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About

Heather Zhou is a creative director, artist and designer based in Shenzhen, China. Drawing inspiration from pop culture, everyday life and nature, she develops concepts and creates a unique visual language to communicate emotions, sensations, and imagination. Her work brings an aesthetic that blends poetry, playfulness, and order to brands, products, and spaces.

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Since childhood, Heather has immersed herself in books, music and fictional stories, sowing the early seeds of her creativity. She then spent years honing her technique and evolving her style. Before turning to a more creative profession, Heather had a varied professional background spanning product management, experience design, and marketing.

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Now, Heather focuses on developing and refining ideas for brands through physical form and meaning, bringing forth fresh expressions while balancing artistic originality with business pragmatism. Beyond creating art, she collaborates with teams and creative partners on multidisciplinary projects—including product design, experience design, branding, events, and content creation—to deliver creativity in diverse forms and to scale creative impact.

Heather Zhou illustrator and artist

Work Together

Open to worldwide collaborations. 

Available for:

  • Creative direction, concept development and design for products, branding and content,

  • Artist collaborations, art licensing, and other creative partnerships.

  • Consultancy regarding creative strategy, storytelling, and cultural translation

For work inquiries or to schedule a call, please reach out at heatherzhouart@gmail.com

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Selected Clients

Nantou Ancient City, Geometry, Nanshan Museum, Luckin Coffee, Alipay, ByteDance, CGTN, China Minsheng Bank, China Post, China Publishing, iFeng News, NetEase, Sohu, Tencent, Visual China Group, etc.

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  • 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)

  • ​Interviews

LanySpace x Heather Zhou

People of Print

Interview with Affinity Spotlight

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  • Memberships & Directories

Association of Illustrators Folio

Shenzhen Illustration Association

Creativehowl Illustrator Directories

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