About

Hanyu Mu is a Chinese illustrator and animator based in Atlanta. Most of her artworks are created digitally.

Her creative experience includes illustration, traditional painting, 2D animation, and storyboarding, which provides more possibilities, imagination, and flexibility for her work. Hanyu's works are narrative, and she constantly tries to construct her pictorial world through purely expressive desire and visual language, thus conveying the moments of emotion she perceives and her wild imagination.

RECOGNITION

Muse Awards Platinum Winner | 2023

Society of Illustrators LA 61 Winner | 2023

American Illustration AI42 Chosen Winner | 2023

JIA Illustration Awards Bronze Award | 2023

iJungle Self-Promotion Merit Award | 2023

Creative Quarterly 71 Illustration Runner-up | 2023

3x3 Illustration Annual No.20 Honorable Mention | 2023

Applied Arts Awards Winner | 2023

Education

B.F.A Animation 2013-2017

Communication University of China (CUC)

M.F.A Illustration 2018-2022

Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD)