Cora Zeng
Cora Zeng(曾钰桐)is an illustrator originally from Shandong, China and 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 East and West cultures into her work.
Other than making illustrations, Cora is also deeply passionate about music, photography,marine biology, 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. She permanent reside in US,and has traveled to Namibia, South Africa, Svalbard, Kenya, Greenland, Malaysia and continually drawing inspiration from her journeys.
czeng01@risd.edu
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(401) 855-0712
Award:
12th Baker+Whitehill Student Artists’ Book Contest(2026)
Illustrator of the Future Honorable Mention(2026)
Communication Art Professional Shortlist(2026)
Society of Illustrator Los Angeles Student Bill Tara Scholarship and Bronze Award(2026)
IJungle Illustration Competition Self-Promotion Merit Award(2025)
Hiii Brand Illustration finallist(2025)
Japanese Illustration Award(JIA) Bronze Award(2025)
IJungle Illustration Competition student Merit award(2024)
Exhibition:
RISD Carr Hause Taxidermy Club Exhibition(2026)
12th Baker+Whitehill Student Artists’ Book Contest Exhibition-Permanent Collected by RISD Special Collection (2026)
Society of Illustrator Los Angeles exhibition(2026)
RISD Junior Exhibition(2026)
Hiii Brand Illustration Online Exhibition(2025)
Boston Wide Art Gallery Student exhibition(2025)
IJungle Illustration Online Exhibition(2025)
IJungle Illustration Online Exhibition(2024)
Puplication:
College Hill Independent V52.Issue 1(2026)
Brown Political Review Spring 2025 Issue 1(2026)