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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

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