Mary Fleener

Mary Fleener
Born	1951 (age 65–66)
Nationality	United States of America
Occupation	Alternative comics, comics artist
Website	Official website

Mary Fleener (b.1951) is an American alternative comics artist, writer and musician from Los Angeles. Fleener's drawing style, which she calls cubismo, derives from the cubist aesthetic and other artistic traditions. Her first publication was a work about Zora Neale Hurston, called Hoodoo (1988), followed by the semi-autobiographical comics series Slutburger, and the anthology Life of the Party (1996). She is a member of the rock band called The Wigbillies.

Among Fleener's influences are ancient Egyptian art and the works of Chester Gould (Dick Tracy), Otto Soglow (The Little King) and Al Capp (Li'l Abner). Robert Crumb and Robert Armstrong (creator of Mickey Rat) encouraged her to create her own comics.

Her works have been exhibited at La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Track 16, David Zapt Gallery, Laguna Beach Art Museum Annex, LACE (Los Angeles), COCA (Seattle), Southwestern College, Patricia Correia Gallery, Sushi Gallery and Ducky Waddle's Emporium.

She lives and works in Encinitas, California.

Mary Fleener was born in 1951. When she was a child her mother worked for Disney from 1941-43. Fleener attended Cal State Long Beach for 4 years where she focused on printmaking. Fleener disliked the art program’s focus on abstract works and dropped out in 1976. In 1984, she read an article "new comix," by Matt Groening in the LA WEEKLY that inspired her to create her first comic works, she developed her aesthetic on her own, and considers herself self-taught.

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