Felicia Olin was born in the spring of 1977 in a hippie art commune house along the highway. She moved to Springfield, Illinois in the early 80's and attended a Montessori school until 1989. She grew up obsessed with drawing and creating at any chance she could, turning anything she could into an art project. She gravitated more and more to painting as she explored mediums, now mainly working in acrylics, and often incorporating mixed media into her work. Her art is inspired by her loves from childhood, including fairy tales, dolls, vintage, patterns, fantasy art, and nature. Her lifetime love of art lead her to major in Painting at Illinois State University, graduating with a BFA in 1999. After College, Felicia spent 5 years trying to find herself. She slowly started to develop her style, falling in love with Pop Surrealism along with her love of children's books, fantasy art, and Art Nouveau. She has spent a bit over a decade on the Springfield Illinois art scene. She has shown her work at various places in Illinois, including The Robert Morris Gallery in Chicago, illustrated a book of poems called A Net To Snare The Moonlight by Vachel Lindsay, and recently was commissioned to make a painting used as poster art for the British independent film Pin Cushion. She is a member of The Roost Co Op, Daisy Jane's, The Art Hive, as well as exhibiting in The Old State Capitol Art Fair and the Edwardsville Art Fair. She resides in Springfield, Illinois with her husband, Artist Jim Edgecomb, her cats, Dr. Robert Oppenheimer and Zazzles, and her dog Mookie.

About the Artist

Felicia Olin 2019