I am a Chinese illustrator, printmaker, and bookmaker based in New York City. My work begins with a feeling or contradiction that resists direct explanation. Through ink drawing, print, and sequential images, I translate these experiences into forms that others can encounter. 

Books give that search a physical dimension. A page turn can withhold an image, connect distant moments, or make a reader pause. I choose each book’s materials and structure for the kind of attention its subject asks for. 

Across ink drawing, silkscreen, risograph, and hand binding, I treat image and book form as parts of the same narrative. I am interested in what happens when a visual story enters someone’s hands: its pace becomes partly theirs. My books give fleeting or difficult feelings a physical presence that can be revisited, held, and shared.

EDUCATION
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY 			               	                Expected May 2027 
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration
Silas H. Rhodes Scholarship; GPA 3.98

AWARDS & PUBLICATION
3×3 International Illustration Awards, Merit 							   	  2026
Selected for 3×3 Illustration Annual No. 23 (forthcoming 2027)
Creative Quarterly 85, Runner-Up								    	  2026
Dots x Circles Illustration Award, Longlisted 							  2025
Voyage ATL, artist interview							         September 2026

EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, Risolab						   	                 Jun 2026 - Present
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY 
-Assist students with color separation and registration checks for risograph printing.
-Review booklet and zine files before printing, helping students identify and resolve production issues.
-Guide students through the assembly of personal books and small publishing projects, demonstrating printing and finishing techniques. 
Workshop Organizer 						                           Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY 
-Organized hands-on bookbinding workshops in which participants customized and rebound paperback books.
-Demonstrated binding techniques and guided participants through book assembly and finishing.
-Developed collaborative drawing and sketchbook activities introducing surrealist approaches to image-making.

LEADERSHIP
International Student Senator 						           Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY 
-Compiled and updated resources addressing international students’ questions and concerns amid a changing political climate.
-Collaborated with the International Student Office to identify and organize information on opportunities available to undergraduate students.

SKILLS
Software: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate  
Design: Cover and interior design, typography, sequential illustration  
Print & Production: Risograph printing, color separation, registration, print proofing, bookbinding, booklet and zine assembly  
Language: Chinese (Native), English (Proficient), Japanese (Intermediate)