Ellen He was born in New Jersey, received her BFA at the Rhode Island School of Design and currently works in Los Angeles.
Her approach to artmaking is narrative and whimsical, with an emphasis on the psychology of shape and color. She is looking to work in picture books, editorial illustration, and animation.
contact: ellenhe2@gmail.com
instagram: @ellenhee
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Photo courtesy of Julie Joohyun Lee
Awards and Publications
Illustration West 60
Readers Magazine Cover Image - July 2022
Monu Bose Memorial Prize 1st Place 2022
World Illustration Awards - Shortlist 2021
Her approach to artmaking is narrative and whimsical, with an emphasis on the psychology of shape and color. She is looking to work in picture books, editorial illustration, and animation.
contact: ellenhe2@gmail.com
instagram: @ellenhee

Photo courtesy of Julie Joohyun Lee
Awards and Publications
Illustration West 60
Readers Magazine Cover Image - July 2022
Monu Bose Memorial Prize 1st Place 2022
World Illustration Awards - Shortlist 2021