Francesca (she/her) is a Maltese illustrator and picturebook maker based in Abbeymount Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland.

She received her MA in Illustration at the University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh College of Art). She tells whimsical stories full of magic and emotion, driven by dynamic characters that help people to connect with the work in a meaningful and engaging way. The themes surrounding inclusivity, mental health and well-being are an important part of her practice, with the final project of her Masters in Illustration (Edinburgh College of Art) focusing on childhood trauma and grief. She often combines her illustrative work with material such as textiles, book art and paper cutting as an additional, immersive layer for her storytelling.

She has so far illustrated 5 children’s books including a Maltese adaptation of ‘The House that Sneezed’ (2020) and the award-winning, Maltese children’s fiction series ‘Irvin Vella, Virtual Investigator’ (2021, 2022).

Contact
hello@frannie-gee.com


Socials
Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / Links

Read more about what Frannie Gee Illustration is about here.

PUBLICATIONS (ILLUSTRATION)

2023 – Irvin Vella: Il-Każ Pegasus. Published by Merlin Publishers
2022 – Irvin Vella: Il-Każ tal-Ħabsi bla Ħtija. Published by Merlin Publishers
2021 – Irvin Vella: Il-Każ tat-Tfajla Maħtufa. 
Published by Merlin Publishers
2020 – Il-Kaxxa tal-Memorji.
2020 – Il-Familja Frattarija. Published by Merlin Publishers
2017 – K-T-B. Published by Merlin Publishers

EXHIBITIONS

2022 – Edinburgh College of Art Graduate Show (MA Illustration)
2021 – The 20s Take Two. 
Online exhibition, ARTZID, Christine X Gallery Malta
2020 – ARTNA. Online exhibition, Malta Community of Illustrators
2019 – The Levi’s Trucker Jacket Design Contest. Malta
2018 – QATRA QATRA. Café Society, Valletta, Malta
2017 – DISTORJA. MARIE Gallery5, BFA in Digital Arts Course, University of Malta

EDUCATION

2022 – Masters in Illustration at the Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
2017 – Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) in Digital Arts at the University of Malta

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

2023 – Featured in the Malta Illustrator’s Annual 2023
2022 – Featured in the Malta Illustrator’s Annual 2022
2020 – Featured in the Malta Illustrator’s Annual 2020
2017 – 1st Place at the Literary Art Contest at the National Book Festival in Malta

TALKS & EVENTS

2023 – Artists’ Bookmarket 2023, Fruitmarket Gallery
2022 
– Visiting lecturer at the Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh)

PRESS

– Myth of Celtic Goddess Inspires Festival Artwork: BBC – June 2022
– Belladrum reveal the Cailleach by winning artist Francesca Grech: the Inverness Courier – May 2022
– Meet Illustrator and Digital Artist Francesca Grech : ARTZ ID – July 2021
– Artwork featured in GOLDFOIL Magazine – March 2021
– 10 Upcoming Female Artists to Look Out for on the Network : ARTZ ID – March 2021
– Artwork featured in OVERDUE Magazine – Feb 2021
– ‘Il-Familja Frattarija’ : Malta Community of Illustrators – Illustrators Annual 2020
– ‘The Balcony in C-Major’ : Bologna Children’s Online Special Edition Book Fair 2020, Online Illustrators Wall – May 2020
– ‘These 8 Up-And-Coming Visual Artists are Taking Malta by Storm’ : Lovin Malta – August 2019
– ‘Are You What You Drink?’ : Times of Malta by Jessica Arena – November 2018

SELECTED CLIENTS & COLLABORATIONS

TESTIMONIALS

Chris Gruppetta, Merlin Publishers

Chris Gruppetta, Merlin Publishers

I've now been working with Francesca on various book illustration projects for years, and we've always been so consistently thrilled with the results and - crucially, for me - the professionalism, work ethic and ease to work with, that when it became necessary to reboot visually our bestselling children's detective series Irvin Vella Investigatur Virtwali, we immediately thought of her. Even on such a relatively complex project requiring her to jump onto an already well-oiled machine with a well-recognized character, she somehow managed to remain faithful to what the fans expected yet give it her fresh twist. We couldn't be happier to be working with Francesca on this series.
Chris Gruppetta, Merlin Publishers

Angela Bettoni, Poster Commission Client

I met Fran over a Zoom call where I showed her my mood board for the boy to make him a cute, popular athletic boy. For the girl, I sent Fran photos of myself and gave her an idea of how she looked like. Fran immediately understood what I meant and worked very fast and did some initial sketches. Once I selected the one I liked, she then added colour to it.

I want to say a huge thank you to Fran for bringing Jessica and Cameron alive in the beautiful poster she designed.
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