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About Felicia Fortes

Illustrator, artist, and graphic designer. Studied art, literature, and illustration at the University of Gothenburg. Has a studio on Ringön and shares office space at Reportagebörsen with a group of freelance creators.

Felicia Fortes is recognized for her editorial illustrations in Dagens Nyheter, Göteborgs-Posten, Kommunalarbetaren, Tidningen Arbetet, Faktum, and Skriva. Shortlisted for the 2021 World Illustration Awards and now longlisted in the same competition 2023. As a graphic designer well known for her work at Göteborg Film Festival. Her wall paintings with girls tackling everyday relations can be enjoyed around Gothenburg. In the limelight last year for her 100-day project Imaginary Places.

Selected clients:

Dagens Nyheter, Göteborgs-Posten, Göteborg Film Festival, Offside Press, OTW, Spoon Agency, Kommunalarbetaren, Svenska Kyrkan, Faktum, and Nivalis Barokk.

Member of:

Featured in:

Creative Boom: 10 fresh illustrators specialising in editorial to inspire

Creative Boom: 20 of the most exciting illustrators to follow in 2022

Tecknaren: Vad kostar bilden? (In Swedish, about the pricing of illustrations)

Elle Decor: 20 grandes ilustradores de todo el mundo para tener una obra original en casa

Featured artist in the culture TV show Punts de vista by Spanish RTVE (34:14–35:15)

+ Studio Kobajagi

Together with Dragan Mitic, screenwriter, Felicia Fortes runs Studio Kobajagi, a creative production studio working with cultural institutions as well as the TV and movie industry.

Latest from @feliciafortes Instagram.

The headline for this article was “If you don't

The headline for this article was “If you don't suffer from imposter syndrome you probably should”

Kristofer Ahlström wrote a very relatable and warm text and I was happy I got the opportunity to illustrate for Dagens Nyheter again. (Nobody at the editorial office has discovered that I am an imposter. Yet …)
@dagens_nyheter @hejkristofer
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#editorialillustration #editorial #illustration #newspaperillustration #embarrassing #imposters #barebutts #stars
#impostersyndrome

It's more fun to share two days in a row. Especial

It's more fun to share two days in a row. Especially when the spread creates a story in itself. I made these with water-soluble oil paint. So it won't dry until a week or so. Still faster than regular oil paint and I love the scent of it in my fauna. We will see if there will be more oil paint sketches further on.

Day 81-82/100 of Fortes’ Fauna – exploring animals from within.
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It's rare to see me working with brush ink lines.

It's rare to see me working with brush ink lines. But sometimes it happens. Usually when I feel I need to lose some control. And I just wanted to aimlessly sketch in a brainstormy way.

So here is a spread with miscellany animals. Some alive. Some dead.

Earlier this fall, I came upon two dead rats in one week. In different parts of the city. They were just lying there in my path. With their small feet straight up in the air. It felt like a bad omen. And at the same time like something from a comic book. Do rats always die like that? Do they flip over rapidly the moment death strikes? Or is it due to some kind of physical or biological law?

Day 80/100 of Fortes’ Fauna – exploring animals from within.
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Completed this mother-child scene on the train. It

Completed this mother-child scene on the train. It was possible thanks to both my watercolor puck from the gift shop at Tate Modern (I just have to spend at least one hour there every time I visit London 😍) and a plastic bin I got by buying an overnight oat at the train. Yummy and practical.

Day 78-79/100 of Fortes’ Fauna – exploring animals from within.
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There is very much talk about the need to exercise

There is very much talk about the need to exercise in your free time. But what if you move all day at work?

Here is some advice (in Swedish) from @kommunalarbetaren for those of you who would be better off relaxing on the sofa instead.

Do I need to mention that I did this illustration sitting down, only moving my arms? Needed to get into character, I guess.

Posted @withregram • @kommunalarbetaren Hur mår du när du kommer hem efter jobbet? Sugen på rörelse eller bara sjunka ner i soffan och glo på nåt?

#träning #hälsa #hälsaochfitness #hälsakroppsjäl

Illustration av Felicia Fortes.

Day 77/100 of Fortes’ Fauna – exploring animal

Day 77/100 of Fortes’ Fauna – exploring animals from within.
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Day 76/100 of Fortes’ Fauna – exploring animal

Day 76/100 of Fortes’ Fauna – exploring animals from within.
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When I was close to the pause from Fortes’ Fauna

When I was close to the pause from Fortes’ Fauna I had just asked you, my followers about your favorite animals. Here are some studies of ducks 🦆 I did back then + my interpretation today.

Day 75/100 of Fortes’ Fauna – exploring animals from within.
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When I decided to take a break in my 100-day proje

When I decided to take a break in my 100-day project Fortes’ Fauna I knew it would rise like a Phoenix when I was ready again. Now it happened. My work with the fauna continues and I am so happy to hang out with my inner animals again.

The reason I took a break was that I wanted to be fully absorbed in making the illustrations for a children's book. The work with the fauna started as a way for me to find some of the characters in the book.

Now all 40 pages are done and we are proofreading and preparing for printing. The book Addis afro, written by Jali Madi Susso @jmsusso will be released by Bonnier Carlsen @bonniercarlsen in January.

Day 74/100 of Fortes’ Fauna – exploring animals from within.
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