Jan Zhou is an artist and designer originally from Shanghai and ventured to America for to obtain her BFA from Columbia College of  Chicago. Her artwork exudes beliefs of the growing distance between humans and nature, and she strives to show feelings of connection through each piece she creates.

Jan’s insight to modern and contemporary art led her to experiment with unique materials that she could manipulate, and what she discovered was her true method of expression. Currently she creates out of her studio and teaches design and fashion illustration at Donghau University in Shanghai.