Jocelyn Kao
Taiwan-born and now based in Montreal, she is an illustrator working across animation, games, fashion, and picture books. Inspired by daily life, travel, and the people around her, she creates with bold colors, intricate details, and her own distinctive mid-modern style. A cat lover at heart, she also draws inspiration from vintage aesthetics, Haussmann architecture, Impressionist art, and the elegance of Art Nouveau.
Clients
Elms Puzzles, Genuine Fred Puzzle, Piecely Puzzles, Scholastic Children's Books UK, Harper Collins, Caterpillar Books, Little Tiger Group, Half Moon Bay UK, Owl Crate, Editions Apeiron, goDutch Studio, Design Design USA, Elle, Marire Claire
Awards
2021 World Illustration Awards, Longlist
2020 Society of Illustrators New York 63th Annual Competition, Book Category, Selected
2020 iJungle Illustration Awards, Book Catergory, Merit Award
Publishing
2023 A History of the World (According to Cats!), Scholastic, UK
2021 The Wondering Islands, Taiwan
2020 ChaCha à Tokyo, Editions Apeiron, France
2020 Sleeping Beauty, Reading Ocean, South Korea
2020 The Dove and The Ant, Ta Chien Publishing House, Taiwan
2020 The Frogs Who Desired A King, Ta Chien Publishing House, Taiwan
2019 Classic Moments| Alice in Wonderland, Half Moon Bay UK, UK
2019 Classic Moments| Pride & Prejudice, Half Moon Bay UK, UK
2019 Classic Moments| Little Women, Half Moon Bay UK, UK
2019 Classic Moments| Romeo & Juliet, Half Moon Bay UK, UK
2018 Foods of the World, Little Tiger Group, UK
2017 In Focus Cities, 360 degrees, UK
2015 ChaCha à Paris, Editions Apeiron, France
Movie / Theater
2018 <The Long Goodbye> Illustration, background design, Story Works, Taiwan
2016 – 2017 <Happiness Road>, Art direction, background design and color design, Taiwan
Exhibitions
2020 TAOYUAN International Illustration Exhibition, Taoyuan, Taiwan
2019 < むすぶ Ⅳ 〜 musubu 〜 > Group, Galerie Nuage, Tokyo, Japan
2018 <People> Group, A8 Art Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
2017 <Chacha à Paris> Solo, Yong’an Arts Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2016 <Rendez-vous du carnet de voyage> selected artist, Polydome Clermont Ferrand,
France International exhibition
2015 <Art and Style Exhibition> Group, ShinBen Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2013 <Contermporary Art Exhibition> Group, Yong’an Arts Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Education
BFA Animation/Visual Development, Academy of Art University, San Francisco
Fashion Design Certificate, Istituto Marangoni Paris, France