Fawn Gehweiler's signature character based paintings, installations and works on paper have exhibited in galleries around the world and appear in a number of prominent private collections. Originally from Hawaii and currently based in Los Angeles, her work combines the influence of a bohemian upbringing, sartorial escapism, and her own family tree. Once described by The Face magazine as "the visual equivalent of candyfloss peppered with broken glass, delicious yet dangerous" and widely considered a major influence in the recent explosion of young feminine art in the United States, her work hinges on a delicate balance of past and present, building obsessive narratives through personal artifacts that reflect the imaginary worlds of little girls, treading the fine line between wide eyed innocence and dark fairy tales. 

Upcoming Shows, Events, Etc:

Hello everyone!
I have a 2 person show with Dana Carlson (one of my all time favorite contemporary painters!) opening this Friday at Aftermodern in San Francisco:
Pink Worlds (and White Icing)
An Exhibition of Recent Works by
Fawn Gehweiler and Dana Carlson
Opening Friday, May 23rd, from 6 to 8:30pm
Aftermodern Fine Art Gallery
445 Bryant Street
San Francisco
About Pink Worlds:
Taking a cue from the show's namesake "Pink Worlds and White Icing", a collection of poems written by a 12 year old girl in late 60s, artists Dana Carlson and Fawn Gehweiler each present a collection of recent works that take a turn for the pastoral, pop and pretty, albeit with a dash of dark comedy thrown in for good measure.
Awash in preteen nostalgia, strangely baroque and alternately naive, precocious, and deeply introspective, these tiny poems about "color, the Beatles, bubblegum, nature, and the universe" lend both a perfect title and a perfect backdrop to their respective candy colored dreamscapes and imaginary narratives of head-in-the-clouds teenage psychedelia.
About the Artists:
Dana Carlson combines traditional painting methods with embroidery, beadwork, and appliqué to create hybrid-handiworked dream worlds. Her intricate paintings conjure up a pretty, Romantic absurdity that is part down-home psychedelia, part angsty gesture painting, and part earnest teenager. Dana earned her MFA from Hunter College in New York in 2000 and continues to exhibit in the New York area and worldwide. Originally from Des Moines, Iowa, Dana currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Fawn Gehweiler's signature character based paintings have exhibited in galleries around the world and appear in a number of prominent private collections. Originally from Hawaii and currently based in the Pacific Northwest, her work combines the influence of a bohemian upbringing, sartorial escapism, and her own family tree. Widely considered a major influence in the recent explosion of young feminine art in the United States, her aesthetic hinges on a delicate balance of past and present, building obsessive narratives through personal artifacts that reflect the imaginary worlds of little girls, treading the fine line between wide eyed innocence and dark fairy tales.
Come on out if you have the chance, it would be great to see you!
xoxoxoxo
Fawn
Previously:

"Pink Sunshine" at Moshi Moshi, Portland, Oregon
Another mini exhibition, this one featuring a number of new prints and a handful of recent doodles and works on paper!
Opening Friday, November 2nd, 6 to 9 pm!
Please drop by and say hello!
Moshi Moshi
811 East Burnside
Portland, Oregon
97214

September 2007 - "Little Lost and Innocent" Showcase at Outre Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
I'm having a mini exhibition of new mini portraits on wood at Outre this month!
A description I love from the gallery website:
This beautiful mini-exhibition of crisp, dreamy portraits is a celebration of dollybirds, bubblegum, and girlish fantasies...
More information about the show HERE!
Sadly I won't be in attendance, but there will be a little launch party with pink fizzy drinks on Saturday September 8th at high noon!
Outre Gallery
249 Elizabeth Street
Melbourne, Vic, Australia

Recent Shows, Events, Etc:

January 2007 - Eight page feature in the current issue of HI-FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE !
January 2007 - WIWP/idN TWO FACED
Book Release and Exhibition at Agnes b. Librairie Galerie Hong Kong.
I teamed up with Beci Orpin , one of my favorite ladies of all time, for the WIWP/idN Two Faced Project; Portraits of some of the most Talented and Influential Creative People of the Last Decade.
February 2007 - WURSTMINSTER Dog Show
One night event at Ace Hotel Portland brought to you by the Wurst Gallery .
May 2007 - Happily Ever After, Suite 100 Gallery, Seattle
July 2007 - Bestial, Iguapop Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
July 2007 - Tree Show III, Giant Robot Gallery, San Francisco

Visit: