About Me:
Muyang Li is an illustrator from Beijing, China. Currently located in New York, US. Her work explores the intersection of dreams, memory, and visual storytelling. Currently, she is expanding her practice through analog media and printmaking. Inspired by natural elements and moments of quiet observation in contemporary life, Li creates imagery that blurs the boundary between reality and imagination. Her illustrations invite viewers into introspective, dreamlike worlds that create a sense of resonance and stillness.

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Education Background:
Washington University in St.Louis MFA — Illustration and Visual Culture
2023-2025
MFA Thesis
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mfa_illustration/40/

Maryland Institute College of Art BFA—Illustration with Book Art Concentration
2018-2022
https://www.mica.edu/events-exhibitions/annual-events-series/the-2022-retrospective-exhibition/student/freya-li/

Award:
Hiii Illustration International — Illustration Competition 2023 
Non-Commissioned Category Finalist
https://hiiibrand.com/winners/d72503b015d248debd82d7ed7de551be

Hiii Illustration International — Illustration Competition 2022
Non-Commissioned Category Finalist
https://hiiibrand.com/winners/a3d91eb6de0b4d799cc0685ef1cd3e21

Exhibition:
Parabola 2024
washu_samfoxgallery

Illustrations currently featured on:
Tint Journal Issue Spring ‘26
Arkana Issue 20

Commissioned book cover Illustration:
2020
ISBN-10: 7521720873
ISBN-10: 7521714245
ISBN-10: 7521729609