Kelly Wu is a Taiwanese-American illustrator and character designer working in publishing and animation. Her debut book, WONDERFUL GOODBYES (LBYR, 2024), is a tender and moving celebration of loss and everlasting love.
She grew up in the bustling city of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, before moving to rural New York, and has lived in seven cities thus far. Her work delights the intersection of nature and urban worlds, exploring relationships between identities and culture, and finding beauty in the mundane.
A 2022 graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, she currently works in production at Marvel Animation while writing and illustrating children's picture books.
For literary inquiries, please contact Wendi Gu: wendi@hgliterary.com at HG Literary
For all other work inquiries, email kellytsywu@gmail.com.
Selected Awards & Press:
Society of Illustrators 44th annual exhibition, Original Art, 2024
ShoutoutLA, 2024
SCBWI, Student Illustrator Award, 2022
Brown Political Review, Spring & Fall Issue, 2019, 2021
Society of Illustrators, Student Scholarship, 2020
Creative Quarterly 62, Student Illustration Show, 2020
Japan Illustration Awards, Bronze Award, 2019
VISIONS Spring & Fall Issue, 2021, 2019
SPIRES Spring Issue, 2019
Solo Pop-up Exhibition, 2017