Vision:
Ursula Xanthe Young’s wistful paintings and drawings are visual chapters in her San Francisco Urban Fairytale. This iridescent story of beautiful fairy-girls with butterflies in their hair, cheeky elfin boy’s dancing to the sounds of electronic beats, overgrown gardens and slanted Victorian homes, is a marriage of Ursula’s San Francisco surroundings to her whimsical vision.
Born in Northern England she has spent most of her life traveling. At an early age Ursula discovered her passion for the arts and has since indulged in a variety of mediums. An illustrator at heart, Ursula has also made a name for herself as a graphic designer, a muralist and a painter. Her effervescent paintings have been in countless exhibits on both coasts, and her unique urban fairytale illustrations have become a San Francisco staple appearing on walls, club flyers and on record sleeves. Next time you are on Haight Street don’t be surprised if you spot one of Ursula’s signature paintings and become transported into her fantastical Urban Fairytale.

Education:
BFA, Parsons School of Design, NY. Illustration

Achievements:
Featured artist in the “Freedom Book”, 2003 San Francisco.
Illustration & Design for Loveslap Records, Clean Recordings, Soulfood Recordings & Panhandle Records

"Tiger Lily Butterfly" ink on paper, 8"x10", $130	"Rose City Angels" ink on paper, 8"x10", $130	"Starlight's Children " ink on paper, 8"x10", $130
"Datura" acrylic on panel, 16"x34", $475	"Daisy" acrylic on panel, 16"x34",$475	"Rose" acrylic on panel, 16"x34", $475

"Lily" acrylic on panel, 16"x34", $475	"Underworld" acrylic on panel, 45"x18", $500