Ami Shin is a Korean illustrator based in Ulsan, South Korea.

She loves traveling, and many different cultures inspire her. Since childhood, she has been mainly interested in drawing patterns and detailed things. She graduated from  Cambridge School of Art in 2015 and won the AOI award for new talent in 2016. She has published Mice in the City: London and Mice in the City: New York and Mice in the City: Around the world. She would always enjoy creating imaginative methods and characters through images. 

Her Image of Mice in the City has been selected for Illustrator's Exhibition in Bologna Bookfair2020. She recently published her new book 'Ian's imaginary house(published by Kidsschole) with her husband. 

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Education

 

MA Children's book illustration Cambridge School of Art 

BA Illustration&Animation Kingston University (First Class Hons) 

 

 

 

 

Award

 

2021, Eye Level Literary award, excellence award,  Seoul, South Korea 

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2021, BIBF(Beijing international bookfair) ananas illustration, Finalist, Beijing, China 

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2020, Illustrators Exhibition2020, Bologna Bookfair, Bologna, Italy(Mice in the City: London) 

 

2019, Moscow international bookfair 'Image of the book,' Diploma, Moscow, Russia (Mice in the City: Around the World)

 

2019, BIBF(Beijing international bookfair) ananas illustration, Finalist, Beijing, China (Mice in the City: New York)

 

2019, Applied Arts Magazine, young blood entire illustration winner, Toronto, Canada(Whole series books of Mice in the City)

 

2019, 3x3 Illustration picture book shows Annual No.16 Merit, New York, US (Mice in the City: London)

 

2019, Children's spectators: the selected illustrators, Bologna Bookfair, Bologna, Italy (Mice in the City: London) 

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2018, Shanghai international bookfair, Chen bochui literature award, selected for the exhibition, Shanghai, China (Mice in

 

the City: Around the World)

 

2018, Concurso Internacional de Álbum Ilustrado 'Biblioteca Insular de Gran Canaria, finalist, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain  

 

2018, 3x3 Illustration picture book shows Annual No.15 Merit, New York, US (Mice in the City: New York) 

 

2017, Autori di immagini Annual 2017, Bronzo, Milan, Italy 

 

2016, Concurso Internacional de Álbum Ilustrado 'Biblioteca Insular de Gran Canaria, finalist, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain   

 

2016, Silver award for Global Voice of Future generations children's competition  partnership with United nations 2016, UK                                                                                                                                                                                                     

2016, Children's book new talent category winner, world illustration award 2016 by Association of Illustration(AOI), London, UK (Mice in the City: London) 

 

2015, Ronald Searle Award shortlisted. 

 

2014, Macmillan Prize Highly commended, London, UK 

 

2010, 3rd Prize, LG Hazzys, Seoul, Korea

 

2009, Illustration, First Prize, design, Claudio Association foundation Buziol, Venice, Italy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibitions

 

2021 National Changhua living art center, Taichung, Taiwan (Mice in the City: Around the world) 

2019 Themed exhibition, Bologna bookfair, Bologna, Italy(Mice in the City: London &Mice in the City: Around the World)

2019 Children-Spectators, Teatro Testoni Ragazzi(La Baracca Testoni), Bologna, Italy 

2018 Chen Bochui Exhibition in Shanghai international bookfair, Shanghai, China 

2017 Annual 2017, Laboratorio Formentini per l'Editoria di Milano, Milan, Italy

 

2017 Seoul Illustration fair, Coex, Seoul, Korea

 

2017 Aberystwyth Arts Center, UK

 

2017 Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk, UK

 

2017 Roe Valley Arts, Limavady, UK 

 

2017 UWTSD Swansea, UK

 

2016 Somerset House, London, UK  

 

2015 MA Children's Book Illustration Graduation Show: Exhibition in the Ruskin Gallery, London, UK 

2015 MA Children's Book Illustration Graduation Show: Exhibition at Candid Art Trust, London, UK

2014  Illustration for Macmillan prize for children's book illustration 

Exhibition in The Coningsby Gallery, London, UK

 

2012  Collaboration art of 'This is a public art' Sejong Center, Seoul, Korea

 

2009 D&AD New Blood, Earls Court, London, UK 

 

2009 Fresh Meat, Shoreditch town hall, London, UK

 

2009 BA Kingston show One/OFF, Kingston, UK  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Books 

Ian's imaginary house (Kidsschole(Onul book), 2022 August)

Mice in the city: Around the world (Thames and Hudson, 2018 August)  

Mice in the city: New York (Thames and Hudson, 2018 February)  

Mice in the city: London ( Thames and Hudson, 2018 February )

Draw it! Color it! Creatures: With over 40 top artists (Macmillan children's book,2015 September) -Contributor 

 

Contact  

For all inquiries, please contact 

jevisatang@gmail.com