李申 (Li shen)

Illustrator based in China. Works across illustration and comics.

lishenliakun@gmail.com
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Awards

2026 China Illustration Biennial, Shortlisted   –   Flexible Structures

2026 BIBF International Illustration Awards, Longlist   –   Still Present

2025 Communication Arts Illustration Annual, Excellence Award   –   Itutu

2024 China Illustration Biennial, Shortlisted   –   Mirror Image

2022 The Age of Ink and Brush, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Excellent work   –   Bond

2017 6th East Asia High School Students International Art Competition, Shortlisted   –   Self-portrait

2017 Black and White Composition, CAFA Affiliated High School, Excellent Work   –   Alphabet Design


Exhibitions

2025  MILESTONES, Ruskin Gallery,  Cambridge School of Art, UK

2025  Cambridge Poetry Festival – READINGS, The Grand Arcade, Cambridge, UK

2025 MA Work in Progress Show, Cambridge School of Art, Cambridge, UK

2025  Living Water Illustration Exhibition, Alison Richard Building, Cambridge, UK

2017  Going to the Countryside Exhibition, CAFA Affiliated High School, China

2017  6th East Asian High School Students International Art Exhibition, Kyoto University of the Arts, Japan



© 2026 李申.  All rights reserved.
李申 (Li shen)

Illustrator based in China. Works across illustration and comics.

lishenliakun@gmail.com
Instagram
RedNote


Awards

2026 China Illustration Biennial, Shortlisted   –   Flexible Structures

2026 BIBF International Illustration Awards, Longlist   –   Still Present

2025 Communication Arts Illustration Annual, Excellence Award   –   Itutu

2024 China Illustration Biennial, Shortlisted   –   Mirror Image

2022 The Age of Ink and Brush, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Excellent work   –   Bond

2017 6th East Asia High School Students International Art Competition, Shortlisted   –   Self-portrait

2017 Black and White Composition, CAFA Affiliated High School, Excellent Work   –   Alphabet Design

Exhibitions

2025  MILESTONES, Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge School of Art, UK

2025  Cambridge Poetry Festival – READINGS, The Grand Arcade, Cambridge, UK

2025 MA Work in Progress Show, Cambridge School of Art, Cambridge, UK

2025  Living Water Illustration Exhibition, Alison Richard Building, Cambridge, UK

2017  Going to the Countryside Exhibition, CAFA Affiliated High School, China

2017  6th East Asian High School Students International Art Exhibition, Kyoto University of the Arts, Japan



© 2026 李申.  All rights reserved.