ABOUT
Heather Zhou is a commercial illustrator and pattern designer from Shenzhen, China. Her style is modern, decorative, and full of imagination, conveying the energy of love and joy. She draws inspiration from everyday life, nature, inner exploration, and pop culture. She focuses on combining whimsy characters, playful forms, and a vibrant color palette with subtle nuances to evoke joyful, optimistic, yet relaxing feelings. Her eye-catching work brings a joyful energy to products, packaging, books, and spaces.
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WORK TOGETHER
Heather is available for commission work, licensing, and collaborations worldwide.
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For commissions, Heather creates custom illustrations and pattern collections for a wide range of projects—including products, packaging, branding materials, and more. She enjoys exploring diverse subjects such as people, nature, and still life.
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For licensing, Heather has created catalogs of market-ready illustrations and pattern collections available for licensing across home decor, textile, accessories, gifts and stationery. If you're interested in viewing more of her work or licensing any illustration or pattern featured on her website or social media, please get in touch.
For all work inquiries, please contact heatherzhouart@gmail.com
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Selected Clients
ByteDance, CGTN, China Minsheng Bank, China Post, China Publishing, iFeng News, Luckin Coffee, Nanshan Museum, NetEase, Sohu, Tencent, VCG China, 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)
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Features
Interview with Affinity Spotlight
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Memberships & Directories
Association of Illustrators Folio
Shenzhen Illustration Association
