Zora(Xiangzi) Xu is an illustrator and animator with many years of art training and has many styles of painting. Skilled in using various drawing software and traditional media. In 2022, Zora got her degree in illustration in California College of the Art. During the senior year, Zora awarded the Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship 2022. Now, let's believe that UCLA's MFA in Animation program will take her artistic journey to a whole new level.
EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles(UCLA) - Los Angeles, CA
MFA in Animation
09/ 2023 - (in progress)
California College of the Art (CCA) - San Francisco, CA
BFA in Illustration (Distinction)
09/2020 - 05/2022
Pasadena City College (PCC) - Pasadena, CA
Associate in Studio Art (Dean’s Honors)
08/2017 - 06/2020
FILM FESTIVAL
WEBSERIES & FILM FESTIVAL (2024) - Lima, Peru
Festival Cartón (2024) - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Short Shot Fest (2024) - Moscowt, Russian Federation
FECEA - Festival Internacional de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada (2024) - Alvorada, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
The Chico Independent Film Festival (2024) - Chico, CA, United States
San Diego Asian Film Festival (2024) - San Diego, CA, United States
Lift-Off First-Time Filmmaker Sessions (2024) - England, United Kingdom
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network (2024) - Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Bold Journey - Artist Interview (2024)
Artist Interview with “Shoutoutla” (2024)
Artist Interview with “Voyage LA” (2023)
Certificate of Merit from Illiustration West 61 show by “SOLA”. (2023)
Member of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (2022&2023)
Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship of New York (2022)
"Vitality," a highlighted work exhibited on the CCA's showcase (2022)