Muriel (Mingxi) Xu is a New York-based illustrator born in Shanghai, China. She is currently studying at the School of Visual Arts (SVA). Her art style is characterized by narrative-driven compositions, vibrant color palettes, and fantasy elements.

Let me tell you in a whisper, her current career goal is to draw illustrations for an entire fantasy novel!
  AWARDS
  • Society of Illustrators Student Competition | 2026
  • Creative Quarterly 83, Winner of Student Illustration Category | 2026
  • Creative Quarterly 80, Winner of Student Illustration Category | 2025
  • Silas H. Rhodes Scholarship | School of visual arts | 2022
  • Gabriel Hilsenrad Memorial Art Scholarship  | Benjamin N. Cardozo High School | 2022

  EXHIBITION
  • Art of the Phillustration 17, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia | 2026

  PUBLICATIONS
  • Creative Quarterly Annual | 2026
  • Creative Quarterly Annual | 2025
  • Visual Opinion Volume 30 Issue 3 | 2023

   Email:murielxu061@gmail.com
   Instagram:muriel_mx_art