About Me
Fengyi Ye is an award-winning Chinese illustrator based in New York, holding a bachelor’s degree in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts. Fengyi has achieved numerous international accolades, including a World Illustration Awards shortlist, Huion Digital Innovation Prize winner, Society of Illustration Scholarship, and 1st prize in the New York International Fine Art Competition. Fengyi's work has been featured in collaborations with esteemed international clients such as China Central Television (CCTV) and the LinkNYC towers as part of the "#ArtOnLink" program in New York. With a trilingual background and roots in Italy, Fengyi's art beautifully blends Eastern and Western cultures to explore and express her cultural identity. During her college years, Fengyi also worked as a core member of Cultural Partner Program , leading lessons at local elementary schools and nonprofit organizations in New York City, further developing her engagement and team-building skills in various educational and community-based settings.
You can check out Fengyi's world award-winning project by clicking the link:
https://theaoi.com/wia/fengyi-ye-zodiac-rabbit-2023/
Fengyi as a rising star, has been invited to share her Voyage LA magazine story:
https://voyagela.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-fengyi-ye-of-new-york/
HONORS / AWARDS
World of Illustration Awards 2023
Shortlisted & Longlisted, 200 chosen from over 5000 entries
Huion Digital Innovation Award, 2023
top 1%, winner chosen from 5000 WIA entries
Society of Illustrators, 2023
Student Competition Scholarship
NYC International Fine Art Competition
1st Price, Digital Art
Finalist Award, "Landscape" 2023
Teravarna Juried International Competition
Finalist Award, "6th FLOWER" 2023
Teravarna Juried International Competition
Talent Prize Award, "7th OPEN" 2023
Teravarna Juried International Competition
Winner of Lunar Year Poster, SVA 2023
top entry selected out of 48 submitted posters
Spring 2020; Spring 2022
High Term Honors at the School of Visual Arts
April 2019
Outstanding Mural Designer for Dulwich College Shanghai
Outstanding Pearson Learner Award:
Highest Mark in China for GCSE Art and Design
August 2017
EXIHIBITIONS
Wold Illustration Awards, 2023
Huion Innovation Award + Shortlist + Longlist showcase
Creative Minds, Online, 2023
Media Accepted: Chinese Tea Culture
Art Fluent Creative License, Online, 2023
Zodiac Rabbit 2023
China Central Television (CCTV), 2023
Poster Collaboration,
Third Season of "New Year Pictures, New Year Painting" documentary
“#ArtOnLink”, New York, 2023
Chinatown Beat, New York Stories (10 images selected)
SVA Gallery, Online 2022
Yunxi Village, Hangzhou, 2021
Dulwich College of Shanghai, 2019
Uganda Peace Center, 2018
Charity Art Salon, Shanghai, 2018
Chinatown Beat, New York Stories, Junior Thesis Show
"Ocean, I love you", Pandemic Art Exhibition, 2050 OneOcean Forum
IBDP Visual Arts of Higher Level, Solo Exhibition
'Hope in rural Uganda', Auction Exhibition, $200 donated to Uganda Center
'Ephemeral', Charity Art Exhibition