https://heyemilychu.com Emily Chu Illustration Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:58:20 +0000 https://heyemilychu.com en https://heyemilychu.com/HOME-1 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:09:05 +0000 Emily Chu Illustration https://heyemilychu.com/HOME-1 https://heyemilychu.com/Versus Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:29:19 +0000 Emily Chu Illustration https://heyemilychu.com/Versus Client: Edmonton Arts CouncilLocation: Soccer Centres, Edmonton (3 locations)Title: Versus This series depicts floral forms exploring contained spaces throughout the seasons. I worked with wildflowers local to the area, representing strength, resilience, and growth by numbers. The movements of these wildflowers grow, adapt, and interact with one another, as well as their containers. Inspired by team sports, the desire was to capture the energy and movements though playful interaction and competition. The container shapes are inspired by both the architecture and the lines and arcs from soccer fields. Locations: Edmonton South Soccer Centre (6520 Roper Road NW),&nbsp; Edmonton West Soccer Centre (17415 106a Avenue NW, Edmonton East Soccer Centre (12720 Victoria Trail NW). Photos by Anthony Michael Media.<img width="3600" height="2400" width_o="3600" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fa2aee87480c9d893613cc724e95864ebbb4bc8c9b800ab3761e3526be4eeb7c/Soccer-centre5.jpg" data-mid="243112424" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fa2aee87480c9d893613cc724e95864ebbb4bc8c9b800ab3761e3526be4eeb7c/Soccer-centre5.jpg" /> <img width="3600" height="2037" width_o="3600" height_o="2037" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33e41d0b7d690a4f7fd1b2b049778cf854a0a553d7a31b2fed30cf25f3f7061f/Soccer-centre4.jpg" data-mid="243112423" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/33e41d0b7d690a4f7fd1b2b049778cf854a0a553d7a31b2fed30cf25f3f7061f/Soccer-centre4.jpg" /> <img width="3600" height="2400" width_o="3600" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5002b16da5fc4a5d56cbef2dbbbfc2e9093a8ec9ba8cfc27f3bbf205f2a2bf3c/Soccer-centre3.jpg" data-mid="243112422" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5002b16da5fc4a5d56cbef2dbbbfc2e9093a8ec9ba8cfc27f3bbf205f2a2bf3c/Soccer-centre3.jpg" /> <img width="3600" height="2400" width_o="3600" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f738087de7ceeb4c2c02808b3e6e9b8874c7b18c406b90c3e94a2c5edfa28f9/Soccer-centre1.jpg" data-mid="243112420" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f738087de7ceeb4c2c02808b3e6e9b8874c7b18c406b90c3e94a2c5edfa28f9/Soccer-centre1.jpg" /> ︎ PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ︎ https://heyemilychu.com/Preserving-Fragments-AGA Fri, 16 May 2025 19:04:45 +0000 Emily Chu Illustration https://heyemilychu.com/Preserving-Fragments-AGA Exhibiton: Preserving Fragments, March 29, 2025 - March 15, 2026 Art Gallery of Alberta, Main Hall Preserving Fragments is a meditation on artist Emily Chu’s experience of migration to the Canadian prairies in the early 1990’s. Hand drawn illustrations depict Chu’s childhood apartment in Beijing and her family’s first home in Calgary—two sites that profoundly shaped her identity and sense of self.&nbsp; The accompanying window vignettes offer intimate views into the artist’s fragmented memories, particularly of time spent with her grandmother. The work prompts us to consider the nature of our own memories and what it is—the objects, smells, sounds or images—that we hold onto from the past. While based upon deeply personal experiences, Preserving Fragments speaks to feelings and questions familiar to many diasporic peoples—the loss of language and loved ones, an unstable connection to identity or place, anxiety around assimilation and hopeful futures. Organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta and curated by Danielle Siemens. <img width="3937" height="2416" width_o="3937" height_o="2416" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/02eb71c6d2dff01a88131199cac3df582c1d8537ec984651ae97b3f1138f8767/AGA2.jpg" data-mid="233304175" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/02eb71c6d2dff01a88131199cac3df582c1d8537ec984651ae97b3f1138f8767/AGA2.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="2557" width_o="3024" height_o="2557" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/99c7f339e8c93352472071682c4d898f226f81a78550a9e63e69cdc984b23860/AGA5.jpg" data-mid="233304178" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/99c7f339e8c93352472071682c4d898f226f81a78550a9e63e69cdc984b23860/AGA5.jpg" /> <img width="3979" height="2781" width_o="3979" height_o="2781" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/058dc1856181b53ac0cd643474fa995306edefecbe882a68fa12aaac66d964ac/AGA3.jpg" data-mid="233304176" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/058dc1856181b53ac0cd643474fa995306edefecbe882a68fa12aaac66d964ac/AGA3.jpg" /> <img width="16548" height="9196" width_o="16548" height_o="9196" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/669d5f58274a0ef53a68be1e1c81c728d22bf967143f7ff3ae8b617f124e9ac9/AGA6.jpg" data-mid="233304179" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/669d5f58274a0ef53a68be1e1c81c728d22bf967143f7ff3ae8b617f124e9ac9/AGA6.jpg" /><img width="3024" height="3763" width_o="3024" height_o="3763" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be292c0696d1918bb48dafe0c58330bfb4a5aa015531238711cc4014e39950d7/AGA1.jpg" data-mid="233304174" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/be292c0696d1918bb48dafe0c58330bfb4a5aa015531238711cc4014e39950d7/AGA1.jpg" /> ︎ PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ︎ https://heyemilychu.com/Women-United Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:40:33 +0000 Emily Chu Illustration https://heyemilychu.com/Women-United Client: United Way T-shirt Design for Women United, 2025. Photos provided by client. <img width="8400" height="9600" width_o="8400" height_o="9600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f606fc26a9d7f2b5cd32e054b72a4f69b15a191485d1221939d775a5c3a336e/Women-United---Black-Mockup.jpg" data-mid="243112652" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f606fc26a9d7f2b5cd32e054b72a4f69b15a191485d1221939d775a5c3a336e/Women-United---Black-Mockup.jpg" /> <img width="7266" height="4844" width_o="7266" height_o="4844" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/560e4cc94fe437c9e9c1cfa423eb1fda5cd1b5914879c20a7ec1603ec869ff3a/20251104-WU-ConnectHER-45.jpg" data-mid="243112655" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/560e4cc94fe437c9e9c1cfa423eb1fda5cd1b5914879c20a7ec1603ec869ff3a/20251104-WU-ConnectHER-45.jpg" /> <img width="8192" height="5464" width_o="8192" height_o="5464" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54a3daa98fc5e3ffabed45e2694cdc6647c72d28260069e4fd7b87211cdbd262/20251104-WU-ConnectHER-21.jpg" data-mid="243112653" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/54a3daa98fc5e3ffabed45e2694cdc6647c72d28260069e4fd7b87211cdbd262/20251104-WU-ConnectHER-21.jpg" /> ︎ PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ︎ https://heyemilychu.com/Random-Acts-of-Fringe Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:26:04 +0000 Emily Chu Illustration https://heyemilychu.com/Random-Acts-of-Fringe Client: Edmonton Fringe &amp; STEPS Public ArtLocation: Fringe Theatre Arts Barns, 10330 84 Ave NW, EdmontonTitle: Random Acts of Fringe This mural is about creative energy — it's a mosaic of expressions through storytelling, theatre, and art. It speaks to the risks artists take and the power of diversity and representation. These acts come together to form a community of vibrant energy. This mural represents a place where stories and experiences meet, much like the energy and experience of the Fringe Festival.&nbsp; <img width="3435" height="2703" width_o="3435" height_o="2703" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9789c4d11fe4dab9e45c7b9c7321d28717ba9c3a3b85f90a6224733fb2d23eca/Fringe2.jpg" data-mid="237525435" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9789c4d11fe4dab9e45c7b9c7321d28717ba9c3a3b85f90a6224733fb2d23eca/Fringe2.jpg" /> <img width="2910" height="3161" width_o="2910" height_o="3161" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a20d71b85d0852744daac342c2741fff40ea88e650a5a08eee6268b2247c01b6/Fringe3.jpg" data-mid="237525436" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a20d71b85d0852744daac342c2741fff40ea88e650a5a08eee6268b2247c01b6/Fringe3.jpg" /> <img width="3940" height="2465" width_o="3940" height_o="2465" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/acee0b0187155c4f421a50086c3a02b635083a141a9c0346d65bfb446240396f/Fringe1.jpg" data-mid="237525434" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/acee0b0187155c4f421a50086c3a02b635083a141a9c0346d65bfb446240396f/Fringe1.jpg" /> ︎ PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ︎ https://heyemilychu.com/SkirtsAfire-2026 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:58:20 +0000 Emily Chu Illustration https://heyemilychu.com/SkirtsAfire-2026 Client: SkirtsAfire Fundraiser Shirts for the 2026 Festival, with the theme of “The Maps We Make”. This is based around of the concept of growing, setting roots, and building community.&nbsp; <img width="1638" height="2048" width_o="1638" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dfa843df47a18ed4f416601d78a5d328d3f944e1b16dd8f2103676edd5885e02/Final-Artwork-1638x2048.png" data-mid="246272087" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dfa843df47a18ed4f416601d78a5d328d3f944e1b16dd8f2103676edd5885e02/Final-Artwork-1638x2048.png" /> <img width="1024" height="1024" width_o="1024" height_o="1024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6902f0795f95242797dbd401462a886b2f96836b97865c201c0c357616555419/Berry-front-1024x1024.png" data-mid="246272082" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6902f0795f95242797dbd401462a886b2f96836b97865c201c0c357616555419/Berry-front-1024x1024.png" /><img width="1500" height="1500" width_o="1500" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d328baa7bccdb2683dec53287eb63208d0c9558c33a4e49519d4fa7e6a96d6a/Blue-Hoodie-front-scaled.png" data-mid="246272083" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9d328baa7bccdb2683dec53287eb63208d0c9558c33a4e49519d4fa7e6a96d6a/Blue-Hoodie-front-scaled.png" /><img width="1500" height="1500" width_o="1500" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f08f4d9f1319e4f358c969300ed3fd3379e36b3ed30a012beb1ea26524edf88/Sahara-crop-front-scaled.png" data-mid="246272085" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0f08f4d9f1319e4f358c969300ed3fd3379e36b3ed30a012beb1ea26524edf88/Sahara-crop-front-scaled.png" /><img width="1500" height="1500" width_o="1500" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/21ef77b53dd00d55260953f2c228c0bd581e633a81b1e4f9155e2fc119c3cb44/saddle-crew-front-scaled.png" data-mid="246272084" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/21ef77b53dd00d55260953f2c228c0bd581e633a81b1e4f9155e2fc119c3cb44/saddle-crew-front-scaled.png" /> ︎ PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ︎ https://heyemilychu.com/Oilers-Year-of-the-Snake-2025 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:43:07 +0000 Emily Chu Illustration https://heyemilychu.com/Oilers-Year-of-the-Snake-2025 Client: Oilers Entertainment Group Lunar New Year Logo celebrating the Year of the Snake, 2025. Inspired by Chinese knots, mahjong patterns, and a wise and charming snake.&nbsp; <img width="2603" height="1336" width_o="2603" height_o="1336" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e16fae7c169a9f9864a03531958a1d78ef12aaff6fc3af577b30ec8e92c372e2/Oilers-Logo-Official.jpg" data-mid="225714212" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e16fae7c169a9f9864a03531958a1d78ef12aaff6fc3af577b30ec8e92c372e2/Oilers-Logo-Official.jpg" /> <img width="14944" height="7565" width_o="14944" height_o="7565" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2af6d7f14d3c238eeed88b277a2543550ff0c61bdc456f3881113c7bd237bdeb/Oilers_2425_LunarNewYear-LogoCC-Pantone-1.jpg" data-mid="225713314" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2af6d7f14d3c238eeed88b277a2543550ff0c61bdc456f3881113c7bd237bdeb/Oilers_2425_LunarNewYear-LogoCC-Pantone-1.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1434" width_o="1200" height_o="1434" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d8f68481d3a04197fc3b638007f4526b15ee3885ccfdc75bb41eeccf3518641/Oilers1.jpg" data-mid="225714225" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d8f68481d3a04197fc3b638007f4526b15ee3885ccfdc75bb41eeccf3518641/Oilers1.jpg" /><img width="848" height="806" width_o="848" height_o="806" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/803a99e7354a35b04a7717464fcf9592add12700dcb9a7c3a00505b5da5f2a0b/Oilers2.jpg" data-mid="225714226" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/848/i/803a99e7354a35b04a7717464fcf9592add12700dcb9a7c3a00505b5da5f2a0b/Oilers2.jpg" /> ︎ PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ︎ https://heyemilychu.com/Joy-Of-Asia Fri, 16 May 2025 18:49:42 +0000 Emily Chu Illustration https://heyemilychu.com/Joy-Of-Asia Client: Jacek Chocolate Couture Botanical pattern for Jacek’s Joy of Asia Collection for Asian History Month.&nbsp; <img width="5453" height="2081" width_o="5453" height_o="2081" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c4e4509986b29d8046c96075941bbbfaca8d72835bac47a61ac15bbf6f0d64e0/Joy-Of-Asia-Pattern-Website.jpg" data-mid="233300400" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c4e4509986b29d8046c96075941bbbfaca8d72835bac47a61ac15bbf6f0d64e0/Joy-Of-Asia-Pattern-Website.jpg" /> <img width="6095" height="4032" width_o="6095" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/487d975652436962a4a42c3555ccfe12775dbd8242f32fe15ffdc3cda452958c/Joy-Of-Asia-web.jpg" data-mid="233302982" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/487d975652436962a4a42c3555ccfe12775dbd8242f32fe15ffdc3cda452958c/Joy-Of-Asia-web.jpg" /> ︎ PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ︎ https://heyemilychu.com/Togather-Chinatown-Arts-Festival Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:01:58 +0000 Emily Chu Illustration https://heyemilychu.com/Togather-Chinatown-Arts-Festival Client: Togather Chinatown Arts Festival Graphics, posters, and merchandise for Chinatown’s Lunar New Year Arts Festival (2024, 2025). More details: togatherchinatown.com <img width="5329" height="4032" width_o="5329" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1bb91a694da43508b62d405c367ba0e169d6ef7b0d5cb37727c206f7f35340c6/Togather-Poster.jpg" data-mid="225714582" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1bb91a694da43508b62d405c367ba0e169d6ef7b0d5cb37727c206f7f35340c6/Togather-Poster.jpg" /> <img width="6097" height="3020" width_o="6097" height_o="3020" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/31776f45fbe10fc21f50be07a931204295889b3b0718dbdfedf289761cba79a1/Togather-Merch-2025.jpg" data-mid="225714543" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/31776f45fbe10fc21f50be07a931204295889b3b0718dbdfedf289761cba79a1/Togather-Merch-2025.jpg" /> <img width="6738" height="5100" width_o="6738" height_o="5100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1050b03b849458683c3d81ac3eeab620c308441144d0fe4b79287bf4d76dca07/Togather-Merch-2024.jpg" data-mid="225714717" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1050b03b849458683c3d81ac3eeab620c308441144d0fe4b79287bf4d76dca07/Togather-Merch-2024.jpg" /> ︎ PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ︎ https://heyemilychu.com/SNAP-Mural Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:43:58 +0000 Emily Chu Illustration https://heyemilychu.com/SNAP-Mural Client: SNAP (Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists) Location:&nbsp;10572 115 St NW, Edmonton This mural is inspired by local wildflowers, and the art of stamps and seals (and the printmaking process) - as if each flower is a carved artist signature, “printed” layer by layer <img width="3762" height="2484" width_o="3762" height_o="2484" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41639fe704db21ddae608489687cc3799fc69dcb568f050f26f2bfcb5c78fd6d/SNAP1.jpg" data-mid="220187888" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/41639fe704db21ddae608489687cc3799fc69dcb568f050f26f2bfcb5c78fd6d/SNAP1.jpg" /> <img width="6039" height="4032" width_o="6039" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e24a5f3e1d77262587979b4505d74fc755798345aed0692c6f32e0ce7bce8d50/Snap2.jpg" data-mid="220187890" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e24a5f3e1d77262587979b4505d74fc755798345aed0692c6f32e0ce7bce8d50/Snap2.jpg" /> ︎ PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ︎