Athena Liu
(She/Her)
Yuxi Liu is an illustrator from China. She graduated from the University of the Arts London with a degree in Graphic Design in 2022, and completed her MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art in 2026. She uses narrative illustration, rich textures, and shifts in colour to convey atmosphere and emotion, bringing imagined worlds vividly to life.
She enjoys creating harmonious, colour-rich backgrounds with watercolour on wet paper, then further developing the image with a range of materials. Combining and experimenting with mixed media is an essential part of her process. Her work explores the relationship between characters and natural environments, often using colour to express emotional changes and narrative mood.
Yuxi primarily works with watercolour, coloured pencil, crayon, and mixed media to create immersive, expressive scenes.
Instagram: @bk_.liu
Email: athenaliu010@gmail.com
The seeds of Hope
a little mouse who sets out to find colour—and through discovery and sharing, rekindles a once-muted world with feeling and imagination, carrying colour into every corner.
The secrets in the forest
It’s about a child who enters a dark forest and realises the scary thing isn’t the forest, but her own imagination—once she looks closer, fear softens into warmth and courage.
from 1 to 10
A counting book led by a lively cast of animals.
