His sketchbook functions like a second phone—always charged, always within reach, and occasionally responsible for missed subway stops. He creates portraits and chaotic scenes where figures appear to carry secrets, rush between moments, or hover on the edge of becoming the main character for five seconds.
Email: tqdraws@gmail.com
Instagram: @tianqi_chen_art
Selected Clients
The New Yorker Magazine / The Nation Magazine / The American Bystander Magazine / City & State Magazine / White Star / Vivida Books / We Are Hook Shop
Awards
Hiii Illustration Annual Award 2021
American Illustration 41 Annual Award 2022
3x3 International Illustration Awards No.19 Self-promotion category 2022
Society of Illustrators 65 Annual 2022
Illustration West 2023 Silver Award in Unpublished Category 2023
Illustration West 2023 Bronze Award in Comic & Graphic Novels Category 2023
Communication Arts 2023 Winner 2023
American Illustration 42 Annual Award 2023
Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition 2020
Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition 2021
3x3 Illustration Awards No.18 Student Category Distinguished Merit 2021
Illustration West 60 Student GOLD AWARD 2022
Society of Illustrators Nancy Lee Rhodes Roberts Scholarship Award 2022
Exhibition
Art Ark International Art Exhibition Quan Gallery, Beijing 2018
The Realm of Wabi-Sabi Solo Exhibition Er Yi Gallery, Beijing 2019
Resonant Voice of the Soul group show Caelum Gallery, New York 2022
Other World Group show Xiansheng Gallery, Beijing 2022
The Light in the Cracks Solo show Miaowu Gallery, Beijing 2022
You Can’t Take It With You Solo show Chuzou Art Space, Beijing 2023
