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Qianhui Yu

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Animation/ Editorial illustration/ Print

Hi! I am an Animation Directer and Illustration artist living in Stoke-on-Trent, U.K, born in Guilin, China. I aim to create more meaningful and imaginative animations and art works. 

Currently I am making my animated short film which is supported by the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery. Produced by Animate Project.

Click HERE to find out more about this project. 

Represented by POCKO

For commercial work please contact info@pocko.com 

For any other enquiries please email Qianhui.art@gmail.com

EDUCATION:

Royal College of Art  (MA, Animation)  2020

China Academy of Art  (BFA, New Media Art)  2017 

Artist Member: Eastside Projects, Birmingham; 

Castlefield Gallery, Manchester

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Selected Clients

Newspapers/Magazines:  The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, WIRED, It's Nice That, Bon Appetit, Barron's, Berliner Zeitung, Republik Magazine, W 

Publishers:  Penguin Random House, Faber

Brands:  HYUNDAITIC TAC, GCDS 

Groups/Companies:  GIPHY,  Warner Music Sweden, Universal Music Group,  Girls In Film, Anyway CreativeJapan Embassy in the U.K

 

Individual Artists:  ColdPlay, Khruangbin, Steve Aoki, Corinne Bailey Rae, Chinese American Bear, Flora CashDrug Store Romeos 

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Award & Nomination
 
ACAVA Studio Awards- Three Counties Exhibition 2024
Jury Selection- Illustrator 65 (Society of Illustrators)
Second Place Illustration Winner - Faber Prize 2022, London, U.K
Gold Medal Prize -  Illustrators 63(represented by The Museum of American Illustration): Uncommissioned 
Best Student Animation Awards Nominee - Brighton International Animation Festival 2022
Long list - World Illustration Awards 2021
Best International Film nominee - BFI Future Film Festival 2021


 






Exhibition & Screening:

PICTOPLASMA 2024
Cardiff Animation Festival 2024
British Shorts 2024


London International Animation Festival + Screen Talk 2023
Birmingham Festival 2023

Brighton International Animation Festival 2022, UK 
llustrators 65, represented by The Museum of American Illustration, 2022

 BFI Future Film Festival 2021, UK
British Short Film Festival 2021, UK
British Shorts Film Festival, Official Selection, Berlin, 2021
llustrators 63, represented by The Museum of American Illustration 
'LIFT-OFF Global Network' 2021 Official Selection, 2021

CINANIMA Animation Festival, 2020, Portugal
 I-D AND ARTSTHREAD GLOBAL DESIGN GRADUATE SHOW 2020
共情.联接 北京时代美术馆  Empathy And Connection, Beijing Times Art Museum, 2020 
2020跨媒体艺术节|国际青年影像作品展映   The 6th Intermedia Art FestivalInternational Youth Video Art Exhibition, China 
花鸟岛国际动画艺术节, China
NKB Presents // CREATIVE CODE VISUAL ART SHOWCASE // Virtual Video Art Exhibit 
Animators in Conversation: Fiction versus Reality
How To Keep Working In A Pandemic: The Royal College Of Art’s MA Animation Graduates Share Their Tips
2020皇家艺术学院动画毕业展 | Time Across Screens
毕业季 #5-3 | 皇家艺术学院2020毕业展

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