Hi! My name is Hao Zhou. I’m an illustrator and designer specializing in comics, illustration, and large-scale murals. I earned my undergraduate degree in Illustration from Parsons School of Design in 2024, with a 3.82 GPA and a $6,000 annual scholarship, and I graduated on May 17, 2024. I’m now pursuing a graduate degree in Illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York, working across comics, illustration, and murals. I love blending traditional media—like watercolor, gouache, and lithography—with digital tools, and I’m passionate about drawing on folk traditions, Taoist and Buddhist cultures, and social issues such as feminism. When I’m not illustrating, I enjoy horror films and anime and drawing inspiration from Chinese history and Japanese mythology.

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Hi! My name is Hao Zhou. I’m an illustrator and designer specializing in comics, illustration, and large-scale murals. I earned my undergraduate degree in Illustration from Parsons School of Design in 2024, with a 3.82 GPA and a $6,000 annual scholarship, and I graduated on May 17, 2024. I’m now pursuing a graduate degree in Illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York, working across comics, illustration, and murals. I love blending traditional media—like watercolor, gouache, and lithography—with digital tools, and I’m passionate about drawing on folk traditions, Taoist and Buddhist cultures, and social issues such as feminism. When I’m not illustrating, I enjoy horror films and anime and drawing inspiration from Chinese history and Japanese mythology.

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Hi! My name is Hao Zhou. I’m an illustrator and designer specializing in comics, illustration, and large-scale murals. I earned my undergraduate degree in Illustration from Parsons School of Design in 2024, with a 3.82 GPA and a $6,000 annual scholarship, and I graduated on May 17, 2024.

I’m now pursuing a graduate degree in Illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York, working across comics, illustration, and murals. I love blending traditional media—like watercolor, gouache, and lithography—with digital tools, and I’m passionate about drawing on folk traditions, Taoist and Buddhist cultures, and social issues such as feminism. When I’m not illustrating, I enjoy horror films and anime and drawing inspiration from Chinese history and Japanese mythology.

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Language

English
Fluent
Chinese
Fluent

Work Experience

Producer (Documentary) at Tencent
June 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
Supervising producer for the Tencent Youth 2023 Summer Creative Camp documentary. Guided and wrote the filming and interview scripts, organized the documentary timeline, and acted as an interviewer.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Illustration at Parsons School of Design
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2024
Graduate degree in Illustration at School of Visual Arts
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2026
BFA in Illustration at Parsons School of Design
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2024
MFA in Illustration at School of Visual Arts
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2026
Bachelor's Degree in Illustration at Parsons School of Design
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2024
Master's Degree in Illustration at School of Visual Arts
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2026
Bachelor's Degree in Illustration at Parsons School of Design
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2024
Graduate Degree in Illustration at School of Visual Arts, New York
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2026

Qualifications

American Illustration Awards (AI-AP) 43rd
January 11, 2030 - January 10, 2026
Publication in Weasel (New York University literary magazine)
January 11, 2030 - January 10, 2026
Best Young Artist Award (Student Category), BYAA Collectives
January 11, 2030 - January 10, 2026
American Illustration Awards (AI-AP) 43rd
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026
Best Young Artist Award (Student Category), BYAA Collectives
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026
Publication in Weasel (NYU literary magazine)
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other