A display apparatus includes a display panel, an illumination part, an illumination controller, a luminance compensation part and a data driver. The display panel includes data lines, and is configured to display an image in a first direction. The illumination part is configured to emit illumination light having a first color in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The illumination controller is configured to control the illumination part and output an illumination signal corresponding to an intensity of the illumination light. The luminance compensation part is configured to compensate luminance of an input image data based on the illumination signal to output a data signal, and the data driver is configured to generate a data voltage based on the data signal, and output the data voltage to the data lines.