李申 (Li shen)

Illustrator based in China. Works across illustration and comics.

lishenliakun@gmail.com
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Awards

2026 China Illustration Biennial, Shortlisted   –   Flexible Structures

2026 BIBF International Illustration Awards, Longlist   –   Still Present

2025 Communication Arts Illustration Annual, Excellence Award   –   Itutu

2024 China Illustration Biennial, Shortlisted   –   Mirror Image

2022 The Age of Ink and Brush, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Excellent work   –   Bond

2017 6th East Asia High School Students International Art Competition, Shortlisted   –   Self-portrait

2017 Black and White Composition, CAFA Affiliated High School, Excellent Work   –   Alphabet Design


Exhibitions

2025  MILESTONES, Ruskin Gallery,  Cambridge School of Art, UK

2025  Cambridge Poetry Festival – READINGS, The Grand Arcade, Cambridge, UK

2025 MA Work in Progress Show, Cambridge School of Art, Cambridge, UK

2025  Living Water Illustration Exhibition, Alison Richard Building, Cambridge, UK

2017  Going to the Countryside Exhibition, CAFA Affiliated High School, China

2017  6th East Asian High School Students International Art Exhibition, Kyoto University of the Arts, Japan



© 2026 李申.  All rights reserved.

OH NO OH YES 2025

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This is a simple but magical color game. 

Please find the color matrix that matches your age. Look at it for five seconds, and in your mind — think about the one question you most want answered right now.

When you close your eyes, remember the first number or set of numbers that appears in your mind. Send the number(s) and your question to the email address: 

lishenliakun@gmail.com

You will receive a reply within one week. It’s just a small game — completely free and absolutely private. 

This game is open for participation until the end of 2026.