Yifan earned her Bachelor's degree from Brown University and will earn her MFA in Illustration Practice from MICA in Spring 2021. She designed the official poster, promotional materials, and the electronic press kit (EPK) for "Dreams Of My Father." She is also a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and earned the ICON11 Young Professional Award in 2020. Yifan’s personal interests include visual journalism, storytelling, intersectional environmentalism, fitness, plant-based cooking, and bullet journaling, among many others! Her art is heavily inspired by pop culture and the moments in everyday life, from the mundane to the monumental. Her contemporary artistic influences include Julia Rothman, Wendy MacNaughton, and Cannaday Chapman, among others.
