ICY QIAO
2D ANIMATION / ART DIRECTION / MIXED-MEDIA ART
Her work spans hand-drawn animation, motion graphics and visual development, with credits including Nobody and Puffin Rock Season 3, as well as projects involving Lacoste, Moomin × RENJUN, tbh × ERDOS, GROTTO, Huawei AppGallery, Teddy Swims, ZAYN and Jessie J.
Alongside commissioned work, her independent practice explores memory, trauma and East Asian family dynamics through animation, sculpture and immersive installations. She is interested in giving form to emotions and experiences that are difficult to put into words.
SELECTED WORK & COLLABORATIONS
FILM & TELEVISION
Nobody / Puffin Rock Season 3 / Earth Warning
BRANDS & IP
Lacoste × FantasticMan × Wang Yibo / Moomin × RENJUN / tbh × ERDOS / GROTTO / Huawei AppGallery / Penny (Lucky Loop) / POP MART / Shanghai Tang / Longines / Honor of Kings / NIKKE / Garmin / Nestlé / BMW / Intel
MUSIC & LIVE PERFORMANCES
Teddy Swims / ZAYN / Jessie J
EXHIBITIONS
2025 — Windows Granted, The Handbag Factory, London, UK
2025 — Fluid Horizons, Perfetti Gallery, London, UK
2024 — Art on Loop, The Holy Art Gallery, London & Athens
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2025 — Finalist, Chongqing International Light Art Festival, THRESHOLD
2024 — Permanent Collection, The Great Bao'en Temple Ruins Museum, The Origin of Jianchu
2024 — Excellence Award, Digital Heritage – Immersive Cultural Heritage Innovator Contest
SELECTED PRESS
2025 — Our Culture Magazine, Icy Qiao: Giving Form to the Unspoken
2025 — FAD Magazine, Fluid Horizons
2025 — Insights of an Eco Artist, A Journey Through Trauma, Memory, and East Asian Family Dynamics
2023 — Silhouette Magazine & Podcast, All the Shades of Pink I Can Express
2023 — Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art, Artist Interview
EDUCATION
2023 — MA Narrative Animation, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2020 — BA Experimental Animation, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, China