Iris Lei

Iris Xiao Lei is a freelance illustrator based in Beijing, China. She received her BFA degree in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2018. Inspired by science fiction and tattoo designs, Iris is interested in technology and how it shapes human society in the future. 

Rhode Island School of Design, 2018

3x3 International Illustration Annual No.18, Distinguished Merit 2020

Illustration West 57, Editorial, Silver Award 2018

Creative Quarterly 52, Runner-up 2018

World Illustration Award, Book, Shortlist 2018

Communication Arts, Illustration, Shortlist 2018

Illustration West, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, US 2019

World Illustration Award, Somerset House, London, UK 2018

Invitation Show, ISB Gallery, Providence, US 2018

Selected Clients:

Commercial - Orimagi Alibaba, WAJIJIWA Entertainment

Editorial/Publishing - The New York Times, The Washington Post, PLANADVISER Source Book, Narratively, Chief Investment Officer, The Lily, Nob Hill Gazette, Modern Weekly, InStyle, City Zine, Red Magazine, The INDY

Press: Ballpit Magazine

Instagram | Behance