DENISE GALLAGHER + 64 PARISHES
November 15, 2022
Illustrator Denise Gallagher: In 2019 the Hilliard Art Museum in Lafayette, Louisiana held an exhibit of Denise's artwork which featured picture book illustrations, book spreads and actual pencil sketches. During the exhibit, the museum was visited by the editor of “64 Parishes Magazine,” a publication of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. He was fascinated by her work and reached out to Denise to create a cover illustration for the magazine’s Winter edition. She was excited by the opportunity and created an image of “Notre Dame d’Hiver,” an imaginary Southern queen, riding a brown bear and surrounded by the flora and fauna that flourish in the green Louisiana winters.
“I gasped when I opened the file!" wrote the magazine’s art director. The cover was indeed beautiful and was proudly distributed in museums, galleries and businesses throughout Louisiana.
Photographer George Kamper ran a two-crew stills and motion production for Starmark's Amelia Island tourism campaign, delivering one cohesive visual language across video, print, social and digital.
Every summer campaign has that one shot everyone reaches for, someone floating peacefully in a pool with a drink in hand, soaking up the sun. Photographer Amy Mikler wanted to know what happens five seconds later, when a kid jumps in, water flies everywhere, and the float is over before anyone can call it a wrap.
Two years ago Denise said yes to the biggest project of her career. A London publisher wanted her to research and retell folktales from around the world, one for every turn of the season, write the retellings herself, and illustrate all of it.