Illustrations
Rongyuan Ma
About:
Rongyuan Ma
Providence-Based Illustrator Rongyuan Ma is originally from China. She is a graduate of the Children's Book Illustration Certificate Program at Rhode Island School of Design, an elected member of Art League of Rhode Island, and an active member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
She has won a series of awards that include 3x3 Contemporary Magazine (Bronze Medal), Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (Gold Award), China Animation & Comic Competition Golden Dragon Award (Gold Medal), Winner of Ann Barrow Scholarship, and Finalist of Art Idol Figure Design Competition. Her works also have received accolades from institutions/organizations such as the Artist's Magazine, Danforth Museum of Art, and SCBWI.
Rongyuan has published two picture books in the U.S., one of which was collaborated with her husband where he wrote while she illustrated. She currently resides in New England with her husband and their baby girl.
Award :
SCBWI Bologna Illustration Gallery Award, Winner, New York, NY, 2016
Artist's Magazine All-Media Competition, Honorable Mention, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2015
Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Gold Award, Los Angeles, CA, 2015
China Animation & Comic Competition Golden Dragon Award, Gold Medal,
GuangZhou, GuangDong Province, China, 2015
3x3 International Illustration Show, Bronze Award, Framingham, MA, 2015
NE-SCBWI Annual Conference, Winner of the Ann Barrow Illustrator's Scholarship,
Springfield, MA, 2015
Picture This!, Danforth Museum of Art Annual Children’s Illustration Juried Exhibition, Third Price, Framingham, MA, 2013
Audubon Rhode Island, Honorable Mention, 2013
Art Idol Figure Design, HK Convention & Exhibition Centre, HongKong, Mention, 2013
Earth Day Photo Contest, Honorable Mention, Audubon Society of Rhode Island, Smithfield, Rhode Island, 2013
Publication:
The Artist's Magazine, featured in the July-August 2016 issue, 2016
3x3 The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration No.12, Annual Magazine, 2016
What's the Color of Winter?, Picture book, TX, 2014
Tooth Fairy Trouble, Picture Book, TX, 2013
Little Rhody for Two, Comic Series, True Color Magazine, Shanghai, CHINA, 2011-2013
Ma shu-fen the Cat, Comic Series, Comic Fans Story100 Magazine, Guangzhou, CHINA, 2004-2005
Photoshop & Painter Tutorial for Cartoon Comics Creation, Co-Author, Beijing, CHINA, 2003
YOUNG- Archives for China’s New Cartoonists, Vol. II, Co-Author, Beijing, CHINA, 2000
Illustrator’s Portfolio Showcase, SCBWI, New York, NY, 2016
Illustration West 54 Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA, 2015
Arts Connect at Catamount Art, Catamount Arts Gallery Juried Show, St. Johnsbury, VT, 2015
Picture This! Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA, 2015
Featured Artist, Providence Rink, Providence, RI, 2013-2014
Illustrator’s Portfolio Showcase, SCBWI, New York, NY, 2013
Picture This!, Danforth Art, Framingham, MA, 2013
Multiplicity, Imperial Gallery, Providence, RI, 2013
Chromatic(Acrylic), Imperial Gallery, Providence, RI, 2013
Cat Show(Come to Mama!), Community College of Rhode Island Knight Gallery, Warwick, RI, 2012