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ABOUT

Heather Zhou illustrator and artist

Heather Zhou is a commercial illustrator and designer from Shenzhen, China. Her work is bright, lively, imaginative, and bold in color, conveying the energy of love, freedom, and joy. Her creative inspiration comes from observations of life, nature, inner exploration, and pop culture. 

WORK TOGETHER

Heather is available for commission work, licensing, and collaborations worldwide.

For commission work, Heather creates illustrations for a wide range of projects, including branding materials, packaging, products, book covers, and editorials. She enjoys working across diverse subjects—people, nature, still lifes, and more—and can adapt her style from minimal to complex, highly detailed designs.

For licensing, all illustrations and patterns featured on the website and social media are available. The easiest way to view the designs is by contacting Heather for a digital version of the licensing catalogs, which include both pattern designs and illustrations.

For all work inquiries, please contact heatherzhouart@gmail.com

Selected Clients

ByteDance, CGTN, China Minsheng Bank, China Post, China Publishing, iFeng News, Luckin Coffee, Nanshan Museum, NetEase, Sohu, Tencent, VCG China, etc.

MORE

  • Awards

Winner, Creative Quarterly 78 (2024)

Winner, iJUNGLE ILLUSTRATION AWARDS (2024)

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  • Exhibitions & Events

Year of Serpent Illustration Group Exhibition, Guangming Library, Shenzhen, China (2025)

The 9th China Illustration Biennial (2024)

The 8th China Illustration Biennial (2022)

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  • Features

Interview with Affinity Spotlight

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  • Memberships & Directories

Association of Illustrators Folio

Shenzhen Illustration Association

Creativehowl Illustrator Directories

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  • Instagram
  • Threads

© 2025 Heather Zhou

All rights reserved. All artworks on this website are protected under international copyright laws and agreements. No part of these artworks may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the artist.

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