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I’m Julie Yizhe Hu (she/they), an author-illustrator and educator with a specialty on sequential art and semi-realistic illustrations for young adult audiences. I hold a BA in Environmental Studies and Visual Arts from Bowdoin College, and a MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons School of Design, The New School. 

Through visual storytelling, I combine a lush, imaginative, and sensual art style with an avid love of history, nature, and contemporary pop culture. As a third-culture Chinese creator, I have a strong interest in bringing historically rooted aesthetics, mythologies, and ways of understanding the world into contemporary global storytelling.

My recurring themes include the emotional landscape of young people navigating high-expectation environments, the intersections of science, magic, and belief systems, and the dynamics of beauty and power. As a teen culture advocate, my work often centers on third-culture adolescents shaped by academic pressure, cultural displacement, as well as conflicting expectations around identity, success, and self-determination. 

When I’m not drawing, I enjoy reading, cooking, wearing Lolita fashion, binging drama, and visiting new shops and spots in the city. 

Age Ranges: middle grade, young adult, and select Illustration projects for adult audiences.

Available For:
– Graphic novels (MG/YA)
– Science and nature illustration
– Editorial illustration (selected)
– Book covers
– Select brand and packaging illustration projects