About — yuganida

Yu Fan is an illustrator and graphic designer with a background in fashion design. Originally from China, she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in 2022 and her Master of Fine Arts in Illustration Practice from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in 2025. She is currently based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Her work blends playful character design with textured visuals, often exploring themes of fashion, identity, and everyday life through picture books, packaging, and storytelling-driven projects.
I’m currently available for freelance projects and commissions.

Contact
yuganida.art@gmail.com

Award
Japan Illustration Award Bronze Award, 2024
iJungle Illustration Awards Merit Award, 2024
Creative Quarterly Winner, #78
Communication Arts Illustration Competition Shortlisted, 2025
Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition Second Prize, 2025
Beijing International Book Fair Illustration Award Finalist, 2025
World Illustration Awards New Talent Longlisted, 2025
3x3 International Illustration Annual Merit Award, #22

Exhibition
71st Keisho Annual Exhibition, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Aichi, Japan
JIA Illustration Award Exhibition, Beijing, China, 2024

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