Norino Shi is an award-winning digital artist, illustrator, director and visual narrative artist. Born in China and currently based in New York, she has produced illustration commissions for a number of personal and commercial clients, and has her works showcased in multiple galleries across the world. Her works mainly focus on females, Asians immigrants, and uncertainty about the universe & life and death. Considering herself as a Global Citizen, her works also include a considerable number of fantasy-style works, mainly landscapes, with a view to creating a free spiritual world by stepping out of the shackles of space and time at present.She currently works as a Digital Art Program Coordinator for an independent female bookstore & publishing agency.
Awards:
2024 Communication Arts Illustration Shortlist, "Illustrations for Tajik Pattern Book"
2024 Communication Arts Illustration Shortlist, "The Other Side of the Sea"
2024 Communication Arts Illustration Shortlist, "Trio: The Witch Never Lands"
2024 The 9TH China Illustration Biennial, Commercial Longlist, "Suites of Marvelous Adventures"
2024 iJUNGLE ILLUSTRATION AWARDS, BOOKS MERIT AWARDS, "我從未在午夜十二時照過鏡子 I never look in the mirror at midnight"
2024 iJUNGLE ILLUSTRATION AWARDS, COMMERCIAL MERIT AWARDS, "Rotation of the Years", "Gates of Summer"
2024 iJUNGLE ILLUSTRATION AWARDS, COMICS MERIT AWARDS, "Trio: The Witch Never Lands"
2024 Nanjing Creative Design Competition, Golden Dragon Award, "Wheel of Seasons"
2023 American Illustration 42 CHOSEN Winner, "The other Side of the Sea"
2023 American Illustration 42 CHOSEN Winner, "Illustrations for Tajik Pattern Book"
2023 Creative Quarterly 72, Winner, Sacrifices
2023 Creative Quarterly 72, Runner-up, Illustrations for Tajik Pattern Book_4
2023 Creative Quarterly 73, Runner-up, Summer Gate
2023 Hiii Illustration 2022, shortlisted, Rotation of the Year
2023 Quanzhou City IP Illustration Competition, Long List
2023 第5回 日本コンセプトアートデザイン賞, "Autumn", "Rotation of the Years", "Sacrifices"
2023 PREMIO ROCA Certificados de Premios, "Autumn", "Rotation of the Years", "Sacrifices"
2023 Young Botanical Artist Competition, Long List
2022 SIA Member First Exhibition Walk of Life, Finalists
2021 Hiii Illustration Award, Nominations
Interviews:
2024 Voyage Baltimore: Life & Work with Norino Shi
2023 Al-Tiba9 INTERVIEW | Norino Shi
2023 Visual Atelier 8: AN EXTRAORDINARY ILLUSTRATED JOURNEY THROUGH NANJING’S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE BY NORINO SHI
2023 Bold Journey Interview: Meet Norino Shi
2023 世界時報 亞太裔傳統月游行 盛大回歸
2023 CanvasRebel Interview: Meet Norino Shi
2022 Shoutout LA Interview: Meet Nori Shi | Digital Artist, Illustrator
2022 FCG interview for group exhibition Nowadays
Publications:
2022 Art Mums United Book: Painting Our World, Group Publication
Group Shows:
2023 Let the Adventure Begin: The World We See, Deji Art Action, Group Exhibition, Nanjing, China
2023 IIDRR Gallery April Pin-up Show, Group Exhibition, New York, US
2023 SIA Member 2023 First Exhibition Walk of Life, Group Exhibition
2022 The Surprising Thing About Gratitude, Public Exhibition, Jersey City, US
2022 BAU Annual Juried Group Exhibition IGNITE, BAU, Beacon, US
2022 Liminality: Visual Art Exhibition of Asian Artists in America, NY, US
2019 LACDA "Snap to Grid" Exhibition, LA, US
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2022 Nowadays Group Exhibition, Florence Contemporary Gallery, Online
2022 PASSAGES Online Group Exhibition, Art Gallery 118, Online
2022 Femina Online Group Exhibition, Online