Jiaaaxin
AWARDS & SELECTED NOMINATIONS
2025
· Communication Arts Illustration Competition (USA) — Spirituality — Winner | 2025
· ADC 104th Annual Awards (USA) — Spirituality — Merit | 2025
· 3x3 Illustration Annual (USA) — Spirituality — Honorable Mention | 2025
· iJungle Illustration Awards (EU) — Spirituality — Merit | 2025
· China Illustration Art Yearbook (CHN) — Spirituality — Outstanding Works Award | 2025
· BIBF International Illustration Awards (CHN) — Spirituality — Longlisted | 2025
· Jackson’s Art Prize (UK) — The wondesing soul — Longlisted | 2025
2024
· iJungle Illustration Awards (EU) — The unique planet — Shortlisted | 2024
· 3x3 Illustration Annual (USA) — The unique planet — Longlisted | 2024
2023
· China Illustration Biennial CIB9 (CHN) — Spirituality — Finalist | 2023-2024
· Hiii Illustration International Competition 2023 (CHN) — Spirituality — Finalist | 2023
2022
· China Illustration Art Yearbook (CHN) — The clever little crow — Shortlisted | 2022
· BIBF International Illustration Awards (CHN) — The clever little crow — Shortlisted | 2022
· Hiii Illustration International Competition (CHN) — The clever little crow — Longlisted | 2022
2021
· BIBF International Illustration Awards (CHN) — Emotional rainbow — Longlisted | 2021
· Hiii Illustration International Competition (CHN) — Emotional rainbow — Longlisted | 2021
EXHIBITIONS
· “Ambition! Emerging Artists Exhibition”, organized by FutureLab Art & Design Education Expo | West Bund Art Center (Pavilion A), Shanghai, China | 2025
· “The Fold of Order” Group Exhibition, organized by X·ART / Xia Mo Art Space, with coordination by Bolan Museum of Contemporary Art and Yimantang | Lishui, Zhejiang, China | 2025
· Pre-selected by “The Second China Youth Printmaking Biennial”, jointly organized by The International Printmaking Institute of the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Suzhou Public Cultural Center | Suzhou Art Museum | 2025
· “The Realm of Heart’s Sea” Group Exhibition, organized by JuMuSen Art & Exhibition Center | Chongqing, China | 2025
· “Breaking the Stone” Printmaking Exhibition, organized by the College of Fine Arts & Calligraphy at Sichuan Normal University and Xiang Art, with coordination from the Printmaking Committee of Chengdu Artists Association | Chengdu, China | 2022
· “Souvenirs from Dreams” Young Artists New Year Printmaking Exhibition, organized by the Printmaking Department of the Painting Department, College of Fine Arts & Calligraphy at Sichuan Normal University, and Tianye Art Space | Chengdu, China | 2022
PUBLICATIONS (UK)
· Hello, Goodbye, Hello Again — Follow the Orient Ltd., UK | ISBN 9781838175047 | 2026
· Bloom, Fade, Bloom Again — Follow the Orient Ltd., UK | ISBN 9781838175030 | 2026
· Build, Break, Build Again — Follow the Orient Ltd., UK | ISBN 9781838175054 | 2026
Published by Follow the Orient Ltd., an independent UK-based children's book publisher.
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME
· Selected participant, Sichuan Arts Fund 2025 Youth Talent Training — Chengyu Region Sandware Innovative Design Talent Training Programme (China). | 2025
TEACHING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
· Invited artist supporting Chinese New Year cultural event at the Chinese Embassy in London (UK) | 2024
Delivered traditional calligraphy and cultural workshops for children to promote Chinese cultural heritage.
· Bilingual Art Teacher, Yuhua Chinese School, London (UK) | 2023 — designed visual creativity curriculum; supported community cultural events and exhibition planning.
· Illustration & Printmaking Instructor, Yeguo Art Education (China) | 2021 — youth art courses integrating perception, narrative, and cultural context.
AOUBT ME
Jiaxin Quan is an illustrator whose practice centres on image-based storytelling developed across printmaking, collage, textile and mixed media. Rather than being limited to a single material, her work uses different media to create distinct emotional atmospheres and narrative experiences, while maintaining a consistent visual language.
Her artistic background bridges two educational traditions in China and the United Kingdom. She first trained in printmaking in China, where she developed a strong foundation in image structure and traditional craft techniques. She later completed a Master’s degree in Children’s Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art, where she further developed a narrative-driven visual language. This cross-cultural educational experience enables her to connect Eastern visual sensibilities with contemporary international illustration practices and to develop a distinctive artistic voice.
Her work has received international recognition including Winner of the Communication Arts Illustration Competition, Merit at the ADC Annual Awards, Merit at the iJungle Illustration Awards, and Honorable Mention at the 3x3 Illustration Annual, demonstrating her growing recognition within the international illustration field.
With her artistic education in the UK, experience in children’s book publishing, and continued interest in traditional culture and material experimentation, Jiaxin Quan is developing an illustration practice that can contribute to children’s books, cross-cultural visual storytelling, and image-based projects within the UK’s illustration and publishing landscape.
Email:quanjiaxin0220@gmail.com/qjxzm0220@163.com/919063345@qq.com
Instagram: @jiaaaxin_illustration
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