18 Women artists are making a powerful statement about normalizing female positivity.

Introducing: Female Artist Collective

~ A collection of female positive works by women artists ~

Female Artist Collective is an art book centered on encouraging and normalizing self love and acceptance. It was created by a community of 18 women artists from all over the world who united in one goal: to spread a powerful message of love to other women and girls from the female perspective.

For Immediate Release: June 2021 (New York, US) The idea for this book was born on International Women’s day, in March 2021 in response to the need for more female-positive representation in the media, press, and the imagery we’re exposed to daily. NY based Illustrator Deanna Kei hand picked a group of talented women artists to unite their various styles with a common theme. The result was a beautiful collection of unique works, each highlighting female-positivity, daily life, and what it means to experience the world as a girl.

Female Artist Collective, Front cover

Female Artist Collective, Front cover

Female Artist Collective, Back cover

Female Artist Collective, Back cover


This book is all about encouragement and normalizing femininity, how ever that looks to each person individually. The art was created for females by females, but the message behind each carefully curated page is not: ‘this is an illustration of a woman or girl’, instead its: ‘this is a person, living their life as they want, who happens to be a woman or a girl.’ This book silently speaks out against the typical female characters you might find tossed into a movie, starring in a fairy tale, depicted in an art exhibit, or featured in a magazine ad. The solidifying goal behind this project was to illustrate women and girls being true to their selves, in both ordinary and abstract situations. This book doesn’t touch on the politics or social issues often associated with spotlighting women, but instead does a masterful job of presenting a low stress viewing of beautiful imagery, that promotes normalcy and the uniqueness of female life that any viewer can enjoy.


This art book features 57 full color pages of art highlighting women and girls, and a bio section spotlighting all 18 of the contributing women artists. Its 10”x7” size is perfect for exhibiting the artworks and makes it the perfect coffee table book.


Female Artist Collective is being exclusively distributed through Amazon and is available through all of Amazon’s international channels. The book prices at just $9.12US, making it easily accessible and very affordable. Neither the organizer nor the artists are drawing a profit from the sales of the book. “We felt that our message was important and we wanted to reach as many people as possible by offering our book at cost.


The book can be purchased through the amazon link found at:

www.deannakei.com/femaleartistcollective

"We united in community and combined our talents to create this beautiful representation of female art. We believe in women supporting women. We hope that the art in this book encourages you to keep being yourself." - Organizer Deanna Kei speaks about the project


The secondary goal of this book was to really shine a spotlight on female talent. Each of the artists’ biographies and contact information are printed inside and readers are encouraged to join them online. The different works and styles compliment each other perfectly, and really strengthen the underlying message: collaboration over competition. “Female Artist Collective was created through community and we hope it will encourage and inspire others to reach out to each other and come together. Together we shine brighter”.


Featured artists include:

Deanna Kei, Beverley Hopwood Illustration, Ruby Michelle, Sanaa Fidahussain, Kelsey Linnartz, Eliana Rodgers, Rhodan Arts, Ashley Banbury, Ocean Take Flight by Helen Xue, Presents from Pascale, Anne Heffernan, Keerthana Rajasekar, Christina K, Stephanie Brodene, Victoria, Marie Sally, Monisha Ravindar, Natasha Joseph.


About Deanna Kei:

Deanna Kei is a Fashion & Beauty Illustrator, and Live & Virtual Event artist from New York. She works with brands to create custom story telling pieces and also performs live guest sketches during events. Deanna’s illustration style is heavily influenced by her background in fashion. She has been working as a designer for over a decade since her graduation from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Through her work she aims to promote style, confidence, and positivity.

www.deannakei.comwww.instagram.com/deannakei_illustrations


For Press Inquiries:

Contact: Deanna Kei

deannakei@gmail.com

www.deannakei.com/femaleartistcollective


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11 Colorful Illustrated Runway looks from the New York Fall 2021 Collections

The New York collections were full of color!

February’s New York fashion week came after a year of quarantines and shut downs. While each season usually focuses on a key color pallet, the Fall ‘21 lines spanned the gamut from red to purple and everything in between; the rainbow after the storm—next year is looking bright!

I turned11 of my favorite colorful looks from the New York shows into fashion illustrations, modeled by my cast of fashion week croquis. Check out each of the illustrated looks below!

1. Blazer  - Deanna Kei - Victoria Beckham - F21 pink.jpg

Reina in Victoria Beckham

Tonal Pink suited look with a wide leg trouser and a printed blouse.

Trend point: Woven Blazer

Colors: Pink, White, Yellow and green details in print

Reina in Victoria Bec

Reina in Anna Sui

All over printed purple look with a tonal dress-stockings-booties combo.

Trend point: Sheer over solid

Colors: Plum, Violet, Khaki details

 
2- Bow Tie Straps -Deanna Kei - Prabal Gurung2 - F21.jpg

Nia in Prabal Gurung

Structured dress silhouette with sleeve drama, ruching, corsetting, and eyelet cutouts.

Trend point: Sleeve volume, Belted waist, Ruching, Corset seaming

Colors: Red, White, Black details

5 - Tonal Color -Deanna Kei - Christian Cowan - F21 orange.jpg

Nia in Christian Cowan

All over sequined orange cut out dress with bandeau top and boots.

Trend point: Cut out

Colors: Orange

4 - Tie Neck Blouse - Deanna Kei - Adam Lippes - F21 yellow.jpg

Nia in Adam Lippes

Woven bow neck top with flared sleeve, paired with wide leg yellow trousers.

Trend point: Bow neck, Sleeve volume, Simple trousers

Colors: Lilac, Yellow

4 Deanna Kei - Anna Sui2 - F21 green.jpg

Mei in Anna Sui

Mix and match tonal green textured jacket and printed pant.

Trend point: Textures and print

Colors: Green, White, Black

2- Bow Tie Straps - Deanna Kei -Ulla Johnson - F21.jpg

Mei in Ulla Johnson

Bow strap midi dress with off shoulder sleeves and ruffled hem.

Trend point: Bow strap, Ruffles

Colors: Teal, Black details

 
6 Deanna Kei - Staud - F21 blue.jpg

Nikki in Staud

Matching blue trench and ankle length knit dress.

Trend point: Belted waist, Tonal

Colors: Blue

bonus Deanna Kei - Zimmermann - F21 Flare.jpg

Nikki in Zimmermann

Color blocked patchwork maxi dress with mixed prints and colored beaded fringe-like trim.

Trend point: Patchwork, Flared hem, Sleeve volume

Colors: Pink, Orange, White, Aqua

 
3- Full Maxi -Deanna Kei - Claudia Li - F21 Flare.jpg

Oriana in Claudia Li

Two piece fuchsia skirted look with an embellished top and a ruffled skirt.

Trend point: Cropped top, Ruffles, Skirt volume

Colors: Fuchsia

3- Full Maxi - Deanna Kei - Sandy Liang - F21 Flare.jpg

Oriana in Sandy Liang

Button up cardigan over a shell tulle skirt embellished with rose trim at the waist.

Trend point: Sheer, Skirt volume

Colors: Olive, White

 
 

These illustrations were also printed in the newspaper, The SI Advance and featured on MakingManhattan.com . To see the tear sheets and screen caps click here

Deanna Kei is a NY Fashion and Beauty Illustrator. She works with brands to create unique and engaging content featuring their products and collections. To commission illustrations for your brand please write to deannakei@gmail.com