Yihan Liu
(She/Her)
Yihan Liu is a China-based mixed-media illustrator whose work explores the intersection of nature and science. She studied Fine Art at UAL, where her interest in expressing the natural world through art developed. She later spent a year working in Design Strategy, shaping content with a holistic user experience in mind.
During her MA at ARU, she primarily combined hand-drawn mixed media with digital collage, approaching materials and processes in an open and exploratory way. Her work is characterised by childlike innocence, poetic sensibility, subtle humour, and rich textures.
Inspired by a long-standing curiosity about the natural world, her practice is shaped by childhood experiences with outdoor science and frequent visits to museums and zoos. These influences continue to inform her exploration of visual and narrative possibilities in non-fiction children’s books about nature.
Website: www.yihanliu.art
Instagram: @yihan._.l
Email: yihanliu.art@gmail.com
Meet The Ancestors
Meet the Ancestors seeks to reawaken readers of all ages to the act of looking back at history while imagining the future. Beginning with the ancestors of animals, the book gradually invites readers to reflect: Who were our ancestors, and who might we become ancestors of?
The Beautiful World You've Never Noticed
In a fast-paced world, this 32-page picture book aims to draw attention to the beauty found in ordinary life and encourage self-appreciation. It reminds readers to live in the present and discover the quiet goodness around them, while gently sparking an interest in nature and popular science.
Kaya's Holiday
Kaya's Holiday is a picturebook about friendship and educational content. The story follows a penguin from a cold climate who travels to a tropical rainforest to visit his best friend, a hedgehog, and experiences the different natural environments and cultural backgrounds along the way.
