Junya Cen (she/her)

Junya is an illustrator from Guangzhou, China, who is now studying in Cambridge. Before coming here, she graduated from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, majoring in Fine Arts Education. She loves painting and hopes to create more interesting and warm works. She loves using watercolors and crayons. She is good at painting colors flat and uses this method to draw many cute animal characters.

Her artwork showcases the connection between the animal characters she creates and the environment. She enjoys creating vivid animal characters and observing their unique behaviors in the environment. She also strives to explore the use of different media and materials in her works, exploring her own unique style.

Instagram: @junyacen

Email: juniacen508@gmail.com

When Magic Disappears

This children’s book is about a little mouse who thinks she has magic . But when she starts primary school, her magic disappears—until new friends help her realize it was always there.

ICE BREAKING

This children’s book is about a mother polar bear and her pup searching for ice as the Arctic grows warmer. They travel to the city to buy ice, and finally, people come together to build them a big ice house.