Beau Nelson is a celebrity and editorial makeup artist, photographer, and fine artist with over twenty years of experience. His eye for beauty and understanding of color inform a creative practice shaped by contemporary art, art history, architecture, and design.
 
He has collaborated with photographers including Miles Aldridge, Ben Watts, Nass Gaya, David Roemer, and Mert and Marcus, and has lent his expertise to brands including Chanel, Miu Miu, and Giorgio Armani. His creative influences include Halston, Guy Bourdin, Jerry Hall, Iman, and Carine Roitfeld.
 
Originally from a small town in Alberta, Canada, Beau spent a decade in New York before settling in Los Angeles. His celebrity clientele includes Kristen Stewart, Riley Keough, Karlie Kloss, Zoë Kravitz, Nicole Richie, Jessica Alba, Christina Hendricks, Nina Dobrev, Sienna Miller, Iman, Mary J. Blige, Brooke Shields, and Blake Lively.