Frances Cannon is a multidisciplinary queer artist and author located in Melbourne, Australia who works primarily with watercolour, gouache and ink. They are the founder of the "Self Love Club", a movement that pushes for inclusivity and self-acceptance. Feminism, self-love, sexuality, gender, sex, identity, and mental health are all important themes in Cannon's work. Cannon describes their work as 'diaristic', examining what it means to be a woman in contemporary times through their own lens. Along with painting, Cannon has published a poetry book titled "I Hope You're Having Trouble Sleeping" and released their own line of T-shirts with their work on them. Cannon lists some of their artistic influences as Louise Bourgeois, David Shrigley, Quentin Blake, Marlene Dumas and Frida Kahlo. Biography Frances Cannon was born on the 15 September 1992 to Australian parents in rural Melbourne, Australia. Their family moved to Thailand in 1993 and Cannon spent much of their formative years living there, where they were educated through home-schooling, the Chairo Christian School, and the Grace International School. Cannon moved to Melbourne, Australia in 2012 to pursue art, where they graduated from RMIT University with a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) with Distinction in 2015 and with a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) with First Class Honours. Soon after, Cannon began solo and group exhibitions, along with custom work for print and online publications. Work Cannon is mainly known for their drawings which consists mostly of simple, black and white line drawings. Of their drawings, Cannon said "...if there is something I really want to communicate that particular day, I will focus my mind on that topic or scene, and those drawings and paintings are my best. I still never plan the paintings though. I work immediately and fluidly." For larger paintings, Cannon uses watercolour, gouache and ink on thick watercolour paper. The large ink paintings are ambiguous and watery, using large splashes and fluid washes of colour to complement their black line work. Similar in theme to her other works, Cannon's paintings revolve around the body and self. Cannon says that their work "feels the fullest when it involves both drawing and painting". Books Cannon illustrated Girlish, a book about intersectional feminism, by Alana Wulff in 2017. Cannon has published two colouring books: one titled Ladies Lost in the Wilderness, and another in 2017 named Body Positive. In 2018, Cannon self-published a poetry book titled I