Suye Xu
Visual Designer & Illustrator
Course Manager of Arts University Plymouth China Connected Campus
Trinomial Design Manager
Artist Cooperating with
Art Meta, Gutian Gallery, IPEDIA
Contact Me
szxsysophie@gmail.com
I treat myself as a tiny paramecium who is always chasing the light: the Art Kingdom. I came from an artistic and historical city called Suzhou. She made me realised that I belonged to the art world at an early age.
As a graphic design and fine art based background art learner, illustration is the best format I considered to express the world in my eyes recently. I am keen on creating unique figures, patterns, and tend to visualise the strength of modern mankind’s emotion and behaviours. What could the audience discover through my illustrations is the ambition of pulling out the elephant in the room, encouraging individuals to find the truth hidden in the modern society. Also, the real shape and colour of yourself.
Other Events
2024
05/2024 BIBF Illustration Competiton Prize
05/2024 Sound Art Healing Workshop - Shanghai Illustraion Center
2023
11/2023 7th Wuhan Design Biennale
09/2023 Multifaced Reflection X Relation Art Exhibition - Zhejiang
08/2023 Nice Show Cyclic - Win x Pig club, Shanghai
06/2023 Unfold Book Fair - Shanghai
05/2023 GOOD! Art Fair - Waitan Yuan, Shanghai
01/2023 A Spring Project - Shanghai Xian Gallery
01/2023 A Wonderful Non-Human World - A Spring Project
2022
09/2022 Sustainable China - London Design Festival
06/2022 Numerous - Hangzhou Gutian Gallery
03/2022 Yes！Art Festival - Canal Art Center 4F, Hangzhou
2021
Illustration pathway leader in Artslink Art Centre
Curator of Lino Cutting Workshop in Shanghai M50 Gallery
10/2021 Yilooook Art Festival - 56 Fanrong Art Gallery, No.80 Tongyuan Rd, Suzhou
09/2021 Shanghai Exhibition Center
2018-2019
Illustration Examiner in Maxine in Shanghai
Graphic Designer in Guangli Studio in Suzhou
2017
Published book ‘ What is Heart Art? What Makes Illustration Resonate? ’ with Artist Elizabeth Dulemba
ISBN 978-1-36-605727-3
Art Editor of Scottish Student Newspaper
WW1 Exhibition in Scottish Parliament and Tent Gallery in Edinburgh
MA Illustration
Graduated from University of Edinburgh
2014-2016
Studied Fine Art in University of Brighton for 1 year
Gained Art & Design Module Award
Won the 3rd Prize of China Package Design Award
Issued by:China Packaging Federation
Senior Commercial Illustrator Division
Issued by: ACAA Chinese digital art expert committee
Shanghai "small ant big topic" Creative Design Competition Award of Excellence
Issued by: Shanghai Association of creative young talents, the Shanghai Youth Federation of Literary and Artistic
As a graphic design and fine art based background art learner, illustration is the best format I considered to express the world in my eyes recently. I am keen on creating unique figures, patterns, and tend to visualise the strength of modern mankind’s emotion and behaviours. What could the audience discover through my illustrations is the ambition of pulling out the elephant in the room, encouraging individuals to find the truth hidden in the modern society. Also, the real shape and colour of yourself.
Other Events
2024
05/2024 BIBF Illustration Competiton Prize
05/2024 Sound Art Healing Workshop - Shanghai Illustraion Center
2023
11/2023 7th Wuhan Design Biennale
09/2023 Multifaced Reflection X Relation Art Exhibition - Zhejiang
08/2023 Nice Show Cyclic - Win x Pig club, Shanghai
06/2023 Unfold Book Fair - Shanghai
05/2023 GOOD! Art Fair - Waitan Yuan, Shanghai
01/2023 A Spring Project - Shanghai Xian Gallery
01/2023 A Wonderful Non-Human World - A Spring Project
2022
09/2022 Sustainable China - London Design Festival
06/2022 Numerous - Hangzhou Gutian Gallery
03/2022 Yes！Art Festival - Canal Art Center 4F, Hangzhou
2021
Illustration pathway leader in Artslink Art Centre
Curator of Lino Cutting Workshop in Shanghai M50 Gallery
10/2021 Yilooook Art Festival - 56 Fanrong Art Gallery, No.80 Tongyuan Rd, Suzhou
09/2021 Shanghai Exhibition Center
2018-2019
Illustration Examiner in Maxine in Shanghai
Graphic Designer in Guangli Studio in Suzhou
2017
Published book ‘ What is Heart Art? What Makes Illustration Resonate? ’ with Artist Elizabeth Dulemba
ISBN 978-1-36-605727-3
Art Editor of Scottish Student Newspaper
WW1 Exhibition in Scottish Parliament and Tent Gallery in Edinburgh
MA Illustration
Graduated from University of Edinburgh
2014-2016
Studied Fine Art in University of Brighton for 1 year
Gained Art & Design Module Award
Won the 3rd Prize of China Package Design Award
Issued by:China Packaging Federation
Senior Commercial Illustrator Division
Issued by: ACAA Chinese digital art expert committee
Shanghai "small ant big topic" Creative Design Competition Award of Excellence
Issued by: Shanghai Association of creative young talents, the Shanghai Youth Federation of Literary and Artistic