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李申 Li shen
Illustrator based in China, exploring psychological states, identity, and social structures through visual storytelling. With a background in stage design and image creation, the practice spans illustration, comics, and editorial projects.

Awards
2026 JIA Illustration Award, Silver Award – Viewfinder
2026 RP Drawing Prize, Selected – Within_03
2026 China Illustration Biennial, Excellence Award – 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

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