Kori Song is an illustrator and artist currently based in the UK.
Born in Chongqing, China, drawing has been a passion of Kori’s since she was little. She studied at Sichuan Fine Art Institute and chose graphic design as her career path. She moved to Hong Kong in 2009 and began a new chapter in her life as an illustrator. She loves picture book creation. Her expressive arts reflect her interest in the relationship and connections between cities and those who live in them, humans and nature.
AWARD AND GRAND
2022 Chosen for AI41 American Illustration
2022 Shortlisted for World Illustration Awards
2021 Shortlisted for The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase 3 by dPICTUS | PICTUREBOOK MAKERS
2021 The Cheltenham Illustration Awards 2021
2020 Selected for Illustrator Exhibition of Bologna Children's Book Fair
2015 Selected for AAD Outstanding Illustration Artists in Asia
2013 Winner for SHKP Reading Club Fourth Young Writer
PUBLICATION
2022 Found in Sydney / Allen and Unwin Publishing
2021 I am Sam / NGO
2019 出發吧! 箭豬波波Let's go! Bobo the porcupine / Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE)
2018 智叻理財小熊貓 Clever little pandas / Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE)
2018 Found in Melbourne / Allen and Unwin Publishing
2016 大嘥鬼變乖了 Big Waster Becomes Good / Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE)
2015 Found in Hong Kong / Peak Publishing
2014 The Swimmers / Peak Publishing
2013 知了Cicada / Joint Publishing
EXHIBITION
2022 Trace Back in Words-The 4th Book Art Festival. Hong Kong
2021 THE MOMENT JCCAC Festival Feature Exhibition 2021. Hong Kong
2021 回到遇見你的90度角─國際插畫家聯展2021, Taiwan
2020 Solo exhibition The Traveler. Chengdu, China
2013 Taiwan FZ Fifteen Animation & Story Galler. Taiwan
Email: koriillustration@gmail.com