G.A. Lawrence was born in Mamaroneck, New York. Her mother was a stage actor, and Lawrence grew up immersed in the world of theater. As a child, she loved autumn—the smell of burning leaves—and speaking to the undead. Halloween has always been her favorite time of year.

When her family moved to California, she discovered the films of Ray Harryhausen, the work of Dr. Seuss, and later the illustrations of her greatest idol, Edward Gorey. These artists fueled Lawrence’s imagination and sparked a lifelong need to express her visions through visual storytelling.

In 1986, Lawrence began her professional career as a designer in the animation industry at Hanna-Barbera. She went on to art-direct the HBO series Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, and later served as production designer on the Turner Pictures feature film The Pagemaster, starring Macaulay Culkin.

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Throughout the 1990s, she contributed to the creative development of Disney features such as Hercules and Mulan, and eventually had the opportunity to work with one of her heroes on the television series Family Dog, alongside Tim Burton. Around this time, Lawrence began developing her own horror projects, including Ghostly Trees, a book of illustrated poems that places the reader deep within a haunted forest—where the trees whisper stories of the souls bound to them.

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In 2005, Lawrence supervised design for the Cartoon Network series Class of 3000, created with André Benjamin (André 3000).

Lawrence’s ongoing series, Zomvoos, is whimsical and darkly playful—stitched creatures infused with voodoo folklore and a thread of zombie humor. Each piece is created with a “soul,” designed to love and be loved beyond the grave.

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Now based in Joshua Tree, Lawrence continues to create in her studio while preparing for her next solo exhibition, scheduled for 2026.

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Her coffee-table art book, ZOMVOOS, is now available in hardcover from Barnes & Noble and Amazon.