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Girls are Back in Town: Helena Ravenne's lush illustrations of female empowerment

On a quest to find female role models in illustration and design, German artist Helena Ravenne launched the Girls are Back in Town, a new series and exhibition of artworks celebrating 25 brilliantly talented and strong women.

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Woman in pink dress standing beside potted plants in hanging planter and on shelving in illustration with Scandinavian minimalist style

Available to buy online via MonBoy, the prints follow her usual delicious Scandinavian simplistic style, with a huge play on negative space. Helena works with a broad array of techniques that allow her to mix things up and express herself in different ways – from hand-drawn sketches through to digital illustrations and typography.

Based in Hamburg, she studied design at Nuremberg's Institute of Technology. Discover more of her work via her online portfolio or head over to Instagram and Facebook.

Illustration of a woman with long dark hair adjusting a blue cap, with four colourful variations of the word "KISS" displayed to her right
Four stylised female figures with different hair colours and styles stand together against a mauve background in Helena Ravenne's minimalist illustration style
Three illustrated women in navy crop tops and skirts with arms raised, with text reading "me & myself" overlaid on a blue background
Abstract illustration of a person in bed with pink and blue tones, text reading "stay in bed" overlaid, with a pizza visible on the right side
Five women with different hair colours and skin tones holding hands in a line against a bright blue background, from Helena Ravenne's Girls are Back in Town series
Illustrated portrait of a woman wearing a bright blue cap and green sports jacket with white stripes, with a "to do" list in pastel colours beside her
Illustrated woman with dark hair and blue dungarees standing in a minimalist interior with pink walls, potted plants, a pink desk with blue books, and scattered coloured boxes on the floor
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