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Hi! I'm Julie!
I'm a visual storyteller based in Qingdao, China.
I love that drawing has the ability to weave personal experience and social satire into quiet, layered narratives — whilst still leaving room for playfulness, humour, and hand-drawn charm. I often work with decentralized language and multi-panel comics.
Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to work together!

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Selected Awards

2026  Shortlist, Communication Arts Illustration Awards
          Shortlist, BIBF2026 International Illustration Awards
          Longlist, Paper Bird Illustration Exhibition and Thames & Hudson Illustration Award

2025  Winner, Bologna Children’s Book Fair : Pinocchio’s New Clothes
          Winner, Cheltenham Illustration Awards
          Shortlist, BIBF2025 International Illustration Awards
          Merit Award, Hiii Illustration
2024  Gold Medal, iJungle Illustration Awards
          Finalist, Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Exhibitions

2026   Pinocchio's New Clothes Exhibition ITALY/ARGENTINA/SINGAPORE/CHINA
           BIBF2026 Illustrators Exhibition, China National Convention Center, Beijing, CHINA
           Solo Illustration Exhibition, Barflavour, Beijing, CHINA
           Cheltenham Illustration Awards Exhibition, Elwes Gallery, Cheltenham, UK





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