Jiemei Lin 

Jiemei Lin was born in Hangzhou, China, and lives and works in Washington State. Lin works with digital and traditional media to create paintings, murals, and illustrations. Her works frequently take on themes of individual and cultural identity with a particular emphasis on design and color. 

Lin is an award-winning children’s book illustrator; her illustrated works represent and communicate with all audiences from underrepresented groups in her visual language. 

Lin has been designing and executing large-scale public murals in the Pacific and inland Northwest as a public artist. These murals function like vignettes or moments of stories, inviting the viewer into the scene to imagine possible narratives. 

Lin teaches illustration and digital design at WSU as an assistant professor. 

Lin was awarded Fellowship Award from Artist Trust in 2024

Lin’s research at WSU, find it here

*Jiemei Lin is represented by Jennifer Rofé at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency for children's illustration. She can be reached at jennifer AT andreabrownlit DOT com. Please reach out to Jennifer only for children’s literacy-related work.