Chinese illustrator
Yu Rong
Yu Rong at BookExpo 2019
Alma mater Royal College of Art Occupation(s) Illustrator, teacher Awards
Yu Rong (郁蓉) is a multi award-winning Chinese illustrator of children's picture books, especially known for her use of papercutting artwork.
Biography
Born in China , Yu Rong first trained as a primary school teacher, then studied for a BA in Chinese Painting and Contemporary Art Design (Nanjing Normal University 's Art College) and an MA in Communication and Design (Royal College of Art , London). She now lives near Cambridge, UK.[1]
Awards, honours, exhibitions
1999 - The Folio Society Illustration Awards
1999 - The Quentin Blake Award for Narrative Illustration
2000 - RCA Graduating Students Book Awards, RCA Final Degree Show
2000 - RCA Sheila Robinson Drawing Prize
2001&2002 - Contemporary Decorative Arts Exhibition, Sotheby's
2004 - BookTrust Newcomer - for A Lovely Day for Amelia Goose
2008 - American Library Association (ALA) - Notable Children's Book - for Tracks of a Panda
2013 - Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB) - Golden Apple Award - for Free as a Cloud
2013 - China's 8th National Book Design Exhibition - Best book in children's book category - for Free as a Cloud
2013 - Shanghai International Children's Bookfair Golden Pinwheel Awards Grand Jury Prize and Reader's Choice Prize - for Free as a Cloud
2013 - China's Most Beautiful Book - for Free as a Cloud
2013 - The 8th National Book Design Exhibition, Best Book in Children's Book Category - for Free as a Cloud
2015 - Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award - best picture book - for Smoke
2015 - Chinese Original Picture Books Top 10 - first prize - for Summer
2016 - Serbia International Bookfair - Illustration Award - for Smoke
2016 - Shenzhen Children's Library Top 10 My Favorite Children's Books - for Summer
2016 - The White Ravens selection of International Children's and Youth Literature - for Summer
2017 - Nami Island International Picture Book Illustration Concours 2017 Purple Island Award - for Smoke [2]
2017 - Image of the Book, Best Illustration Moscow - for I am Hua Mulan
2017 - Chinese Original Picture Books Top 10 - first prize - for I am Hua Mulan
2018 - The Ninth National Book Design Exhibition - for Summer
2018 - Chinese Picture Book Time Award Golden Prize - for I am Hua Mulan
2018 - The Ninth National Book Design Exhibition, Children's Book Brown Award - for I am Hua Mulan
2019 - Chinese Original Picture Books Top 10 - for Li Na , Being a Better Me
2021 - Ten Best National Children's Books - for The Lost Child
2021 - IRead Best 100 Picture Books - for The Lost Child
2022 - The Seventeenth Wenjin Book Award, National Library - for Footprints
2022 - Kate Greenaway Medal shortlist - for Shu Lin's Grandpa
2022 - The White Ravens selection of International Children's and Youth Literature - for Bread Years
2022 - Xinhui Best Picture Books of the Year - for Have You Seen The Magpie?
2022 - IBBY Selection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities - for The Visible Sounds
2023 - Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration, shortlisted - for The Visible Sounds
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