Claire Hua is an award-winning artist and
illustrator. her worlds carefully amalgamate the whimsy and the eerie.
her (anthropomorphic) characters subvert normality. Looking both fetal and elderly, they invite viewers to approach the world with the wiseness of someone who has lived it all and the curiosity of someone who has not lived a
day.
claire’s work is shaped by literature: myths, poems, folktales.
she is committed to play and uncovering novelties hidden in plain sight, commenting on personhood, academia, and other contemporary and historical subjects.
commissioned by
fast company,
awards
2026
beautiful bizarre magazine, 33PA drawing award, longlisted.
rhode islAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, JOHN A. CHIRONNA SCHOLARSHIP.
3x3 mag, International Illustration Annual No.23 (1 silver, 3 merit, 3 honorable mentions).
World Illustration Awards, Longlist.
Society of Illustrators, Young Professionals Scholarship, $3,000 Nancy Rhodes Scholarship,6 pieces in LA64 West.
Communication Arts, Shortlisted in 2026 Competition.
2025
World Illustration Awards, 2 works Shortlisted.
2021-2023
Scholastics Art & Writing, International Silver Medalist, 7 Gold keys, 4 Silver Keys, 3 honorable mentions
exhibitions
2026
Society of Illustrators, Student Scholarship Exhibition, Museum of American Illustration at SOI, New York, NY.
Providence Art Club, College Biennial Exhibition, providence, ri.
2025
Society of Illustrators, Student Scholarship Exhibition, Museum of American Illustration at SOI, New York, NY