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Qian-Hui Yu
/Chen, Hye Yu/

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Animation/ Editorial Illustration/ Ceramics

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Hi! I am an Animation Directer and Illustration artist living in Stoke-on-Trent, U.K, born in Guilin, China

I specialise in 2D frame-by-frame animation, by crafting vibrant, imaginative worlds through expressive character design, rich colour palettes, and hand-painted textures.

My work often draws inspiration from nature, dreams, and surreal moments of daily life, resulting in whimsical visual narratives. Working with a range of outputs from editorial to branding and music, I've worked with many Global clients like The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Penguin Random House, Faber Children etc.

I just finished my animated short film 'Statue in the Garden', which is supported by the BFI Network, with awarding funds from the National Lottery. Produced by Animate Project

Commercial works 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 

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Selected Clients

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

Publisher:  Penguin Random House, Faber Children, Hachette UK

Brand:  HYUNDAITIC TAC, GCDS, Huawei, Blue Q 

Group/Company:  GIPHY,  Warner Music Sweden, Universal Music Group,  Girls In Film, Anyway CreativeClay College

 

International Band/Musician:  ColdPlay, Khruangbin, Steve Aoki, Corinne Bailey Rae, Chinese American Bear, Drug Store Romeos, Birdlord 


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



Screen Talk
BFI Short FIlm Club+Q&A, Flatpack Festival, 2025
Screen Talk at 
London International Animation Festival  2023
Animators in Conversation: Fiction versus RealityHow To Keep Working In A Pandemic: The Royal College Of Art’s MA Animation Graduates Share Their Tips


Exhibition
'Closer' Solo exhibition, ACAVA Spode, 2025
IF Illustration Festival, Lyon, 2024
IF Illustration Festival, Lyon, 2023
llustrators 65, represented by The Museum of American Illustration, 2022
llustrators 63, represented by The Museum of American Illustration, 2021
 I-D AND ARTSTHREAD GLOBAL DESIGN GRADUATE SHOW 2020
Empathy And Connection, Beijing Times Art Museum, 2020

The 6th Intermedia Art FestivalInternational Youth Video Art Exhibition, Hangzhou 
Royal College of Art Grad Show, 2020



Screening

Flatpack Festival 2025, Birmingham 
Brighton International Animation Festival 2025, UK 
Kaboom International Animation Festival, Amsterdam, 2025

PICTOPLASMA 2024
Cardiff Animation Festival 2024
British Shorts 2024

London International Animation Festival, 2023
Birmingham Festival 2023

Brighton International Animation Festival 2022, UK 
 BFI Future Film Festival 2021, UK
British Short Film Festival 2021, UK
British Shorts Film Festival, Official Selection, Berlin, 2021
'LIFT-OFF Global Network' 2021 Official Selection, 2021
CINANIMA Animation Festival, 2020, Portugal 

NKB Presents // CREATIVE CODE VISUAL ART SHOWCASE // Virtual Video Art Exhibit 

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