ABOUT ME

Hi, I’m Lis!

I’m a Chinese-Canadian creator from Toronto, Canada. I create soft, evocative illustrations and work with mostly traditional media like pencil crayons and watercolour. I illustrated the picture book When Molly Drew Dogs, written by Deborah Kerbel and published by Owlkids Books.

I am also a member of Wavering Line Collective, a trio of illustrators who work on producing a bi-annual zine of comics and illustrations. Check out our work here.

I'm currently open for any illustration and design work. You can email me at lis@lisshu.com :)

CV
Education
OCAD University
BDes., Illustration
2017

McMaster University
BSci., Mathematics
2012

Selected Shows
2016-2019 Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF). Toronto, ON.
2016-2019 Zine Dream. Toronto, ON.
2018-2019 Edition Book Arts Fair. Toronto, ON.
2019 Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE). Chicago, IL.
2019 Comic Arts Brooklyn (CAB). New York City, NY.

2018 Wavering Line Issue 5 Launch and Exhibit, The Beguiling. Toronto, ON.

Published
2016-2018 editorial. Newspaper, The Globe and Mail.
2017-2018 editorial. Newspaper, The New York Times.
2019 When Molly Drew Dogs (written by Deborah Kerbel). Picture book, Owlkids Books.

Awards
2017 Nominated for Doug Wright Award with Wavering Line Collective and contributors for Issue 2

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