Communication Arts Illustration Competition Winner Yiyao Da (達奕遙) is an illustrator based in China, finished her Master's Degree from University of Southampton (Winchester School of Art).
Yiyao creates both text and illustrations for picture books with China Light Industry Press, makes books for publishers such as Zhejiang Children's Publishing House and Beijing Lixue Media Co. ltd., provides illustrations for commercial projects like tv posters for Sugarman Media and NFTs for Artunit, designs logo for Xirang. She also teaches Emotional Story-telling Illustration online course from Illustration and Design Brand platform.
Yiyao pursues long-term collaboration with clients. She is good at hand-painting creating free styles in poetic atmosphere, most inspirations are from her real life experience and fantastic daydreams. Yiyao also enjoys cooking, music, reading and traveling besides drawing.
Yiyao creates both text and illustrations for picture books with China Light Industry Press, makes books for publishers such as Zhejiang Children's Publishing House and Beijing Lixue Media Co. ltd., provides illustrations for commercial projects like tv posters for Sugarman Media and NFTs for Artunit, designs logo for Xirang. She also teaches Emotional Story-telling Illustration online course from Illustration and Design Brand platform.
Yiyao pursues long-term collaboration with clients. She is good at hand-painting creating free styles in poetic atmosphere, most inspirations are from her real life experience and fantastic daydreams. Yiyao also enjoys cooking, music, reading and traveling besides drawing.
Awards:
2023
Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition 2023 - Shortlist
American Illustration 42 - Chosen winner
3x3 International Illustration Annual No.20 - Honorable Mention
2022
Communication Arts Illustration Competition 2022 - Award of Excellence
China Animation & Comic Competition Golden Dragon Award - Nominated (Top 5)
BIBF Ananas International Illustration Exhibition - Shortlist
3x3 International Illustration Annual No.19 - Distinguished Merit
iJungle Illustration Awards 2022 - Merit
World Illustration Award 2022 - long listed
Bologna Children’s Book Fair - Finalist
China Illustration Annual Competition - Excellent Award
Hiii Illustration Competition 2022 - Shortlist
2021
Hiii Illustration Competition 2021 - Best of the Best
The Three Body Design Competition - The Earth Civilization Partnership
JIA Illustration Award 2021 - Silver Award
WINE 100 x Gallery W Label Design Competition - Merit Award
2020
Hiii Illustration Competition 2020 - Merit Award
Exhibitions:
2023
"Different Flowers" Female artists Exhibition - Nanchang Gaoxin Art Museum - Nanchang, China
"Hello, Illustration" CIAC Excellent Artworks Exhibition - Guangzhou Library - Guangzhou, China
2022
Twelve Moons Illustration Exhibition - Beijing, China
Yes! Art Festival Online Exhibition
Travel in a Fantasy World - Nanchang Conch Library - Nanchang, China
2021
Yes! Art Festival 4.0 - Beijing Times Art Museum - Beijing, China
2019
Asia Illustrations Annual Awards Art Exhibition 2019 - Hongqiao Art Centre - Shanghai, China