Mary Fleener | |
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 Fleener at the 2024 WonderCon | |
| Born | September 14, 1951 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Alternative comics, comics artist |
| Awards | Inkpot Award (2019)[1] |
| Website | Official website  |
Mary Fleener (born September 14, 1951) is an American alternative comics artist, writer and musician from Los Angeles.[2] Fleener's drawing style, which she calls cubismo, derives from the cubist aesthetic and other artistic traditions. Her first publication was a work about Zora Neale Hurston, called Hoodoo (1988), followed by the semi-autobiographical comics series Slutburger, and the anthology Life of the Party (1996). She is a member of the rock band called The Wigbillies.
Among Fleener's influences are ancient Egyptian art and the works of Chester Gould (Dick Tracy), Otto Soglow (The Little King) and Al Capp (Li'l Abner). Robert Crumb and Robert Armstrong (creator of Mickey Rat) encouraged her to create her own comics.
Her works have been exhibited at La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Track 16, David Zapt Gallery, Laguna Beach Art Museum Annex, LACE (Los Angeles), COCA (Seattle), Southwestern College, Patricia Correia Gallery, Sushi Gallery. In 2020 her work was included in the exhibit Women in Comics: Looking Forward, Looking Back at the Society of Illustrators in New York City.[3]
She lives and works in Encinitas, California.[4]
- ^ Inkpot Award
- ^ von Busack, Richard. "Razor on the Mirror: The '70s live on in all their sordid glory in the autobiographical stories of Mary Fleener". metroactive.com. Metro Publishing Inc. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Homepage". Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ "North Coast Current : Mary Fleener lives art on the edge". North Coast Current. Retrieved March 6, 2016.