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My work lives in the joyful tension between chaos and harmony, where color and line collide in playful, often absurd arrangements. I create imagined worlds populated by exuberant forms, emotional textures, and a cast of expressive shapes and symbols that suggest story without anchoring it. Humor, instinct, and spontaneity are my materials as much as pastel, paint, or paper.
I draw inspiration from childhood drawings, underground comics, textile design, outsider art, and the strange logic of dreams. My process is intuitive and immersive — I begin with a feeling, a doodle, or a color, and follow it down the rabbit hole. I’m interested in what happens when cuteness turns wild, when pattern becomes noise, when abstraction reveals personality.
Whether I’m making character-driven pieces or more purely abstract works, I aim for a sense of unfiltered expression — art that feels like it grew in its own weird garden, without asking permission. My goal is to create a space where viewers can connect with a raw, humorous, and sometimes tender energy — a place to rest and smile, but also to wonder.
BIO
Fanny is a Maine-based artist whose colorful, emotionally charged works blend illustration, abstraction, and playful visual storytelling. She holds a BFA in Illustration from The Art Institute of Boston. Her influences include the irreverent charm of Yoshitomo Nara, the joyful aesthetics of FriendsWithYou, the boldness of 1980s pop art, and the high-saturation energy of the digital age.
Born in 1971 in Oslo, Norway, and raised in New York, Fanny brings a cross-cultural sensibility to her work — one that balances Northern whimsy with urban intensity. She currently lives and works in Maine, where her practice continues to evolve through intuition, humor, and a deep love of expressive form.
CONTACT INFO:
Kennebunkport, Maine