Cora Zeng
Cora Zeng is an illustrator currently based in Rhode Island and pursuing her education in illustration and concentration in Natural Cultural Sustainable Studies.As a versatile illustrator and artist, Cora’s illustrations reflect her passion on animals, nature, fantasy stories and vintages. She enjoys exploring scale and incorporates elements from both Eastern and European cultures into her work.
Other than making illustrations,Cora is also deeply passionate about music, ocean culture, oddities, and discovering fascinating places. She shares a love for taxidermy and co-founded the first taxidermy club at RISD with several students—the first of its kind among North American universities. Cora enjoys photography and has traveled to Namibia, South Africa, Svalbard, Kenya, Greenland, and Malaysia, continually drawing inspiration from her journeys.
czeng01@risd.edu
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Award and exhibition:
I jungle student Merit award(2024)
Hiii Brand Illustration finallist(2025)
Japanese Illustration Award(JIA) Bronze Award(2025)
Society of Illustrator Los Angles Student Scholarship and Bronze Award(2026)
EFS student exhibition-selected works(2023)
Harvard University-Boston Wide Gallery-Group exhibition(2024)
I jungle illustration-online exhibition(2024)
Hiii Brand illustration-online exhibition(2025)
RISD illustration Junior exhibition(2026)
Society of Illustrator Los Angles Exhibition(2026)