M~L Studio
The working space of artist, illustrator and creative director Joanna Henly, where original practice, brand collaboration and creative mentoring meet.
Rooted in over two decades of international exhibition, commission and creative consultancy, spanning painting, illustration, installation and new media.
The studio's practice is rooted in the female experience, conscious authorship and art as a transformative force, creating space for emotionally directed work and collective evolution.
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Selected Highlights
Clients (Selected)
Apple . Google . Nike . Vivienne Westwood . Faberge . Marino Testino . Ted Baker . Mattel . Adobe . Braun . Jaguar . Land Rover . Swatch . Coach . Samsung . L’Oreal . Clinique . H&M . The Business of Fashion . Reebok . Frey Wille . Diesel . ESPRIT . Selfridges & Co . Laurence King Publishers . Pantene . VUE
Exhibitions (Selected)
Vernissage Solo Show, Lisbon (2024)
Liquitex x 15 Years Murals, Miss Led Interior Mural, Lisbon (2023)
L’Oréal, Colour Exhibition, Paris (2019)
Google Cultural Institute Live VR Installation, Paris (2016)
Miss Led, the Dot, Solo Show, Hong Kong (2016)
Business of Fashion VOICES, VR Installation (2016)
Intimate, Miss Led Solo Show, London (2015)
Shoreditch to Saatchi Book Club, Saatchi Gallery, London (2013)
Somerset House, AOI Awards, London (2011)
Milan Design Week, Live Mural Painting (2009)
London Design Week, Selfridges Window Painting (2008)
Published Books
Missled Portrait Drawing & Figure Drawing Manual (2017, Quarto)
Stockists: Tate Modern . National Portrait Gallery . Waterstones . Barnes & Noble
Awards & Affiliations
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (2024 - present) Top 50 Influential Neurodivergent Women (2022)
World Illustration Awards (2013) . John Moore Award for Outstanding Contribution, London (2004)
Publications
Wall Art . Graphic X Space . The Illustrators Journal . Best of British Illustration (AOI) . Graphic Design & Space . Illustration: A Theoretical & Contextual Practice
Press & Media
The Telegraph . Sunday Times . Der Spiegel Front Page (Germany) . Creative Boom . Creative Bloq . Juxtapoz Magazine . Fused Magazine . Inkygoodness . Computer Arts . The Illustrators Journal
Talks & Workshops
Wacom Europe, Live Streamed (2020)
V&A Museum, London (2020)
Apple Regent Street, Miss Led Inspiration Session, London (2019)
Wacom Europe, Miss Led, Lisbon (2018)
PMQ Gallery, Workshop, Hong Kong (2017)
Gallery 7, Design Week, London, (2017)
Saatchi Gallery, Workshop, London (2016)
National Portrait Gallery, London (2016)
Red Gallery, Seville, Spain (2015 & 2016)
House of Vans, London (2015)
Free Range Graduates, London (2015)
EC Design Festival, Birmingham (2015)
EC Design Festival, Birmingham (2014)
Foyles Soho × Little White Lies, London (2011)
Podcast ~ Interviews
Creative Boom, Moving through Fear (2024)
Creative Condition, Letting Go (2024)
Room for Pleasure, Art of Pleasure (2024)
Industry leaders, Self Support & Care (2020)
Creative Condition, Miss Led Tuts (2017)
Arrest All Mimics, Miss Led’s Journey (2015)
Project Snapshots
the Founder: Joanna Henly
In 2018, Joanna left London for Lisbon. A long-considered move inspired by a creative reset following twenty years in the city.
The search of balance, space and new inspiration created a deep shift inward that has been at the heart of everything that’s followed.
With a continued practice that’s deeply rooted in play, curiosity and the belief that the most impactful creative work comes from an internal place.
Lived experience, intuition, and a willingness to surrender to the process have supported an ever-evolving work across many formats, rooted in mindfulness, healing, and the power of community.
