Ailun Jiang | Illustration, Motion- and Graphic Design

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

Distinguished Merit, 3×3 International Illustration Annual No.21, New York, USA

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

Gold in Storyboarding, Gold in Illustration, Silver in Mix Media / Moving Image, Indigo Design Award 2020, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Bronze Award, Joseph Binder Award 2020 for Graphic Design & Illustration, Vienna, Austria

Merit, 3×3 International Illustration Annual No.17, New York, USA

The Applied Arts Student Awards 2020, Toronto, Canada

EXHIBITIONS

2021 Marking Territory｜re|space gallery, Berlin, Germany

2020 What a Year! Joseph Binder Award 2020 Exhibition｜designforum, Vienna, Austria

2020 Der einsame Baum by Prof. Kathi Kaeppel｜Luminale 2020, Weißfrauenkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

2018 Sichtweisen｜Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin, Germany

2017 Berlin-Palermo｜Palazzo Ziino and Museum Pankow, Palermo and Berlin, Italy and Germany

2012 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

International Yearbook Brands & Communication Design 2020/2021｜reddot edition