Location: New York, New York.
Education: MFA in illustration as visual essay, School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York, New York; BFA in illustration and graphic design, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland.
Career path: From an early age, drawing images was my way of interpreting the world around me. I was an only child, and my parents both microbiologists were very busy. Since my mother was an avid book reader, I was always left with many fiction and fairytale books, along with some paper and colored pencils to entertain myself. Inspired by the stories and characters, I started to draw creatures and elements from the imaginative narratives on paper. This process satisfied my curiosity for fantasy, but also brought me a strong sense of pride and fulfillment.
Measuring Up s Lily LaMotte & Ann Xu s Graphic Novel, Unhappy Camper
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Clarissa Wong at HarperCollins,
Unhappy Camper follows two sisters who rebuild their bond and learn more about their culture after going to a Taiwanese American summer camp.
Social media image by Ann Xu.
This follows the announcement a month ago that HarperCollins had also picked up Lily LaMotte s debut picture book
Chloe s New Lunar Year illustrated by
Michelle Lee. She also had her debut graphic novel published by HarperCollins last October,
Measuring Up, which was also drawn by Ann Xu.
Ann Xu is an Ignatz-nominated cartoonist and illustrator with a BFA in Illustration from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She is also the artist on the recently published graphic novel
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Nusret Gokce, the famed Turkish butcher, chef and restaurateur who goes by the nickname Salt Bae, is facing a $5 million copyright infringement lawsuit from a US artist who alleges the social media star has used his artwork across the world without permission.
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New York Post.
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