Junhan Shen was born in China and graduated with honors from the Illustration program at the School of Visual Arts in New York. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Art and Art Education at Columbia University.
Her illustration practice focuses on narrative and storytelling, with a specialization in editorial illustration, magazine features, and book-related visual works.
ARTIST CV
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Interview and Article
• “Meet Junhan Shen” by CANVAS REBEL, STORIES & INSIGHTS, CANVAS REBEL Magazine
(DECEMBER 16, 2024), https://canvasrebel.com/meet-junhan-shen/
• 10 Questions with Junhan Shen, Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art, Posted on December 2, 2024, link
• Art Show | A Space Presents Group Exhibition: Marks, by Editorial Team, Posted on December 11, 2024 link
• “Junhan Shen: Between Self and Folktale” by Moise Lena Jean Louis, Tinana, Posted on September 20, 2024 in Arts-Culture https://maghaiti.us/junhanshen
• Interview, ‘Portraying Youth through Art’, Art Headlines (Artron), NetEase News, Weibo, Sohu, etc. (2023)
Honors and Awards
• Honorable Mention Award in Graphics New Talent Award 2025 Competition. https://graphis.com/entry/b46f027d-f9a0-4bf1-a939-2b0dae204bb9
• Selection of 2025 Society of Illustrators Student Competition Exhibition
• IJUNGLE ILLUSTRATION AWARDS 2024 , New Talent Category, www.ijungleawards.com
• Artwork promotion on Artsy by Metropolitan Art Atelier, https://www.artsy.net/artist/junhan-shen (2024)
• TERAVARNA Art Gallery "10th ANIMAL" International Juried Art Competition Honorable mention Award (2024)
• Annual School of Visual Arts Writing Program Contest- Second Prize winner (2024)
• The 10th Hiii Illustration International Illustration Competition Shortlist (2023)
• IPEDIA 2021 Project China's New Youth Creators (2021)
• Lauriston Arts Association Acquisition Prize (2019)
• Nicky May Memorial Award for Art (2018)
Exhibitions
• ELLIHWNAEM: A Digital David Lynch Tribute Exhibition, Group Exhibitions, Online, May 2025
• Spring Studio Works, Group Exhibitions, Macy Art Gallery, New York, US , Feb 2025
• Fall Studio Works, Group Exhibitions, Macy Art Gallery, New York, US , Dec 2024
• Marks Exhibition, Group Exhibitions, A Space Gallery, New York, US , Nov 2024
• September Primer, Group Exhibitions, Macy Art Gallery, New York, US , Sept 2024
• SVA Senior Show, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York, US, May 2024
• Pin-Up Exhibition, Group Exhibitions, iidrr Gallery, New York, US, Apr 2023
• XPeng POP-UP Exhibition, Group Exhibitions, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, China , May 2021
Publication
• Shen, Junhan. Interpretation of the Female Figures in Edgar Degas’s The Dance Class, The Barbagelata Contemporary Art Foundation (BCAF), digital fall/winter issue 2024, https://www.barbagelata.org/blog/junhanshen
• Shen, Junhan. Interpretation of the Female Figures in Edgar Degas’s The Dance Class, Match Factory magazine, anticipated publication Fall 2024
• Shen, Junhan. ‘Phoenix’ FASHION ZOO. Volume 1: pages 12. 2021.
• Shen, Junhan. ‘Mid-Autumn Festival’ Fresh SnackPedia Magazine. Volume 1: page 32, 40-41, 2021
• Fall Studio Works, Group Exhibitions, Macy Art Gallery, New York, US , Dec 2024
• Marks Exhibition, Group Exhibitions, A Space Gallery, New York, US , Nov 2024
• September Primer, Group Exhibitions, Macy Art Gallery, New York, US , Sept 2024
• SVA Senior Show, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York, US, May 2024
• Pin-Up Exhibition, Group Exhibitions, iidrr Gallery, New York, US, Apr 2023
• XPeng POP-UP Exhibition, Group Exhibitions, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, China , May 2021
Publication
• Shen, Junhan. Interpretation of the Female Figures in Edgar Degas’s The Dance Class, The Barbagelata Contemporary Art Foundation (BCAF), digital fall/winter issue 2024, https://www.barbagelata.org/blog/junhanshen
• Shen, Junhan. Interpretation of the Female Figures in Edgar Degas’s The Dance Class, Match Factory magazine, anticipated publication Fall 2024
• Shen, Junhan. ‘Phoenix’ FASHION ZOO. Volume 1: pages 12. 2021.
• Shen, Junhan. ‘Mid-Autumn Festival’ Fresh SnackPedia Magazine. Volume 1: page 32, 40-41, 2021
