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Marian Nixon has always been an artist, but it took quite some time for her to realize she could actually be a "professional artist". You know: a make-a-living-type of artist. After receiving an English degree from UW-Madison, she worked in advertising, eventually becoming a graphic designer, and landing in the educational textbook world, where, after many years, she realized that 9 to 5 was not only an incredibly annoying song, but also an undesirable way to live her life. And so, she began her career as a freelance illustrator, found her way to New York and the Surtex show, and here we are. She currently works out of her home in Chicago, along with her pug Leo, and her 12-year-old kitten, Daisy.

Marian's playful and sophisticated art has appeared on gift bags, greeting cards, stationery, cookie tins, floor mats, ceramic frames, photo albums/ boxes, home organizers and daily planners. Her illustrations appear in educational textbooks, on book covers, in catalogs, magazines and advertisements. There's a possibility you yourself once received a gift in a Marian Nixon gift bag. Or maybe you went to Target and just had to have one of those pretty photo albums that she designed? Could be. Hope so.