Yiwei Xu

Yiwei Xu is a London-based Chinese artist and illustrator whose work draws on observation, memories, and poems. Using mixed media, she explores subtle, mysterious worlds where light and shadow connect reality and fantasy.
  • Alumni
  • Tutor
  • 2020
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Role

Young Artists tutor, Drawing Year Alumni, 2020

Biography

Yiwei Xu is a London-based Chinese illustrator and artist. She graduated from Camberwell (UAL) in 2016 and joined The Drawing Year in 2019. She is interested in drawing from observation, memories, and poems. The mysterious and subtle atmosphere in the world fascinates her. Light and shadow reveal the gate of the hidden tunnel that connects realities and fantasies. She uses mixed media to create harmony and conflict that could express a bizarre yet realistic world through artworks.