An Chen

An Chen is a Taiwanese illustrator who enjoys using color blocks and shapes to draw. 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.
anchenillustration@gmail.com

Selected Clients
Apple / The New York Times / The Wall Street Journal / The Boston Globe / Tribune Magazine / The New Republic / Barrons Magazine / Increment magazine / Deloitte / Pipe Wrench magazine / The Big issues Taiwan(大誌雜誌) / The Affairs (週刊編集) /ARTouch(典藏) /Aestheticell(美感教科書) CommonWealth Publishig Co., Ltd (親子天下) / Futureparenting CWGV(小天下,未來少年)

Recognitions

2022  Society of Illustrators 64 / Featured exhibitor

2021 The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase 3 / Selected projects

2021 Creative Quarterly 65 / illustration professional Winner

2021 Taiwan Cultural&Creative Award / 文創精品獎

2020 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

Press/Interview
2022 It’s Nice That
2022 Creative Boom
2021 Creative review
2021 The Make Bank / Ask An Illustrator
2021 南道不知道- 設計華麗轉身到繪本插畫
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

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