Wang Yizhu @Dahlia_Yizhu
b.2002, Shanghai, China
About
Yizhu Wang 王翊竹 (b. 2002), from China, creates illustrations, publications, and installations.
Her dual background in print and spatial design has led her to habitually observe, contemplate, and reflect on the world around her. Her work focuses on everyday objects, drifting slowly through space and experience. She depicts the world with slightly clumsy brushstrokes, measuring the distance between memory and reality through images.
Her creations unfold from the smallest details, passionately capturing those ineffable, twisted yet precious emotions. She favours playful expression, creating tiny ripples in the gaps of culture, allowing the viewer to pause briefly and smile knowingly.
Education
College of Fashion and Design, Donghua University, BA Environmental Art Design. -Shanghai, China (2025)
Royal College of Art, MA Print. -London, UK (2026)
Project & Collaboration
Album Cover for UNTERWASSER <Fire on Stone> (2026)
Visual Design for Cave Art Venue, Shanghai, China (2025)
Installation for “The opening A-E00-99” YYT Park, Shanghai, China (2024)
Art Fair & Pop-up
Macau Bookery Book Fair, Macau, China. (2026)
Trouble Maker Market, London, UK (2026)
Cuongs Creative Market (CCM) x StickerAPP Sticker Pop-up, Berlin, Germany (2026)
PRINTED Print fair, The Art House, Wakefield, UK (2026)
Outland Publishing Fair, London, UK (2026)
RCA Spring Fair, London, UK (2026)
Playing Outside Market, Corner Corner, London, UK（2025）
Selected Exhibition
‘Small but Mighty 2026’, Royal Society of Printmakers (RE) group exhibition, London, UK. (2026)
Platforma BD - International Cluj Comics, Illustration and Animation Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (2026)
Tears Odyssey Zine Fair, Berlin, Germany (2026)
“Night work 2: Submerged”, Rhizomatic!, London, UK (2026)
Small Print International 2026, Leicester Print Workshop, Leicester, UK (2026)
POP-UP Art Exhibition, In a space Gallery, Kent, UK (2026)
‘Archipelago’, RCA MA Print group Exhibition, London, UK (2026)
“PONY PONY” Year of the Horse Group Exhibition, Shanghai, China (2026)
BIBF International Illustration Award Group Exhibition, Beijing, China (2025)
Awards
Longlist: The 10th China Illustration Biennial. (2026)
Merit Award of iJUNGLE ILLUSTRATION (2025)
Shortlist: Hiii Illustration (2025)
Shortlist: BIBF International Illustration Award（2025）
Merit Award of iJUNGLE ILLUSTRATION (2024)
Shortlist Hiii Illustration (2024)
Shortlist: Yearbook of Chinese Illustration Art (2024)
*Last edited in July 2026