CV
Ailun Jiang was born in Nanjing, China.
In 2008, Ailun Jiang began studying visual communication at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. After completing his Bachelor of Arts, he focused on illustration and moving images. Since 2014, he has studied at Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin, Germany.
For his thesis “RAN”, he spent a year working on interactive illustrations. Now he is living and working as an illustrator and designer on picture books in Berlin. He is also a member of Japan Illustrators' Association and judge of JIA Illustration Award 2021.
AWARDS
Gold Cube, ADC Art Directors Club 100th Annual Awards,
New York, USA
Grand Winner, NYX Marcom Awards,
New York, USA
Auszeichnung, ADC Art Directors Club Talent Awards 2021,
Berlin, Germany
Gold Award, JIA Illustration Award 2020,
Tokyo, Japan
Brands & Communication Design 2020, Red Dot Design Award,
Essen, Germany
Toronto, Canada
Bronze Award, Joseph Binder Award 2020 for Graphic Design & Illustration,
Vienna, Austria
New York, USA
Gold in Storyboarding, Gold in Illustration, Silver in Mix Media / Moving Image,
Indigo Design Award 2020, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
EXHIBITIONS
18.12.2020
07.12.2020
13.03.2020
13.04.2018
02.11.2017
15.03.2012
Marking Territory｜re|space gallery,
Berlin, Germany
What a Year! Joseph Binder Award 2020 Exhibition｜designforum,
Vienna, Austria
Der einsame Baum by Prof. Kathi Kaeppel｜Luminale 2020, Weißfrauenkirche,
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Sichtweisen｜Kunstquartier Bethanien,
Berlin, Germany
Berlin-Palermo｜Palazzo Ziino and Museum Pankow,
Palermo and Berlin, Italy and Germany
Meditation of Desert｜China Academy of Art Shanghai Institute of Design,
Shanghai, China
Interviews and publications
Freistil 7 - Das Buch der Illustration｜Verlag Hermann Schmidt
Applied Arts · Fall 2020｜Applied Arts Magazine
3×3 Illustration Annual 17｜Artisanal Media LLC
Joseph Binder Award 2020 · Book of Winners｜DESIGNAUSTRIA