Louisa Bertman

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Louisa Bertman
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Born
Newton, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
EducationSchool of Visual Arts, Parsons, NYU
Alma materSchool of Visual Arts, Parsons School of Design
Known forIllustration, Gifs, Animated shorts, Film, Visual Narrative, Digital Activism
StyleDigital

Louisa Bertman is an activist, illustrator, [1] GIF artist and filmmaker [2] living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [3] She primarily creates digital art focused on sex, race, age, and cultural identity. [4] [5] Bertman utilizes the power of visual narratives to enable activism and change. Her art often includes graphic imagery.

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Personal life

Louisa Bertman is from Newton, Massachusetts. [3] Her parents are Richard Bertman, a sculptor, [6] and architect, [7] and Sandra Bertman, a thanatologist [8] and founding director of University of Massachusetts Medical School's Medical Humanities program. Her brothers are David Bertman, a television director and editor, [9] and Jonathan Bertman.

Professional career

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Albert Einstein

Bertman is currently Assistant Professor of Illustration and Visual Narrative at the Lesley University College of Art and Design. [10] She is an active illustrator, GIF artist, animator, [11] filmmaker, [12] [13] and NFT artist. [14]

Bertman has created work for The New York Times, [15] The Wall Street Journal, [16] Los Angeles Times , [17] ESPN's The Undefeated , [18] GQ , [17] The Root , [19] and The Nation . [20]

References

  1. ↑ "Episode 8: 'I Want Someone to Love Me Even for a Second' | Caught". WNYC Studios. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  2. ↑ "14th Annual LUNAFEST® Kicks Off Season with Award-winning Filmmaker, Jen McGowan". www.businesswire.com. 2014-09-18. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  3. 1 2 Hilliard, John (6 December 2009). "Cambridge illustrator looks for person's 'essence'". Cambridge Chronicle. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Watch: An Elegy by Dwayne Betts | Caught | WNYC Studios". wnycstudios. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  5. ↑ "April 30-May 7, 2018, Issue". The Nation. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  6. ↑ "RICHARD BERTMAN". RICHARD BERTMAN. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  7. ↑ "Leadership". CBT. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  8. ↑ "NSU Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  9. ↑ "Review: Judd Apatow's 'This Is 40' is honest and hilarious". UPROXX. 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  10. ↑ "Louisa Bertman". lesley.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  11. ↑ "All About Women: LUNAFEST Film Festival - Eastern Iowa". girlsontheruniowa.org. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  12. ↑ Dickey, Kelly. "Lunafest helps women by celebrating women". Herald Bulletin. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  13. ↑ "Tits | Berlin Feminist Film Week". berlinfeministfilmweek.com. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  14. ↑ "Top Female Illustrator & NFT Artist | Social Justice & Women's Empowerment through Illustration, GIFs, & Animated NFT Collections". louisa bertman. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  15. ↑ Albeck-Ripka, Livia (21 February 2018). "How Six Americans Changed Their Minds About Global Warming". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  16. ↑ Gay, Jason (2017-11-17). "Want to Spice Up Thanksgiving Dinner? Talk Politics". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  17. 1 2 "Kill Your Idols". STATUS Magazine. 9 February 2010. Archived from the original on 11 April 2011.
  18. ↑ Rivers, Jeff (2018-05-21). "Why are some whites blind to the humanity of black folks?". Andscape . Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  19. ↑ Harvey, Sylvia A. "Where's My Village?". The Root. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  20. ↑ "March 6, 2017, Issue". The Nation. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
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