About
Wenyi Geng is an illustrator, designer and occasional art director.
Wenyi was born in Japan and lived in Japan until the age of 6, then returned to her hometown Beijing, China, and stayed there until University.
She then moved to NY, USA to study illustration at the School of Visual Arts. After she graduated from SVA she moved to Tokyo in 2019 and has lived in Tokyo since then while working remotely with clients in the US, Europe, and China.
Education
2015 - Communication University of China BA Advertising
2018 - School of Visual Arts MFA Illustration
Work Experience
2013 - Tokyo Japan Winter Studio Ghibli Intern
2016 - Beijing China Postwave Publishing House,
Children's Book Department Editor and Illustrator
2019 - 2022 Teaching Assistant , Department of Visual
Design, Women's University of Art and Design,
Tokyo, Japan
2018 - Start working as a freelance illustrator
2023 - Guest Lecturer:
Department of Illustration, School of Visual Arts,
Department of Illustration, Fashion Insititute of
Technology
Department of Design, Queens College
Clients:
TBWA PARIS.
Fast Company.
8 Sleep.
Chillhop music.
Horrible guild board game company.
Vans China.
Patagonia China.
Ekar China.
Interview:
My farvourite Mountain in Nagano, Japan.