Louise Boughton Drawing

I am an artist and educator based in Dublin, Ireland, where I blend a love of drawing with a passion for storytelling through fashion. After graduating from the National College of Art and Design, I began my creative journey in the fashion industry, developing fabrics and embellishments for designer collections, and crafting my own line of accessories for retail.

Illustration has always been at the heart of my practice and is how I explore ideas, express movement, and capture the way clothing comes to life on the body. I especially love the energy of live drawing, those spontaneous moments where I get to distill the essence, character, and narrative of a look right as it unfolds. This has included sketching backstage or front row, particularly at London Fashion Week, where I illustrate each season.

My live event work also ranges from personalising products and engaging guests at brand activations to creating bespoke illustrations for a wide variety of clients including Brown Thomas, Pandora, Alo and Fashion Scout.

My fashion illustrations are known for their expressive line, attention to drape and texture and strong colour. I enjoy traditional materials but I’m always exploring new ways to make a mark, experimenting with stitch, papercutting, and monoprinting to add tactile and visual depth.

Keeping a sketchbook is a daily ritual for me. Whether I’m capturing interesting characters in a café or the quiet grace of a landscape, drawing on location keeps me curious and creatively grounded.

As a member of FIDA, AOI, and VAI, my work has been exhibited both in Ireland and internationally, and featured in various press publications. When I’m not drawing, I teach at Ballyfermot Southwest Campus, where I love working with students to develop their own creative voices.

Let’s connect—I’d love to bring your project or event to life with illustration.


  • IMAGE Magazine

    The Irish Times Magazine

    Sunday Times Style

    Sunday Independent Life

    Darkus Magazine

    In Focus Magazine

    Lumen Magazine

    So Edited Magazine

    Utopia the Edit Magazine

    Zoot Magazine

    FAB UK Magazine

    FIDA x Elsa Peretti x Tiffany & Co Exhibition Catalogue

    The Fible

    Lazin Magazine

    Goldfoil Magazine

    FIDA x With Love Halston Magazine

    FIDA London Fashion Week MagazinE

    The Dubliner Magazine

    The London Magazine

    Woman’s Way

    Tapestry Weaver

    Fiber Art Now

  • Body Adorned II, Felstead Art Gallery, London

    Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin

    Ardgillan Gallery Winter Show, Dublin

    FIDA x Elsa Peretti x Tiffany & Co’ Exhibition, Art Basel, Miami

    ‘With Love Halston’, National Arts Club, New York

    FIDA Fashion Arts Fair

    ‘Ultramarine’, FIDA x Miami Design Week

    ‘Gifted’. R.D.S., Dublin

    ‘The Living Mark’, Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A

    ‘Fate, Destiny & Self Determination’, Various International Venues including Ireland, Germany & Brazil

    'Art waves', Skerries Soundwaves Festival, Skerries, Co. Dublin

    'Scythia', International Biennial Symposium on Contemporary Textile Art, Ukraine

    'Convergence', American Tapestry Alliance Exhibition, Milwaukee, U.S.A.

    'Pattern', Crafts Council of Ireland, Knitting & Stitching Show, R.D.S., Dublin

    'Nature', Crafts Council of Ireland: Venues in Sligo, Tipperary & Dublin

    Chelsea Crafts Fair, London