Jo Zixuan (周子璇) is a Chinese-American graphic designer and illustrator, currently based in New York City. Having graduated from SVA with a BFA in illustration and RISD with an MFA in Graphic Design, Jo specializes in visual storytelling, bi-scriptual typography, and expressive systems. Her concept- and research-driven process takes form in visual identities, books, spaces, and websites. She maintains a teaching practice through mentorship program and Illustration Roundtable, with experience in both K-12 teaching and collegiate teaching.
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CLIENTS:
The New Yorker/The New York Times/ The NYTimes Magazine/ The Washington Post/The Wall Street Journal/ Bloomberg Businessweek/ NPR/ Columbia Global Report/ Medium/ NBC/ PLANSPONSOR/ NYT for KIDS China/ The Atlantic/ Narratively/ Toggl/ Intel/FCB Inferno/ Dotdash/ The Balance/ Thought Co./ Lifewire// TripSavvy/ The Spruce/ 三联《少年》 / 新世相

FEATURES:
It's Nice That/ Groundooh Art/ Hiiibrand

AWARDS:
2022 - Society of Illustrators 65 Annual
2021 - Communication Arts 63 Winner
2020 - Hiiibrand Jury Award
2020 - American Illustration 39 Winner
2020 - Society of Illustrators Annual
2019 - Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition Finalist
2019 - 3 x 3 International Illustration Award Merit Winner
2019 - The Batsford Prize International Category Shortlisted
2018 - Speedball New Impressions winner, Intaglio/Etching Second Place

EXHIBITIONS:
2023 - eMotion, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven
2023 - Sino-German Illustration Exhibition, HISMOON gallery, Suzhou
2021 - NO SAMPLE Risograph Exhibition, Fujian
2021 - NO SAMPLE Risograph Exhibition, Xi'an
2019 - Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship, New York
2019 - Speedball National Printmaking Showcase, Davis Gallery, Sawtooth, NC
2018 - The Haves and Have-Nots, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York 2018 - Constellations, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York
2018 - HOPE Competition, SVA Westside Project Space, New York