Branding Illustration for LoKnow
Isometric illustration of lifestyle and tech.
Harbin Gate
Sketch book drawing and art print of Edmontons' former Harbin Gate in Chinatown, which has been removed due to LRT expansion.
Loblaws Mural – Ice District
A mural for the lobby centreing around sharing food, mutual aid, and community care in the downtown core.
Special Olympics Mural
A mural to kick off the 2023 Special Olympics at Millenium Place, Strathcona County.
Edmonton Chinatown Multi-Cultural Centre Mural
A mural created through community engagement with youth in Chinatown. Painted in late 2022, will be publicly revealed in winter 2023. This project was funded through the Edmonton Arts Council.
Mom needs IT help
Editorial illustration for Reader's Digest.
About the Artist
Hey, I’m Emily! I am an illustrator, muralist, & visual artist, born in Beijing and currently residing in Amiskwaciwâskahikan / Treaty 6 territory (Edmonton, Canada). My illustrations have received awards from national and international illustration competitions such as 3x3 Contemporary Illustration Professional Show, American Illustration, and Applied Arts. I am also a recent recipient of the 2021 Edmonton Artists’ Trust Fund Award. My clients include Reader's Digest, Telus Storyhive, Loblaws, ATB Financial, CBC Arts, Chatelaine, to name a few.
I am also passionate about Chinatown storytelling, preserving heritage and lived experiences of Chinatown through art-community projects. I started Chinatown Greetings in 2021, a platform for artists to share Chinatown stories, using artistic expression to amplify and call for community care in Chinatown.
I also currently serve on the Edmonton Arts Council Equity Committee. And co-organized the Royal Bison Art & Craft fair between 2018 - May 2022.
I love drawing in my sketchbook. I host a local sketchclub and released a publication of drawings titled #OnLocationYEG in 2019.
My upcoming youth non-fiction “Get Out and Vote” will be released through Orca Books on March, 14th, 2023!
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Ethnic Origins
East Asian
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Languages
English, Mandarin
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My Disciplines
Digital Arts, Multidisciplinary, Visual Arts
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What I'm Creating
Apart from my commercial illustration projects, I am working on a personal graphic novel and character study of "the last house in Chinatown". This story is about Asian diaspora, my own immigration story, and also the shelter that these 100-year old homes have provided folks like myself in Chinatown's history. This project was funded through the Canada Council for the Arts. I am also working on the next Chinatown Greetings campaign, which is a collective zine (art directed by photographer Jordon Hon), featuring photos by 10 Edmonton based artists sharing their love of Chinatown through their disposable camera lenses. The zine and photo exhibit is aimed to be open to the public in spring 2023.