About

Crystal Bao is an illustrator based in Manhattan, New York, currently studying at the School of Visual Arts after finishing high school in London. She finds great joy in letting her imagination run wild through vibrant, rhythmic, and richly composed illustrations.

With a background in children's books, advertising, editorials, self-publishing, painting, and mural creation, Crystal is enthusiastic about exploring new creative avenues. She loves experimenting with various forms of media and is always eager to try her hand at anything that sparks her curiosity.

Feel free to contact her at

 crystalbaoart@gmail.com

June 6, 2022

Awards

2024 Selected Winner of Professional Illustration Category, Creative Quarterly 77, US

2022 Silver Award for Fine Arts, Independent School Association, UK

Publications

2024 Creative Quarterly Annual 2024

2024 Visual Opinion, Volume 30, Issue 3

2023 Visual Opinion, Volume 30, Issue 1

2024 Make Way, SVA Library West, New York

2022 Monster Elysium, Guildhouse, London

Exhibitions