Ailisha Shannon (she/her) is an Irish/Dutch creative strategist, project leader, artist, and teacher based in Rotterdam. She is currently leading the Exhale project. After graduating with Honours in Fine Arts (HKU) in 2008, Ailisha founded a drawing class studio in Rotterdam, focusing on drawing and visual research classes for postgraduates within the artistic field, and was a guest tutor at various art schools and universities. In 2014 Ailisha started to work as a creative strategist, specialising in brand storytelling, and has since worked with brands across the Netherlands and tutored at the Municipality of Amsterdam, the University of Arts Utrecht (HKU) and the Writers Guide to the Galaxy. Alongside her work at Exhale, Ailisha is currently working as an (online) drawing and visual research teacher.