Ailun Jiang was born in Nanjing, China.
In 2008, Ailun Jiang majored in Visual Communication at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. In 2014, he continued his study at Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin, Germany. After completing his Master of Arts degree, he specialized and focused in Illustration and Moving Images.
He also served as a jury member for the Japan Illustration Award 2021. Currently, he lives and works in Berlin as an illustrator and graphic designer, and is a member of Illustrators for Hire.
AWARDS
Distinction, Joseph Binder Award 2024 for Graphic Design & Illustration, Vienna, Austria
Merit Award, the 11th Hiii Illustration International Competition, Hangzhou, China
Talents Award, Annual Multimedia Award 2025, Berlin, Germany
Schönstes Buchdesign, Young Storyteller Award® 2024, Cologne, Germany
Gold in Storyboarding, Gold in Illustration, Silver in Mix Media / Moving Image, Indigo Design Award 2020, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
EXHIBITIONS
2022 Good Intentions | Kunsthalle am HamburgerPlatz, Berlin, Germany
2022 20. Internationaler Comic-Salon Erlangen | Lamm-Lichtspiele, Erlangen, Germany
2020 Der einsame Baum by Prof. Kathi Kaeppel｜Luminale 2020, Weißfrauenkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2012 Meditation of Desert｜China Academy of Art Shanghai Institute of Design, Shanghai, China
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
