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Designer Kelly Anna's bold and confident figurative works with empowering messages

We've long been fans of Kelly Anna. The multimedia designer is famous for her bold and confident figurative works that share a common theme of female empowerment and powerful slogans.

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Silhouetted female surfer riding a wave in a pink wetsuit whilst beachgoers relax under striped umbrellas on the sand behind her

Her sensibility in colour and form sets her apart and enables her to address themes including fitness and self-care, shifting cultural norms, beauty standards and with authenticity. Her prolific output has earned her clients like Nike, Stylist and Stella McCartney and her designs have been worn by celebrities such as Beyonce.

Her first solo show, She Stole The Show, launched in 2018 in collaboration with The Art of Ping Pong. She told London The Inside, "I wanted to focus on celebrating the female’s inner champion. Today’s society is filled with constant pressure and self-doubt whether through work, relationships or our online personas. I wanted to explore the dichotomy between these external forces and our own internal strength, examining the links between art, physicality, psychological persistence and drive as tools for coping in this new 24-hour online world we have all been thrown into."

She's just joined Jelly London, her new London-based agents. Go check out her latest work at www.kellyannalondon.com.

Figure in red coat holding colourful flowers beside tall cacti decorated with string lights in snowy landscape
Bold blue abstract figure with curved white line details against a cream background, illustrating Kelly Anna's empowering figurative style
Colourful illustration of a woman in red trousers with black hair, surrounded by bold shapes in blue, green, pink and yellow, with text reading "work like everyone's watching
Blue figure juggling basketballs while a pink dog watches, surrounded by abstract shapes on a black background, from Kelly Anna's "She Strikers" series
Colourful studio installation featuring Kelly Anna's bold figurative artwork with black silhouettes, geometric shapes in orange, red and blue, and black and white patterned wallpaper alongside potted plants and creative materials on a desk
Kelly Anna stands in front of a storefront window displaying her colourful abstract artwork with bold geometric shapes and empowering text
Silhouetted figure with raised fist against abstract colourful background with "Remember" and "Epic" text by Kelly Anna
Kelly Anna's illustration of a dynamic silhouetted figure skateboarding with colourful abstract shapes and geometric elements in green, blue, red and orange tones
Proper Corn Sweet & Salty popcorn packet with Kelly Anna's vibrant illustrated design featuring colourful coral and sea creatures against a yellow background
Interior space featuring Kelly Anna's colourful murals with bold red and blue figures, geometric shapes and classical motifs on white walls, with a perforated black screen and pendant light overhead
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