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lucheung.july@gmail.com
She captures subtle variations in shape and usually renders them to life through thoughtful shifts in color. To create a new world with her brush, she painstakingly searches for the details that add depth and richness.
Lu believes that the most captivating abstract creations come from a deep appreciation for and observation of the genuine, tangible details of everyday life.
Maryland Institute College of Art
BFA, Illustration and Sequential Art
China Academy of Art
The New Yorker
VICE Media
bearbear creative
Working Not Working
Columbia Magazine
Harvard Business Alumni Bulletin
Kenyon Alumni Magazine
Children's Literature (China)
YOUTH Magazine (China)
L’OFFICIEL (China)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (China)
ViViCat (Pop Mart Blind Box Series, China)
6th Children’s Literature JinJin Awards
2023
Honorable Mention
3x3 Illustration professional show 18
2021
Chosen Winner
American Illustration 40
2021
Selected
Creative Quarterly 59
2020
Selected
Society of Illustrators 61
2018
Semifinalist
ADAA
2018
Selected
China International Cartoon and Animation Festival
2013
Raffles City, Shanghai
2022
Seed (digital billboard)
Times Square, New York City
2020
POST IT SHOW 15
Giant Robot 2 Gallery, Los Angeles
2019
fatherland
Grad Show II, RIGGS & LEIDY GALLERY, MICA, Baltimore
2019
Gear and Grow
Unravel the Code, Open Works, Baltimore
2019
Humilitas (SOI 61)
Museum of Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, New York City
2018
Unravel the Code
Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam
2018
Old Loves
Sheila & Richard Riggs Gallery, MICA, Baltimore
2018
Hands
Fox 3 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore
2017
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Editorial Illustration (2021)
Art Direction: Rose Wong
Portrait of Herbert Blomstedt for The New Yorker.
Narrative Illustration (2022)
Art Direction: Li Dong
Illustration for a short story by contemporary author Feng Jicai. The tale follows a boy befriending a mysterious peer through the lens of a traditional game.
Editorial Illustration (2021)
Art Direction: Claire Merchlinsky
Illustration for an Op-Ed page.
Editorial Illustration (2021)
Art Direction: Ke Tian
Illustration for a youth-oriented article exploring self-understanding through practice and lived experience.
Narrative Illustration (2021)
Art Direction: Li Dong
Two illustrations for the classic story by Tomie dePaola.
Bob was the grandfather who taught Bobby how to walk. They loved building wooden block towers together—a ritual that always ended in laughter when Bob’s sneeze finally sent the blocks tumbling down.
"When the weather turned warm, Bob would say, 'You. Me. Walk.' Bobby knew exactly what Bob wanted. He would stand in front of his grandfather, letting Bob lean on his shoulders for support. 'OK, Bob. Now one foot, now the other.'"
Editorial Illustration (2021)
Art Direction: Erin Mayes
Illustration for Saga, an audio app for recording family history. The founder left the tech industry to focus on capturing personal narratives while preserving their intimate charm.
Narrative Illustration (2021)
Art Direction: Li Dong
Narrative series for a story about a young boy’s summer on a southern island, where tales of life and loss slowly unfold over a cycle of sunrises and sunsets.
Editorial Illustration (2021)
Art Direction: Cathryn Virginia
Illustration for VICE.
Narrative Illustration (2020)
Art Direction: Li Dong
Two illustrations based on the story by Kelly J. Hunsaker.
“Exactly,” Mom said. “It’s all in how you look at it. Just like with the pebble, try not to focus only on your freckles—otherwise, you miss all the other great things about you, like how smart and patient you are.”
Editorial Illustration (2020)
Art Direction: Erin Mayes
Illustration for a reflective essay on finding grace during the COVID-19 pandemic, written by the President of Kenyon College.