Severus Lian  (里恩太太) is a Taiwanese illustrator now based in Taipei.

A graduate from Cambridge School of Arts in 2020, she has already won

several awards, and was nominated as a shortlisted artsit in WIA 2020.

 

Severus works on both commercial and personal projects, including

freelance illustration, bookmaking, and solo art exhibiting

 

In her art work, you can find sense of humour combined with vibrate colours

and lively line drawings. She loves using digital medial alongside with mono-prints textures.

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Awards

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• The Macmillan Prize 2021 | Children's Book Illustration | Highly Commended

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•  World Illustration Award 2020 | Children's Book Publishing | Finalist

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•  3 X 3 Illustration Award 2020 | Children's Book Illustration | Honorable Mentioned

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•  Batsford Prize 2019 | Children's Book Illustration | Winner

 

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Exhibition

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• Solo Exhibition | 2021 | Taiwan Treasure Hill Artist

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• Taichung Contemporary Art Fair | 2021 | Taichung, Taiwan

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•  Whaaaaats Contemporary Art Fair | 2021 | Taipei, Taiwan

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•  Creative Expo Taiwan| 2021 | Taipei, Taiwan

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•  Who's At The Fride? Severus Lian Solo Exhibition | 2021 | Taipei, Taiwan

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•  International illustrators group exhibition | 2020 | Taipei, Taiwan

 

•  CSA Art Degree Show | 2020 |  London, The UK 

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•  Cambridge Art Fair | 2019 | Cambridge, The UK 

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Institution

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•  MA Children’s Book Illustration |  Cambridge School of Arts, The UK 

•  BA Exchange Programme Art, Design and Communication | Fontys University, The Netherlands 

•  BA Industrial Design |  Tatung University, Taiwan