
Nancy Nan is an illustrator and picture book maker from Tianjin, China and now based in New York.
"My work combine the organic textures of traditional media with digital refinement, with a focus on personal, memory-based and lyrical, mood-driven narration. Drawing inspiration from the nuances of everyday life, my work seeks emotional resonance through the silent conversation."
Awards:
World Illustration Awards, Shortlisted Artist & Jury Highlights, 2025
AKAxSVA Calendar Competition, Runner Up, 2025
SVA MFA Illustration Department Merit Scholarship, 2025 - 2026
iJungle Illustration Award, Self-Promotion Merit Award, 2024
3x3 Illustration Annual 21, Professional Show Merit, 2024
SCBWI Ezra Jack Keats Prize, 2023
3x3 Illustration Annual 20, Merit, 2023
BIBF Ananas Illustration, Longlist, 2023
Pratt Circle Award, 2023
SOI Student Scholarship Competition, Selected, 2023
iJungle Illustration Award, New Talent Merit Award, 2022
3x3 Illustration Annual 18, Distinguished Merit, 2021
Pratt Institute President's List, 2018 - 2023
Exhibition:
The Book Show, SVA Gramercy Gallery, New York, 2025
The Visit to the Museum, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York, 2025
Pratt Show, Brooklyn, 2023
SOI Student Scholarship Competition Exhibition, New York, 2023
Publication:
Visual Opinion - VOLUME 32 ISSUE 03, 2026
AKAxSVA Calendar, 2025
4N Magazine Issue #4, 2025
3x3 Illustration Annual, 2021 & 2023 & 2024
iJungle Illustration Annual, 2022 & 2024
Interview:
Bold Journey, 2025
For any freelance work or general inquries, email me at: nancynanart@gmail.com
Find me on Instagram: @nancynan_illust