XIANGZI XU︎ZORA


Zora(Xiangzi) Xu is an illustrator and animator with many years of art training and has many styles of painting. Skilled in using various drawing software and traditional media. In 2022, Zora got her degree in illustration in California College of the Art. During the senior year, Zora awarded the Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship 2022. Now, let's believe that UCLA's MFA in Animation program will take her artistic journey to a whole new level.


EDUCATION

  • University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
︎Los Angeles, CA
MFA in Animation
09/ 2023 - (in progress)

  • California College of the Art (CCA)
︎San Francisco, CA
BFA in Illustration (Distinction)  
09/2020 - 05/2022

  • Pasadena City College (PCC)
︎Pasadena, CA
Associate in Studio Art (Dean’s Honors) 
08/2017 - 06/2020

CREATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCES

  • “Art and Pride” Show, Harvey Milk Photo Center
San Francisco, CA  (06/2022 to 07/2022)

  • Nanjing Massacre Commemorative Event, CSSA of CCA
San Francisco, CA  )02/2022)

  • “Retrieve” 2021 Grad Show, CSSA of MICA and Algaed Academy
Beijing, China (08/2021)

  • Renaissance Planet 30 Days Art Event
Shanghai, China (2020 & 2021)

SKILLS

  • Software: MS Office |InDesign| Blender |PS | Procreate | AI | AE 
  • Traditional Media: Pencil |Charcoal |Ink |Gouache |Acrylic 
  • Languages: Mandarin Chinese| English 




CONTACT ME



xxz050826@gmail.com   (657) 335-6717   instagram:zora_xxz

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