01: Queer Chilean Illustrator, Fran Meneses | @Frannerd

Draws in Spanish | Conversations with Latinx Visual Artists and Designers

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What’s the name that you give when a barista asks? There’s a good chance that it’s not the one that’s on your license or what your friends call you. Fran Meneses knows all about that, having grown up in Chile and living most of her adult life in Germany, the UK, and now the US. The Brooklyn-based queer illustrator is known for her insightful comics that she posts to her popular Instagram account @frannerd, and her YouTube channel by the same name that gives viewers a peek behind the scenes.

But the path to settling in her cozy Brooklyn studio wasn’t exactly how she sketched it out to be. Starting with everything—and she means everything—going wrong upon arrival in Germany, to realizing the idyllic life she created in England wasn’t so idyllic after all, Fran has channeled those challenges into growing as a storyteller and illustrator. Her Chilean-accented English that used to cause her such shame now empowers her to share tidbits of her immigrant experience through her art.

Her latest challenge is a 250-page sci-fi graphic novel, which she admits to having started and scrapped a couple of times now. Working on something long-term in this instant gratification world can be daunting, but Fran says she likes to keep her audience involved with the process so that she doesn’t feel so far away from her community. Listen to this week’s episode to hear more about her projects and how she’s reframing what it means to be a queer Latinx content creator.

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Topics Covered:

Living abroad as a Latinx person
The struggles & privileges of being a white-passing Latina
Honoring your culture through art
Discovering your voice as a storyteller and illustrator
Finding the courage to create your own career path

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Connect with Fran on Instagram, Patreon, and Youtube. Also, check out her online store We Are Nice Humans.

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