Xiaoyan Sun

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Xiaoyan Sun is an illustrator based in New York, a Chinese native who was raised in Romania.


She has experience working on a variety of projects, including editorial illustration, logo design, children's book, packaging, and toy design.


In addition to Illustration, She enjoys anime, crochet, video games, sleeping, origami, textiles, and spending time with her beloved pet turtle, Sandao (named after a Chinese traditional dessert).



Awards

- 2025 American Illustration 44/ Chosen Winner

- 2025 iJungle/ Editorial Merit Awards, Self-Promotion Merit Awards

- 2024 Hiii Illustration/ Finalist

- 2024 3x3 Illustration Professional Show No.21/ Merit
- 2024 Illustration West 62 / Bronze Award

- 2024 Communication Arts/ Shortlist

- 2023 World Illustration Award / Longlist 
- 2023 BOit! International Illustration Contest/ Longlist
- 2023 Society of Illustrators 65 / Annual Selections

- 2022 CSP International Illustration Competition/ Honorable Mentions



Exhibition

- 2025 “Reverberations”,  Gramercy Gallery, New York, NY 10010

- 2024 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Exhibition, 128 E 63rd St,
New York, NY 10065

- 2024 “Daybreak”, Gramercy Gallery, New York, NY 10010
- 2023 Society of Illustrators 65 Annual Exhibition, 128 E 63rd St,
New York, NY 10065

- 2023 “ Material Mythologies”, Gramercy Gallery, New York, NY 10010



Clients

Joycat, Popshot Quaterly, Do It Natural, Visual Opinion, The Underground, 中学生天地