Flora Bai is a Wuhan-born illustrator and visual artist currently based in NYC. She received her BA (Interior Design) at Huazhong University of Science and Technology and her MFA (Illustration as Visual Essay) at the School of Visual Arts. She loves drawing patterns with sensitivity and traditional Chinese Line Drawing and works mostly from her home studio with a Yorkie named Zima Bai.
Agents
World (ex. US, CA, UK…) Rep: Mendola Artist - tom@mendolaart.com
China Rep: Alili Art - Melody (合作请加微信: melody_feng0926)
Partial Client List
LA Times | Dr. Martens | AEON / PSYCHE | Harvard Magazine | Saveur | Gravy Magazine (Southern Foodways Alliance) | ABA Journal (American Bar Association) | LinkNYC/Intersection | POLITICO (EU) | Tencent | Harlequin/Harper Collins | Firewords Magazine | Popshot Magazine | the Potala Palace | MoCCA Fest | Society of Illustrators | TOST BEVERAGES|MARVIS | HUAWEI | WUHAN TIANDI | Horizon | Injoya | TinTinTint | Penguin Random House/Tiandi Press | Oneswear Jewelry | Tiny Showcase | RoseEra | Surplus Space | Midnight Breakfast | Amino Bakery
Interviews & Features
DR.MARTENS DIY DOCS Customized by Flora Bai
Bold Journey Meet Flora Bai
VoyageLA Daily Inspiration: Meet Flora Bai
CanvasRebel STORIES & INSIGHTS - Meet Flora Bai
Creative Boom Flora Bai on art as self-healing, developing her style, and exploring parallel worlds via shoes
ShoutoutLA Meet Flora Bai | Illustrator & Designer
Gestalten Creative Pool 1|1 by Flora Bai
ÁJÍFA 1|1 Illustrated by Flora Bai
Here Illustration Interview | Flora Bai
Sunstroke Magazine 1|1 by Flora Bai
Hiiibrand‘s Interview with Flora Bai
Artron Art Flora Bai's solo show
United Art Museum Flora Bai Solo Show
Alili / Shenzhen Association of Illustrators Flora Bai - Reborn In An Absurd World
Room 1509 This Illustrator Is A Witch That Has A Bunny
Flag Project at the Rockefeller Center, New York Daily News
Print Magazine - The Daily Heller: Illustration for Isolation
Awards & Recognition
2023, Honorable Mention, 3x3 Magzine Illustration Annual No.21
2023, Chosen Winner, American Illustration 42
2022, shortlisted, World Illustration Awards
2022, Jury Award, the 8th China Illustration Biennale
2022, Honorable Mention, 3x3 Magzine Illustration Annual No.20
2022, Chosen Winner, American Illustration 41
2021, Winner, Wuhan Fashion Art Festival
2021, Creative Quarterly 64
2021, Communication Arts
2020, Chosen Winner, American Illustration 39
Exhibition
Nov 2023, Wuhan Design Biennale, Wuhan, China
Oct 2023, Art On Loop, The Holy Art Gallery, NYC
Jan 2023 - pin-up, iidrr: gallery, NYC, US
Mar 2022 - Persistence IV: Annual National All Women’s Exhibition, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA
Mar 2022 - 9th Annual Abstract Sanctuary, Verum Ultimum Gallery, US
Jan 2022 - SSS poster, Shenzhen Design Week, Shenzhen, China
Nov 2021 - Thesis Show, SVA MFA Illustration as Visual Essay, SVA Galleries, NYC, US
Nov 2021 - Solo Exhibition, Flora Bai, Grapefruit in Yogurt, United Art Museum, Wuhan, China
Aug 2021 - Consuming Entities, SVA Galleries, Online, NYC, US
Jun 2021 - Remedy, Shanghai, China
May 2021 - New Trend Power, Contemporary Art & Design Exhibition, Chaozhou Museum of Art, Shenzhen, china
April 2021 - Thesis Show, SVA MFA Illustration as Visual Essay, SVA Galleries, Online, NYC, US
April 2021 - Art 11 Prize 2020, K11, Wuhan, China
Jan 2021 - ”All Things Grow With Tides“, Group Exhibition, Horizon, XINTIANDI, Wuhan, China
Dec 2020 - The Book Show, SVA MFA Illustration as Visual Essay, SVA Galleries, Online, NYC, US
Aug 2020 - Poster Exhibition of Global Battle Against the Epidemic, Shenzhen Design Week, Shenzhen, China
Aug 2020 - The Flag Project, Rockefeller Center, NYC, US
May 2020 - Urban Reconstruction, New Behaviors in the Post-epidemic Era, Online
Jan 2020 - Chuck’s Bucket, SVA MFA Illustration as Visual Essay presents, NYC, US
Jan 2020 - Abutilon, The 2nd ‘East + West’ International Illustration Art Exhibition, Wuhan, China
Sep 2018 - #happychildrensday (illustration), Hubei Institute of Art & China Artists Association, Wuhan, China
This scarf is printed with a new pattern illustrated during the year of 2020. The pattern is inspired by elements of autumn: red leaves, apples, and wheat.
Size: 50cm x 50cm / 11 inches x 11 inches | Composition: 100% Silk