STATEMENT
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 childhood, 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