Fawn

Shoppe Updates!

2009-11-18T06:48:54Z

I'm quite pleased to say that not only have I finally sorted out the international shipping options for ye olde One Stop Backstock Pop Up Shoppe but have also been adding some paintings to the mix:

With hopefully lots more to follow after the holiday rush!
And maybe most importantly, I also figured out how to add DISCOUNT CODES!
From this very moment through December 1st, just enter the code LAFORETNOIRE at checkout for an instant 20% off!!! Hurrah!
Happy almost-the-holidays everyone!
&hearts &hearts &hearts &hearts &hearts
Fawn

PS. Here are few quick shots of some recent works in progress:

For more recent news, please update your bookmarks to my blog!

One Stop Backstock Pop Up Shoppe!

2009-09-02T05:37:13Z

Hi guys!!!

I'm cleaning out my archives!
Duplicates, triplicates, long lost production samples, alternate colorways and all sorts of odds and ends are up for grabs, through the month of September only!

http://fawn.bigcartel.com

Also, new ebay listings ending tomorrow! Farewell cute 60s floral corduroy suits, hello off the grid treehouse (Maybe? Unless my beloved Portland would like to produce some exciting projects for me to toil away at? Soonish?)

xoxoxo
Fawn

Tomorrow night at Compound, Sundae Girls and Splendour in the Grass!

2009-07-01T21:05:11Z

Hello everyone!
Just a quick note with some tidbits of summer news!

I'm showing a little wall of new paintings as a guest artist at Compound Gallery this Thursday, kind of a mini preview of a new series in the works,
a tribute to Regency ragamuffins, dollies and dandies with a little bit of Buster Keaton thrown in for good measure:

I'll be exhibiting alongside a selection of artwork from the book "Pink Attitude, Contemporary Female Creativity"

Opening Thursday, July 2nd at 7:00pm
Compound Gallery
107 NW 5th Ave.
Portland, OR

For more information please visit:
http://www.compoundgallery.com

For pricelist or other show info please contact: matt {at} compoundgallery {dot} com
(This show is my first experiment with new depression era pricing, so get them while you can!)

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Other recent news:

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"I Want Candy" Doll

Here's a sneak peek of the final sample of the first in my series of 3 "Sundae Girls" signature vinyl toys for
the Necessaries Toy Foundation, on her way to production as we speak!

And an even sneakier peek at her mini pink patisserie dollhouse box!

Keep an eye on the Necessaries site for a definitive release date, and be sure to check out their other offerings
while you're at it, the first ever Mark Ryden vinyl figure should be out any day now!

http://necessariestoyfoundation.com

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For those of you in the Southern Hemisphere, I'll also be showing some work in Australia later this month at
Retrospect Galleries, in a massive group show coinciding with the "Splendour in the Grass" music festival in Byron Bay:

"Revolution of Art"

Opening Friday, July 24th
Retrospect Galleries
52 Jonson Street
Byron Bay
Australia

For more information please visit:
http://www.retrospectgalleries.com
http://www.splendourinthegrass.com

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Hope all is well with all of you!
Talk soon!
xoxoxo
Fawn

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PS. As always, apologies for the tumbleweeds around here! There is more stuff at my new-ish semi more frequently
updated blog! http://fawngehweiler.blogspot.com Stop by! Say hello! Add me to your readers!

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PPS. I also finally set up a probably ill-advised facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/fawngehweiler

"Pink Worlds" opening Friday at AfterModern SF!

2008-05-20T21:33:24Z

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

For more information please visit:
http://www.aftermodern.com

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.
http://www.danacarlson.com

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.
http://www.fawngehweiler.com

Come on out if you have the chance, it would be great to see you!
xoxoxoxo
Fawn

Odds and Ends...

2008-02-01T05:02:42Z

So, we finally made it to the Northwest with all of our worldly possessions intact and are now safely tucked away in a thicket of trees just outside of Portland!
Our neighborhood is about 95 percent German and 95 percent cute old ladies, with a sausage place on every corner, so of course I kind of love it!

Come Spring we'll be looking for a place to call our own, but in the meantime, here's a shot of our first tiny snowstorm in our new temporary backyard...

Note: This fairytale shed is possibly my new favorite thing ever!

Also, now that we're settling in, I'm slowly but surely, and finally, organizing and updating my website, and, in lieu of a pending major overhaul for now, will be adding new stuff practically every day.
For starters:

Some drawings and studies and odds and ends from a few recent shows are finally up for sale HERE!

And, even more exciting for the budget conscious, a whole new slew of prints have been posted to my SHOP!

Dear Portland! This Friday! Moshi Moshi!

2007-10-31T07:57:59Z

Hello Portland!

I'm having a little show in your town this weekend!

"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

Also, MOVING!

2007-10-31T07:56:52Z

Also, it's officially official, we'll also be sticking around Portland for an extra week to look for a place! We're hoping to (finally) make the move either the first of December or the first of January... let us know if you spot any adorable affordable ramshackle cottages in your travels!
We're looking for something in the thousand dollars-ish range, east side-ish, and a garage/basement/attic studio space would be amazing! Also, shanty is no big deal if it means we can paint, decorate, and renegade garden at whim! Even better, actually!
Drop us a line or give us a call if you know of anything!
Thanks guys!
More soon!
xoxoxo
Fawn

Little Lost and Innocent

2007-09-06T09:21:32Z

Dear Melbourne!
Please pencil me in!
I'm having a mini exhibition of new mini portraits on wood at Outre Gallery!
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

tiny shop updates...

2007-08-31T08:42:08Z

my little savages are home from barcelona and available HERE!

also a handful of the limited postcard/print sets from the show!

ps. all outstanding shop orders go out this coming week!

pps. a thousand more mini art sales and flurries of ebaying are on the way, hopefully enough to move from just scraping by to adding to the 'escape from LA' fund once and for all! i hate this town so much that it borders on ridiculous, help us move to the woods and i'll owe you cocktails for life!

ppps. sorry for my lack of posts/comments/emails/phonecalls/much of anything as of late. i feel like i've been on autopilot all year...

nocandy @ 2007-05-01T23:44:00

2007-05-02T07:01:13Z

a new giclée print:

and a few copies of hi-fructose magazine:

were just added to my webshop!

have a look!

xoxoxo
fawn

i apologize in advance for turning this journal into a yard sale, but...

2007-04-20T07:42:33Z

more ebay auctions start tomorrow afternoon!

please buy my clutter and help me move!
thanks guys!
xoxoxoxo
fawn

selling my life on ebay, again...

2007-04-17T05:18:53Z

please help me nickel and dime my way out of los angeles, one knick knack at a time!

here

also, mark ryden books looking for a new home...

xoxoxo

tiny updates #1

2007-02-01T23:32:54Z

This weekend in Portland:

The Wurstminster Dog Show: Over 100 international artists representing over 100 dog breeds.

Saturday February 3rd from 6pm-10pm
The Cleaners @ The Ace Hotel
403 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

The Wurst Gallery launches their biggest show to date, with over 100 artists from all over the world each representing a different dog breed in their own unique way - from a five-foot plush doll to postcard-sized paintings. A portion of the proceeds of the art sales from this event will benefit Dove Lewis Animal Hospital in Portland, OR. Artists featured in the show hail from Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Philippines, Norway, Sweden and throughout the United States.

A one-night exhibit of the Wurstminster Dog Show will take place on Saturday, February 3rd at the soon to be opened Ace Hotel in Portland. Following the opening event, the work will be displayed and for sale online at http://thewurstgallery.com.

Featuring work by the following artists:
A.J. Purdy, Aaron Draplin, Aaron Meshon, Aaron Renier, Adam Bayer, Adam Haynes, Allan Sanders, Amanda Visell, Amy Earles, Amy Ruppel, APAK, Arbito, Beci Orpin, Benjamin Marra, Betsy Walton, Bill Barminski, Bjørn Lie, Blair Kelly, Brad Simon, Brandon Reese, Bubi Au Yeung, Bwana Spoons, Camilla Engman, Casey Burns, Charley Harper, Charles Whiteside, Chris Hutchinson, Cody Hudson, Cupco, Damion Triplett, Dan Anderson, Dan Funderburgh, Daniel A. St. George II, Derek Aylward, Driscoll Reid, Eamo Donnelly, Eleanor Grosch, Elisabeth Doherty, Emil Kozak, Emily Ryan, Erik Railton, Evan B. Harris, Eyeformation, Fawn Gehweiler, Feanne, Frances Castle, Geoffrey Lorenzen, Gideon Baws, Gina Triplett and Matt Curtius, Grady Mcferrin, Greg "Pnut" Galinsky, Guy Burwell, Hannah Stouffer, Heiko Müller, Holly Stevenson, HuskMitNavn, Jason Vivona, Jen Leong, Jennifer Muskopf, Jeremyville, Jess Hutch, Jesse LeDoux, Jessica Barnes, Jessica Lynch, Jill Bliss, Johnny Yanok, Jon Klassen, Juliana Pedemonte (Colorblok), Julianna Bright, Junichi Tsuneoka, Kangaroo Alliance, Kara Yanagawa, Kate Bingaman, Kate Sutton, Kelly Haigh, Keri Smith, Kevin Scalzo, Kirsten Ulve, Klaus Haapaniemi, Koichiro Takagi, Le Merde, Leo Hillier, Linzie Hunter, Little Friends of Printmaking, Luke Ramsey, Lyn Nance-Sasser, Mark Ulriksen, Martin Ontiveros, Matt Cassity, Matt Clark, Matt Furie, Mauro Gatti, Max Miceli, Maxwell Holyoke-Hirsch, Meg Hunt, Mia Hansen, Michael Paulus, Michael Wertz, Mikey Walsh, Miki Amano, Mr. Pinks, Mizna Wada, Molly Anderson, Mona Superhero, Nate Beaty, Nick Deakin, Nick Weidenfeld, Noah Butkus, Nora Krug, Overture, Paul Clark, Rachel Blumberg, Ray Fenwick, Rick Froberg, Rob Flowers, Roman Klonek, Ryan Alexander Tanner, Ryan Berkley, Ryan Sanchez, S. Tudyk, Saelee Oh, Sarajo Frieden, Scott Barry, Scott Rench, Shawn Wolfe, Snaggs, S.britt, Stephanie Davidson, Supermundane, Susie Ghahremani, Swigg, TADO, Teresa and David, Todd Hoffman, Travis Lampe, Trish Grantham, Vincent Mathy, Wes Younie, Will Rhoten

My dog was the Japanese Chin, possibly the cutest dog on earth!

tiny updates #2

2007-02-01T23:28:46Z

Next weekend in Los Angeles:

CHARITY BY NUMBERS

Corey Helford Gallery announces an exceptional lineup of artists for CHARITY BY NUMBERS, an art auction on Ebay to benefit The Alliance For Children’s Rights. The exhibition features today’s most collectible and sought after artists of the Underground Fine Art Movement who will transform classic hand-painted, vintage paint-by-numbers into modern masterpieces.

Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA
Saturday, February 10
Private viewing from 6 to 9pm
Public viewing from 10pm to midnight
Exhibition runs through February 17th

Mark Ryden & Marion Peck, Clayton Brothers, Camille Rose Garcia, Todd & Kathy Schorr, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Eric White, Ron English, Shepard Fairey, Friends With You, James Marshall (Dalek), Josh Agle (Shag), Michael Hussar, Gary Panter, Kent Williams, Miss Van, Richard Colman, Alex Gross, Elizabeth McGrath, Jeff Soto, Jim Houser, David Horvath & Sun-Min Kim, Souther Salazar, Saelee Oh, Caroline Hwang, Andrew Brandou, Korin Faught, Gary Taxali, Joe Ledbetter, Owen Smith, Aaron Smith, Natalia Fabia, Kaz, Bwana Spoons, Dave Kinsey, Mark Todd & Esther Pearl Watson, Erik Foss, Boris Hoppek, Nathan Jurevicius, Fred Stonehouse, Tara McPherson, Calef Brown, Paul Frank, Rodney Alan Greenblat, Martha Rich, Jennifer Poon, Heiko Mueller, James Jean, Jordin Isip, The London Police, Lola, Nathan Spoor, Amy Crehore, Isabel Samaras, Anthony Ausgang, Jonathon Rosen, Christian Northeast, Ana Bagayan, Mari Inukai, Greg Simkins (Craola), Donny Miller, Lauren Bergman, Tom Neely, Blaine Fontana, Audrey Kawasaki, Tokidoki, The Pizz, Jesse LeDoux, Kukula, Paul Chatem, Glenn Barr, Alex Pardee, Luke Chueh, Buff Monster, Sam Flores, Kii Arens, David Sandlin, Van Arno, Attaboy, Dave Burke, Sean Christopher, Greg Clarke, Frieda Gossett Clayton, Dave Cooper, Sarah Folkman, Fawn Gehweiler, Gris Grimly, David Hochbaum, Stella Im Hultberg, Sylvia Ji, Eric Joyner, Kozyndan, Tiffany Liu, Jason Maloney, Tim McCormick, Patrick McDonnell, Carrie McNinch, Chantal Menard, Brandi Milne, James Naccarato, Joe O'Neill, Kathie Olivas, Kevin Peterson, Joshua Petker, Pooch, Lesley Reppeteaux, Goldmine Shithouse, Savanna Snow, Amy Sol, Save Vaughn, David Von Der Linn

CHARITY BY NUMBERS opens on Saturday, February 10, 2007 with a gala event at Corey Helford Gallery, followed by a week long on-line auction. 100% of the proceeds will go to The Alliance For Children’s Rights. The private event is from 6 to 9pm, followed by a 10pm to midnight preview that will be open to the public. All members of the press are invited and should email to: rsvp@coreyhelfordgallery.com to attend.

The Alliance For Children’s Rights is the leading non-profit agency in Los Angeles County devoted solely to providing free legal services to children living in poverty, both in and out of the foster care system. The Alliance For Children’s Rights’ mission is to protect the rights and futures of abused and impoverished children throughout Los Angeles County, in hopes of creating a world in which all children are able to have a safe and permanent family, access to quality health care, a quality education, and all of the support and services they so rightfully deserve.

PS: More soon, I promise!
PPS: Happy belated 07!

xoxoxo
Fawn

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2006-09-19T23:58:09Z

dear bay area...
please pencil me in!
thank you!
xoxoxo
fawn

which was hot on the heels of this debacle...

2006-05-01T08:44:21Z

apparently there is a huge corporate clothing chain in spain that has two different spring collections in stores right now based entirely around graphics that are STOLEN FROM MY ART:

the funny part is that they could have just ASKED ME about designing a collection or two, instead of hiring some cut rate art student to create a hideous cut and paste job of my work.

if you see these collections around, please note that I DID NOT DESIGN THEM. i can't tell you NOT to buy them without risk of some dastardly corporate lawyer turning around and suing ME for defamation, but i can say that i did not CREATE, LICENSE, GET PAID A DIME FOR, OR APPROVE THESE APPROPRIATIONS OF MY WORK IN ANY WAY.

the culprits:
womensecret.com/

they also released a whole collection recently with graphics stolen from freaklub who actually had a day in court with them about it. i've been waiting to hear back from them before i decide what to do, but no luck yet... it seems like my only real option is to serve them with a cease and desist, even though those things NEVER STOP ANYONE. what to do, what to do?

tiny updates #3

2006-02-20T03:38:40Z

this was one of my favorite projects of the past few months:

i drew an army of magical little sixties girls and animals for the lullie vintage website...
and the amazing miss tara sinn brought them to life!

tiny updates #2

2006-02-20T03:27:40Z

i have 2 Dunny figures in the LA artist series

brought to you by the fine folks at Kid Robot!

nocandy @ 2005-12-13T18:14:00

2005-12-14T02:33:38Z

get my art for your cell phone at start mobile!

♥ ♥ ♥

2005-12-14T00:58:33Z

i've had a few little bursts of energy and creativity lately, which is really nice, and also got to spend a few days out on the town with laura (the most adorable woman of all time, who still has me starstruck over being cyndi lauper's boss and stylist circa 'she's so unusual' and opening possibly the first and certainly the best vintage store of all time), catching up over chai shakes, bacon wrapped hotdogs, and upside down mushroom rooms:

(i've been staring at a tiny clipping of this in wonder for years, so finally seeing it in person absolutely made my year)

also, next weekend in san francisco...

2005-12-04T04:31:46Z

AFTER MODERN GALLERY
445 Bryant, San Francisco

"Out of Doors"
Group exhibition

Dec 10, 2005 - Jan 28, 2005
Opening Reception
Saturday, Dec 10, 6-9 pm

Fafi
Fawn Gehweiler
Jesse Alexander
Deanne Cheuk
Christopher Bettig
Ben Loiz
Becky Suss
Bill Farroux
Hunter Gatherer
Andrew Ross
Thomas Campbell
Florencio Zavala

i didn't post this (or ship work in time) for the opening, but...

2005-12-04T04:25:02Z

if you're in melbourne please check out the

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2005-10-29T04:17:53Z

a love letter to biba babies, deco dollies, and 21st century flappers...
plus, cupcakes...
please come!
xo - fawn

Aside from being insanely ill for months on end with no end in sight...

2005-10-29T04:10:46Z

I've been kept busy CUSTOMIZING THINGS...

A KID ROBOT MUNNY figure for THIS SHOW
THE MUNNY SHOW
A SUPER AMAZING CHARITY EVENT
to benefit children affected by hurricane katrina
NY at Drive In Studios, 443 West 18th Street, 7pm-12am
LA at Rec Center Studios, 1161 Logan, Echo Park, 7pm-12am
SF at 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna, 9pm-2am
ALL OPENING THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3RD
RSVP HERE

A breast cast for THIS SHOW
Castee: Stefanie Histed
Artist: Fawn Gehweiler
KEEP A BREAST
A bicoastal exhibition of breast casts created on volunteers from New York and California and painted by today's most progressive artists.
100% of the proceeds to benefit the Keep A Breast Youth Awareness Program.
NY at STAY GOLD GALLERY, 451 Grand Street, BROOKLYN
LA at THE LAB 101 GALLERY, 8530-B Washington Blvd, CULVER CITY
LA show opened SATURDAY OCTOBER 22ND but runs through OCTOBER 31ST
All casts are being auctioned online HERE, ending TONIGHT at MIDNIGHT!

A 12" of IT'S A SMALL WORLD for THIS SHOW
WIWP REMIXED
PHONICA RECORDS, LONDON
OPENED SEPT. 29th but CLICK HERE for opening night photos

nocandy @ 2005-06-20T18:03:00

2005-06-21T01:13:20Z

♥ THANK YOU ♥ THANK YOU ♥ THANK YOU ♥
to everyone who bought a little (or big!) something from my summer art sale!
i hope they're all safely nestled in their new homes, but if you haven't gotten yours by now, it should be there SOOOOON!
i think that most of the west coast orders have arrived, so it's only a matter of time for the east coast and rest of the world!
♥ fawn