Artist CV

Education

Emily Carr University of Art and Design, BFA, Vancouver, B.C. Canada

Awards / Recognition

2024 Best Books for Kids and Teens, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre
2020 Uncommissioned Category, Society of Illustrators SOI62
2019 Honorable Mention, 3x3 Professional Show No.16 
2019 Children’s Illustration Category, American Illustration 38 (AI38)
2018 Honorable Mention, 3x3 Picture Book Show No.15
2018 Merit, 3x3 International Student Show No.15
2018 First Place Winner, Richmond Thompson Centre's Canada's Next 150 Years Competition 
2015 Alvin Balkind Memorial Scholarship and Maisie Anne Robertson Memorial Scholarship, Emily Carr Univeristy of Art and Design

Selected Exhibitions

2024 Post It Show 20, Giant Robot 2 Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2024 STICKY Show, Burnout Cafe, Vancouver, BC
2024 Creepy Cutie Art Show, Rivian Space, Burnaby, BC
2024 A Love Letter to Mother Nature Gallery Show
2024 Lunar Year Red Envelope Show: Get Lucky
2023 STICKY Show, Burnout Cafe, Vancouver, BC
2022 Post It Show 18, Giant Robot 2 Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2021 Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society: Interconnected Artist Spotlight Feature Artist for November 2021
2021 SuzhouAlleyMural Online Gallery, feature “Tea-cher“
2020 Society of Illustrators(SOI) 62, SOI Gallery, New York 
2020 Post It Show 15, Giant Robot 2 Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2019 STICKY Post-it Show, The Arts Factory Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2019 Postcards to Alphaville, Postcards to Paterson, Online Exhibition
2019 Post It Show 14, Giant Robot 2 Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2019 Women Who Draw, feature “Hugs”
2018 CBC Arts, Inktober feature “Poetry Illustration for Inktober”
2018 Hot One Inch Show, Hot Art Wet City, Vancouver, BC
2018 The Show, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC
2018 Strange Creatures, James Black Gallery, Vancouver, BC 
2018 Vo.1-Inaugural, The Beaumont Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2017 Post It Show 13, Giant Robot 2 Gallery, Los Angeles, California

Public Art Projects

2024 First Book Canada Book Shelf Auction Design
2024 Modo Car Share Van Wrap Design, Office Wall Deisgn
2022 SPUD Grocery Wall Mural
2018 City of Vancouver Public Art Utility Box Wrap Design Artist
2018 Designer of City of Richmond’s Sanitary Sewer Cover Design
2018 Illustrator of Translink’s Transit Etiquette Backpack Poster

Print Publications

2025 Asparagus Magazine, Spring Issue, “Music Impact Feature”
2025 Picture Book, “Take A Breathe Olive Tran“, Published by Second Story Press
2025 Picture Book, “Every Little Bit Olive Tran“, Published by Second Story Press
2025 The Globe and Mail, The Hospital Knitter First Person Essay
2025 The Globe and Mail, Lesson from Aunt First Person Essay
2024 The Globe and Mail, Lunar New Year First Person Essay
2024 The Globe and Mail, New Vancouverite First Person Essay
2024 The Globe and Mail, The Bagel Ornament First Person Essay
2024 The Globe and Mail, Live Tree First Person Essay
2024 The Globe and Mail, Praying Mantis First Person Essay
2024 The Globe and Mail, Remembrance Day First Person Essay
2024 Chinatown Stories: Volume 5. The Bridge Between Us, “Us“
2023 Film Poster, “For Christ’s Sake“, Directed by Simon McNally
2023 Small Wonder Magazine, Issue 3: HANDS, “Cat’s Cradle“
2023 Paranoid Tree Press LLC, Volume 23: “9 Dystopias“
2023 Picture Book, “Everyone Is Welcome“, Published by Second Story Press
2023 Picture Book, “The Most Beautiful Thing I Have Ever Seen“, Published by Second Story Press
2022 Picture Book, “Welcome Rain“, Published by Greystone Books
2022 Asparagus Magazine, Spring Issue, “About Buy Nothing Groups”
2022 Mandarin Daily News, “The Golden Dream Weaver“, “‘Happy’ The Robot Dog“, “Beneath The Tiger’s Skin“, “Mikey and His Furry Friends“, “A Tale of The Golden Bats“ and more
2022 Chinatown Stories: Volume 4. Heat, “Lunar Niu Year“
2021 Spirituality & Health Magazine, “Making Honest"
2021 Taproot Magazine, Issue 45: Play, “Entertainment for Change ” and “Amplified Voice of Youth“
2021 Picture Book, “Come, Read With Me “, Published by Orca Book Publishers
2020 Basenotes Magazine, “Problem With Benevolent Ableism ”
2020 Taproot Magazine, Issue 40: Cure, “Curing Loss With Kimchi ”
2020 This Magazine, Summer Issue Interior Illustration, feature, “The Doors That Do Not Open”
2020 Event Magazine, Illustrator of the full Winter Issue 
2020 Glass Buffalo Magazine, Spot illustrations for “Clashes of Faith” and “Prepared ” 
2019 Scoop Magazine, “Daisy and the Doodler ”
2019 Taproot Magazine, feature, “Untitled ”
2019 Montecristo Magazine, feature, “Count On It ”
2019 Capilano Courier Magazine, Spring Issue cover and interior spot, “Glam ”
2019 Uppercase Magazine Issue 40. feature, “Detour ”
2019 Capilano Courier Magazine, feature “Ways to Classic ”
2019 Room Magazine 42.1 Issue Magic, feature, “Picnic Witch” and “Ensnared ”
2019 Flow Magazine Tear Off Calendar 2019, feature, “Snow In Colours”
2019 3x3 Annual No.15 
2018 Richmond Thompson Community Centre’s Publication, feature, "Lest We Forget"
2017 Ricepaper Magazine 2017 Fall issue, editorial, "yeye"