An Chen

An Chen is a Taiwanese illustrator who loves using color blocks and shapes to draw. Her work is strongly influenced by mid-century matchbox designs. After graduating from Cambridge School of Art with a Master's degree in Children Books illustration in 2019, 
 her work has mainly focused on editorial illustrations, and she has also self-published zines and pop-up books.
 

Always open to commissions.
chenyingann AT gmail.com

Recognitions

2021 Cultural&Creative Award / 文創精品獎

2021 IJungle Illustration Awards / Comics merit award

2020 3x3 Professional Show No.17 / Merit award

2020 AI-AP American Illustration 39 / Chosen Winner
2019 Adobe Design Achievement Awards / Top Talent
2019  3x3 Student Show No.16 / Merit award
2019 AI-AP American Illustration 38 / Chosen Winner
2019 Communication Arts 60th / Winner
2019  Society of Illustrators 61 / Featured exhibitor
2018  3x3 Student Show No.15 / Merit award

Exhibitions & Fairs & Talks

2021 Creative Expo Taiwan 台灣文博會 / Taiwan

2020 IMMATERIAL - An Chen & Stephen Mori duo exhibition / Taiwan

2020 圓形方形三角形。來用幾何形畫畫！ / Taiwan

2019 BABF Barrak Art Book Fair / Japan
2019 Taipei Art Book Fair (草率季) / Taiwan
2019 Asia Illustration Fair / Shanghai, China
2019 Branches Art Market  / Taiwan
2019 The 8th East London Comics and Arts Festival  / UK
2019 Bologna Children's Book Fair / Italy
2017  The London Illustration Fair / UK

Press/Interview
2021 Kiblind La Vie privée des animaux/The Private Live Of Animals(Image featured)
2021 南道不知道- 設計華麗轉身到繪本插畫Youtube頻道專訪
2021 FLiPER 生活藝文誌
2021 dpi設計插畫誌 
2020 Creative Boom - 25 of the best illustration projects of 2020
2020 The Big Issue Taiwan 大誌雜誌 7月號 no.124
2020 Girlsclub Asia
2019 Minim Branches Art Market Vol.1
2019  Brokenfrontier 
2018 Ballpitmag
2016  Infinite Icon / Sandu Publishing Co. 

Selected Clients
The Wall Street Journal / The Boston Globe / The New Republic / Deloitte / Barrons Magazine

The Big issues Taiwan(大誌雜誌) / The Affairs (週刊編集) /ARTouch(典藏) /
 CommonWealth Publishig Co., Ltd (親子天下) /Futureparenting CWGV(小天下,未來少年)