Jian-xin Zhou

Zhou Jian-xin (*1973) was born in southern Taiwan. He studied printmaking at the National School of Art in Taipei, and worked as a printmaker and teacher before setting up his own business as an illustrator. In 2014, he received the Taiwan Golden Butterfly Award for Book Design for his first picture book, and other major awards for his text interpretations followed. With Tsai Kun-lin, he has designed a graphic novel for the first time. For each of the four volumes he choose a different colouring. Tsai Kun-lin is nominated for the Max und Moritz Award 2024.