QIAN XU

LOS ANGELES-BASED MULTIMEDIA DESIGNER

RESUME

BFA 2022

SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

EDUCATION.

MA 2024

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

ABOUT ME.

Hi, This is Qian Xu (Chi-an, Shoo)

I'm a painter and multi-media visual designer with digital marketing experience, currently based in Los Angeles. My experience ranges from Digital Marketing, Art Direction, Marketing Design, 3D animation, UI/UX Design, and Digital Illustration in a B2C, B2B, and C2C setting.

I also have a strong interest in project management to deeply understand the business side and evolve my skills.

I was born and raised in China. After finishing middle school in Shanghai, I started high school in LA, California. 🌴

In 2022, I graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a BFA degree with a focus in Visual Communication Design and Painting. Two years later, I earned my MA degree in the Art & Art Education at Columbia University in May 2024 with a concentration in Creative Technologies.

I also earned an Advanced Creative Technologies Certificate (CTC), a NYSED-approved advanced certificate alongside my MA degree. 🏆

STATEMENT

As a designer, my design always integrate user-centric approach, with visually compelling solutions that enhance effective communication and user experience. From the outset of my career, I have understood that the essence of impactful design lies in resonating with audiences through captivating storytelling. My mission is to assist brands in creating timeless, sophisticated, and elegant designs.
By actively listening, collaborating, and celebrating each brand’s unique identity, I strive to drive innovation and creativity, thereby enriching our business and communities.

PASSION

PAINTING/ILLUSTRATION

WORKS

Unlike design, which focuses on people's needs, painting/Illustration allows me to focus on myself.
My painting/Illustration practice focuses on expressing intangible and intimate interpersonal relationships, as well as evoking nostalgic personal reflections on childhood memories. My style blends realism and abstraction, drawing inspiration from my illustrations. I aim to capture playful conversations through the use of luminous, childlike color palettes and continuous shapes. By emphasizing painterly mark-making and gesture, I incorporate themes of meditation and reflection on time, fantasy, desire, nature, and loss into my work. Through this unique approach, my paintings serve as a bridge between personal introspection and universal human experiences, encouraging viewers to connect with their own emotions and memories.