical School's Medical Humanities program. Her brothers are David Bertman, a television director and editor, and Jonathan Bertman.

Professional career

Bertman is currently Assistant Professor of Illustration and Visual Narrative at the

Lesley University Lesley University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1909 to educate teachers. Originally founded as a women's college, male students were admitted beginning in 2005. History 1909–1998 Th ...

College of Art and Design. She is an active illustrator, GIF artist, animator, filmmaker, and

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artist. Bertman has created work for ''The New York Times'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''

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'',

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's '' The Undefeated'', '' GQ'', ''

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'', and ''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertman, Louisa American women illustrators Living people Artists from Newton, Massachusetts American illustrators Tisch School of the Arts alumni Parsons School of Design alumni Year of birth missing (living people)