Me in Noho

My personal story

Here’s the short story of a long career

But could I really make a living as in illustrator? Me, Manhattan, 1989

Me in Noho

My personal story

Here’s the short story of a long career

But could I really make a living as in illustrator? Me, Manhattan, 1989

Me in Noho

My personal story

Here’s the short story of a long career

But could I really make a living as in illustrator? Me, Manhattan, 1989

Lilla Rogers

Inner Circle

Begins September 29

Where would you love your career to be a year from now?

I’m thrilled to offer my newest thing— Inner Circle, an exclusive small-group mentoring intensive. For 30 years, I nurtured and guided the artists whom I represented, helping them uncover their strengths and build thriving creative careers, and now I want to do the same for you.

Join me for this incredible experience! Read more here, and sign up now, as the previous Inner Circle sold out very quickly. I can't wait to help you achieve your dream!

Lilla Rogers

Inner Circle

Begins September 29

Where would you love your career to be a year from now?

I’m thrilled to offer my newest thing— Inner Circle, an exclusive small-group mentoring intensive. For 30 years, I nurtured and guided the artists whom I represented, helping them uncover their strengths and build thriving creative careers, and now I want to do the same for you.

Join me for this incredible experience! Read more here, and sign up now, as the previous Inner Circle sold out very quickly. I can't wait to help you achieve your dream!

Lilla Rogers

Inner Circle

Begins September 29

Where would you love your career to be a year from now?

I’m thrilled to offer my newest thing— Inner Circle, an exclusive small-group mentoring intensive. For 30 years, I nurtured and guided the artists whom I represented, helping them uncover their strengths and build thriving creative careers, and now I want to do the same for you.

Join me for this incredible experience! Read more here, and sign up now, as the previous Inner Circle sold out very quickly. I can't wait to help you achieve your dream!

Student Review

Begins September 29

Read what a student really thinks about my Inner Circle Intensive

How would you describe Inner Circle to a friend?
Student Ilana Diamond writes: It’s a rare and beautiful chance to be mentored by a generous, wise artist who really takes the time to understand you. Lilla doesn’t just teach—she listens. She learns about what drives you, what holds you back, and where you want to go. Then she offers thoughtful, actionable guidance to help you get there. She’s a wellspring of insight, experience, and support, and I feel so lucky to have been one of the twelve to learn from her. I’m walking away with more clarity, more confidence, and a deeper belief in my path as an artist.

Student Review

Begins September 29

Read what a student really thinks about my Inner Circle Intensive

How would you describe Inner Circle to a friend?
Student Ilana Diamond writes: It’s a rare and beautiful chance to be mentored by a generous, wise artist who really takes the time to understand you. Lilla doesn’t just teach—she listens. She learns about what drives you, what holds you back, and where you want to go. Then she offers thoughtful, actionable guidance to help you get there. She’s a wellspring of insight, experience, and support, and I feel so lucky to have been one of the twelve to learn from her. I’m walking away with more clarity, more confidence, and a deeper belief in my path as an artist.

Student Review

Begins September 29

Read what a student really thinks about my Inner Circle Intensive

How would you describe Inner Circle to a friend?
Student Ilana Diamond writes: It’s a rare and beautiful chance to be mentored by a generous, wise artist who really takes the time to understand you. Lilla doesn’t just teach—she listens. She learns about what drives you, what holds you back, and where you want to go. Then she offers thoughtful, actionable guidance to help you get there. She’s a wellspring of insight, experience, and support, and I feel so lucky to have been one of the twelve to learn from her. I’m walking away with more clarity, more confidence, and a deeper belief in my path as an artist.

My latest work

Art

My latest work

After thirty years of mentoring artists, I've now gone back to making art again. I didn't ever really stop, but I'm back with a gusto and passion that I haven't felt in quite some time.

My latest work

Art

My latest work

After thirty years of mentoring artists, I've now gone back to making art again. I didn't ever really stop, but I'm back with a gusto and passion that I haven't felt in quite some time.

My latest work

Art

My latest work

After thirty years of mentoring artists, I've now gone back to making art again. I didn't ever really stop, but I'm back with a gusto and passion that I haven't felt in quite some time.

Illustration by Make Art That Sells student Darcie Olley

Classes

Begins July 7

Learn how to illustrate a children’s book. Begins July 7!

Join our bestselling children’s book illustration course! In this online course you’ll create a brilliant children’s book pitch to help you land your dream children’s book gig. You’ll get videos, weekly assignments, live weekly video reviews, interviews with publishers and illustrators and more. Co-taught by top art agent Lilla Rogers and highly-respected children’s book author art director Zoë Tucker, you’ll get 3 exclusive texts plus insider knowledge and hints and tips  from the experts.

Illustration by Make Art That Sells student Darcie Olley
Illustration by Make Art That Sells student Darcie Olley

Classes

Begins July 7

Learn how to illustrate a children’s book. Begins July 7!

Join our bestselling children’s book illustration course! In this online course you’ll create a brilliant children’s book pitch to help you land your dream children’s book gig. You’ll get videos, weekly assignments, live weekly video reviews, interviews with publishers and illustrators and more. Co-taught by top art agent Lilla Rogers and highly-respected children’s book author art director Zoë Tucker, you’ll get 3 exclusive texts plus insider knowledge and hints and tips  from the experts.

Illustration by Make Art That Sells student Darcie Olley
Illustration by Make Art That Sells student Darcie Olley

Classes

Begins July 7

Learn how to illustrate a children’s book. Begins July 7!

Join our bestselling children’s book illustration course! In this online course you’ll create a brilliant children’s book pitch to help you land your dream children’s book gig. You’ll get videos, weekly assignments, live weekly video reviews, interviews with publishers and illustrators and more. Co-taught by top art agent Lilla Rogers and highly-respected children’s book author art director Zoë Tucker, you’ll get 3 exclusive texts plus insider knowledge and hints and tips  from the experts.

Illustration by Make Art That Sells student Darcie Olley
Get On My Mailing List To Hear About My Next European Retreat!

Retreats

Coming 2026

Get On My Mailing List To Hear About My Next European Retreat!

I can’t wait to reveal my next retreat location and date, coming soon! These retreats are a highlight of my year. I get to mentor a small group IRL in a gorgeous country where all of our needs are taken care of—three fabulous meals daily, housing in our own villa—and side trips, too.

Let’s make art together in our own art studio at a villa in Europe with day trips to antique shops and charming cafés.At this upcoming retreat I'll demonstrate lettering, color, art style plus pastel, Procreate, decorative motifs and borders. It's a fun buffet sure to inspire you!

After a tasty lunch, with coffee or tea in hand, we’ll hang out for the informal Ask Agent Lilla anything session. How can I help guide your career? Pick my brain, full of 40 years in the art business as illustrator, author, agent, entrepreneur, speaker, columnist, and more.

Read about my previous retreats in France and Portugal or get on my mailing list to be notified when my Tuscany trip registration opens.

Get On My Mailing List To Hear About My Next European Retreat!

Retreats

Coming 2026

Get On My Mailing List To Hear About My Next European Retreat!

I can’t wait to reveal my next retreat location and date, coming soon! These retreats are a highlight of my year. I get to mentor a small group IRL in a gorgeous country where all of our needs are taken care of—three fabulous meals daily, housing in our own villa—and side trips, too.

Let’s make art together in our own art studio at a villa in Europe with day trips to antique shops and charming cafés.At this upcoming retreat I'll demonstrate lettering, color, art style plus pastel, Procreate, decorative motifs and borders. It's a fun buffet sure to inspire you!

After a tasty lunch, with coffee or tea in hand, we’ll hang out for the informal Ask Agent Lilla anything session. How can I help guide your career? Pick my brain, full of 40 years in the art business as illustrator, author, agent, entrepreneur, speaker, columnist, and more.

Read about my previous retreats in France and Portugal or get on my mailing list to be notified when my Tuscany trip registration opens.

Get On My Mailing List To Hear About My Next European Retreat!

Retreats

Coming 2026

Get On My Mailing List To Hear About My Next European Retreat!

I can’t wait to reveal my next retreat location and date, coming soon! These retreats are a highlight of my year. I get to mentor a small group IRL in a gorgeous country where all of our needs are taken care of—three fabulous meals daily, housing in our own villa—and side trips, too.

Let’s make art together in our own art studio at a villa in Europe with day trips to antique shops and charming cafés.At this upcoming retreat I'll demonstrate lettering, color, art style plus pastel, Procreate, decorative motifs and borders. It's a fun buffet sure to inspire you!

After a tasty lunch, with coffee or tea in hand, we’ll hang out for the informal Ask Agent Lilla anything session. How can I help guide your career? Pick my brain, full of 40 years in the art business as illustrator, author, agent, entrepreneur, speaker, columnist, and more.

Read about my previous retreats in France and Portugal or get on my mailing list to be notified when my Tuscany trip registration opens.

When I was a full time illustrator

Art

When I was a full time illustrator

My goal in my twenties was simple (and a bit unlikely for a quirky girl in those days): to make a living drawing pictures.

And I did. I spent the 1980's and 1990's making my living as an illustrator in New York and then Boston. One thing led to the next, and soon I had an incredible roster of illustration clients—The Grammys, Neiman Marcus, Levi’s, Penguin Random House, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Sassy magazine, German Elle, and Vogue, among others. I had agents representing me in New York, Tokyo, and Paris.

One of my favorite assignments? Anna Wintour once asked me to choose any restaurant in New York, dine there, and draw whatever I wanted—expenses and fee paid.

It was a wild and wonderful time—and those years shaped everything that came next. Looking back, I see how those years of drawing for top clients taught me so much—about creativity, about business, and about trusting my own voice. Lessons I still draw on today.

When I was a full time illustrator

Art

When I was a full time illustrator

My goal in my twenties was simple (and a bit unlikely for a quirky girl in those days): to make a living drawing pictures.

And I did. I spent the 1980's and 1990's making my living as an illustrator in New York and then Boston. One thing led to the next, and soon I had an incredible roster of illustration clients—The Grammys, Neiman Marcus, Levi’s, Penguin Random House, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Sassy magazine, German Elle, and Vogue, among others. I had agents representing me in New York, Tokyo, and Paris.

One of my favorite assignments? Anna Wintour once asked me to choose any restaurant in New York, dine there, and draw whatever I wanted—expenses and fee paid.

It was a wild and wonderful time—and those years shaped everything that came next. Looking back, I see how those years of drawing for top clients taught me so much—about creativity, about business, and about trusting my own voice. Lessons I still draw on today.

When I was a full time illustrator

Art

When I was a full time illustrator

My goal in my twenties was simple (and a bit unlikely for a quirky girl in those days): to make a living drawing pictures.

And I did. I spent the 1980's and 1990's making my living as an illustrator in New York and then Boston. One thing led to the next, and soon I had an incredible roster of illustration clients—The Grammys, Neiman Marcus, Levi’s, Penguin Random House, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Sassy magazine, German Elle, and Vogue, among others. I had agents representing me in New York, Tokyo, and Paris.

One of my favorite assignments? Anna Wintour once asked me to choose any restaurant in New York, dine there, and draw whatever I wanted—expenses and fee paid.

It was a wild and wonderful time—and those years shaped everything that came next. Looking back, I see how those years of drawing for top clients taught me so much—about creativity, about business, and about trusting my own voice. Lessons I still draw on today.

Lettering can get you a ton of work!

Classes

Begins September 8

Lettering can get you a ton of work!

Hand lettering was one of the great income streams for me as an illustrator and for my represented artists. Think book covers, children's books, product packaging, tote bags, greeting cards, and so much more.

In this three month bootcamp, you’ll spent 12 amazing weeks with me with ALL NEW assignments to build up an incredible library of lettering you can use in your work going forward to create a really powerful reference tool to refer back to.

You’ll get 15 playful micro mini assignments to give you 15 fabulous new fonts to play with, and three Big Assignments that will push you to create three stunning pieces of artwork for your portfolio. All this for just £99 (approx. $123)

Plus, a monthly group check-in with me via zoom where you can find out more about the assignments and ask questions.

Lettering can get you a ton of work!

Classes

Begins September 8

Lettering can get you a ton of work!

Hand lettering was one of the great income streams for me as an illustrator and for my represented artists. Think book covers, children's books, product packaging, tote bags, greeting cards, and so much more.

In this three month bootcamp, you’ll spent 12 amazing weeks with me with ALL NEW assignments to build up an incredible library of lettering you can use in your work going forward to create a really powerful reference tool to refer back to.

You’ll get 15 playful micro mini assignments to give you 15 fabulous new fonts to play with, and three Big Assignments that will push you to create three stunning pieces of artwork for your portfolio. All this for just £99 (approx. $123)

Plus, a monthly group check-in with me via zoom where you can find out more about the assignments and ask questions.

Lettering can get you a ton of work!

Classes

Begins September 8

Lettering can get you a ton of work!

Hand lettering was one of the great income streams for me as an illustrator and for my represented artists. Think book covers, children's books, product packaging, tote bags, greeting cards, and so much more.

In this three month bootcamp, you’ll spent 12 amazing weeks with me with ALL NEW assignments to build up an incredible library of lettering you can use in your work going forward to create a really powerful reference tool to refer back to.

You’ll get 15 playful micro mini assignments to give you 15 fabulous new fonts to play with, and three Big Assignments that will push you to create three stunning pieces of artwork for your portfolio. All this for just £99 (approx. $123)

Plus, a monthly group check-in with me via zoom where you can find out more about the assignments and ask questions.

Lilla’s Art Chats on Substack

I love helping artists succeed

Join my mentoring intensive!

I love helping artists succeed

Join my mentoring intensive!

I love helping artists succeed

Join my mentoring intensive!

Illustrate children's books!

Learn how to make an illustration pitch that will get you a gorgeous picture book commission! Class begins July 7.

Illustrate children's books!

Learn how to make an illustration pitch that will get you a gorgeous picture book commission! Class begins July 7.

Illustrate children's books!

Learn how to make an illustration pitch that will get you a gorgeous picture book commission! Class begins July 7.

Let's make some art!

Join me on my next luxury art retreat! Sign up for my newsletter to get the announcement.

Let's make some art!

Join me on my next luxury art retreat! Sign up for my newsletter to get the announcement.

Let's make some art!

Join me on my next luxury art retreat! Sign up for my newsletter to get the announcement.

Let me share secrets from my 
30 years as an art agent.

Let me share secrets from my 30 years as an art agent

As an agent, I mentored top names in the business like Lisa Congdon, Helen Dardik, Suzy Ultman, Carolyn Gavin, Mike Lowery and Sarah Walsh. I know who succeeds and why, and I’m happy to share that with you in my courses.

Let me share secrets from my 
30 years as an art agent.

Let me share secrets from my 30 years as an art agent

As an agent, I mentored top names in the business like Lisa Congdon, Helen Dardik, Suzy Ultman, Carolyn Gavin, Mike Lowery and Sarah Walsh. I know who succeeds and why, and I’m happy to share that with you in my courses.

Let me share secrets from my 
30 years as an art agent.

Let me share secrets from my 30 years as an art agent

As an agent, I mentored top names in the business like Lisa Congdon, Helen Dardik, Suzy Ultman, Carolyn Gavin, Mike Lowery and Sarah Walsh. I know who succeeds and why, and I’m happy to share that with you in my courses.

Learn about my annual European art retreats! Join me.

Learn about my annual European art retreats. Join me!

Want to make art in real life? I love color, I love paint and I love travel. Do you? Sign up for my newsletter to get first dibs on my next retreat in Tuscany, in 2026.

Learn about my annual European art retreats! Join me.

Learn about my annual European art retreats. Join me!

Want to make art in real life? I love color, I love paint and I love travel. Do you? Sign up for my newsletter to get first dibs on my next retreat in Tuscany, in 2026.

Learn about my annual European art retreats! Join me.

Learn about my annual European art retreats. Join me!

Want to make art in real life? I love color, I love paint and I love travel. Do you? Sign up for my newsletter to get first dibs on my next retreat in Tuscany, in 2026.

Lots of free resources for artists!

Lots of free resources for artists!

Loads of advice, support and inspiration, whether you're looking for tips on negotiating or submitting your work or advice on how to be more woo-woo or how to monetize your art!

Lots of free resources for artists!

Lots of free resources for artists!

Loads of advice, support and inspiration, whether you're looking for tips on negotiating or submitting your work or advice on how to be more woo-woo or how to monetize your art!

Lots of free resources for artists!

Lots of free resources for artists!

Loads of advice, support and inspiration, whether you're looking for tips on negotiating or submitting your work or advice on how to be more woo-woo or how to monetize your art!

Take Lilla's Style Class

How do you get an art style?

From playful exercises to mark-making experiments, Lilla encourages you to approach art with an open mind and tune into what makes your heart beat faster.

Take Lilla's Style Class

How do you get an art style?

From playful exercises to mark-making experiments, Lilla encourages you to approach art with an open mind and tune into what makes your heart beat faster.

Take Lilla's Style Class

How do you get an art style?

From playful exercises to mark-making experiments, Lilla encourages you to approach art with an open mind and tune into what makes your heart beat faster.

Temporary Tattoos

temporary tattoos

Yup, out of the blue I was asked to make art for temporary tattoos. Such a fun gig.

Temporary Tattoos

temporary tattoos

Yup, out of the blue I was asked to make art for temporary tattoos. Such a fun gig.

Temporary Tattoos

temporary tattoos

Yup, out of the blue I was asked to make art for temporary tattoos. Such a fun gig.

Lilla Rogers
Lilla Rogers
Lilla Rogers

about

Lilla

Lilla Rogers is a respected artist, author, speaker, former art agent and leading expert on creative careers. Lilla has illustrated for prestigious clients including Anna Wintour, the New York Times, the Grammys, Chronicle Books, and hundreds more. She is known for her wise and witty teaching style on navigating the art and illustration industries, sharing her expertise at European retreats with Uptrek.com and through courses on Makeartthatsells.com and Creativebug.com. Lilla’s influence extends widely in guiding aspiring artists and illustrators towards successful and fulfilling careers in the creative field.

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