Chu ( 李竺潔 ) is a Taiwan-born, London-based animation director and illustrator .

Her work is vibrant, whimsical, and full of charm. Through soft, rounded shapes and rich, colourful palettes, she crafts imaginative worlds and stories inspired by nature, animals, dreams, ceramics and her asian background as an immigrant. With refined technique and a keen eye for movement, Chu brings her illustrations to life in seamless GIFs, animated clips, and short films.

Email Me
hello@chuchiehlee.com

World Illustration Awards 2025 -  Overall Professional Winner
World Illustration Awards 2025 -  Animation Category Professional Winner
Taipei Film Festival - Nomination
Animation Festival of Roanne 2025, The Experimental Grand Prix
Golden Harvest Awards 2025, Best Animation Award
Golden Horse Award 2024, Animation Short, Nominated 
Imaginaria Animated Film Festival, Best Graduation Short Film 
Insomnia Int’l Animation Festival 2024,  The Special Distinction of the Jury 
Ann Arbor Film Festival 2024, Tom Berman Award for Most Promising Filmmaker 
Thomas Edison Film Festival 2024, Jury’s Choice Award
WorldFest-Houston Int’l  Film Festival 2024, Bronze for Graduate Film

World Illustration Award 2022/2023/2025, Longlisted 
ADC Awards 2022, Illustration, Shortlisted
Communication Arts Illustration Competition 2022, Shortlisted 
Int’l Motion Art Awards 9 2021, Winner
ADC Awards 2021, Merit
The Motion Award 2020, Nominated
Muse Creative Awards Video 2019,  Animation - Silver Winner
3x3 Int’l  Illustration Professional Show No.15, merit
ADC Awards, Bronze (Art director - Golden Pin Award Opening)

LinkedIn, BBC, WiredUK, WildAid, Nature Magazine, Red Bull,  MSI, Fast Company Magazine, Pfizer, Behance, Kotex, Néstle, Aurora Group, HP, Culture Trip, Stylist Magazine, Hainan Int’l Music Festival, Psyop, DressCode NY, Art & Graft, Bito, Man vs Machine, CHRLX.

Maryland Institute College of Art, USA, 2025
Lingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, 2017
National Taiwan University of Art, Taiwan, 2016

Exhibitions

International Poster Biennale, Poland, 2025
The New Designers, UK, 2024
Illuminate the Dreamland, Taiwan, 2020
Taiwan Design Expo,Taiwan, 2017

Inprint

Graphic Design Element
Motion Graphics:100 Design Projects You Can’t Miss
Type Hybrid

Articles & Interviews 

Cartoon Brew Creative Review
Stash (2025)
Stash(2020)
Goodmoves.tv
Motionographer
Design Star
Crossing
GirlsClub Asia
World Illustration Award
Annecy Festival
Ballpitmag
Envato Tuts+