Creative design studio

MOU

“MOU“ is the Japanese pronunciation of “Mao“. I love this word.




Art Director, Illustrator, Motion Designer

AMAO

AMAO(Shengyun Mao), born in Shanghai, graduated from Osaka University of Arts with a Art & Design Master degree. She worked in production company in Tokyo after graduated and went back to China seven years later. In 2018 she set up her personal studio MOU , and currently working as a Illustrator, Motion Designer and Art Director.

AMAO,毕业于大阪艺术大学艺术设计硕士。在日本工作生活7年后退职,转型为独立插画/动画作者。现工作生活于上海。AMAO擅长捕捉情绪的小细节,创作内容常常围绕着现代人的疏离感、孤独和爱。希望透过画面让人们产生心心相惜的美妙体验。



Exhibition

Khabarovsk International Animation Film Festival "Animur"/Russia/2023 "Feinaki 2021 Beijing Animation Week" Exhibition Unit /Beijing/2021
" Feinaki 2020 Beijing Animation Week" Paradise Lost Unit /Beijing/2020
"Please Insert Human: Shanghai” VR Art Exhibition/Shanghai/2019
"The Shanghairen" Illustration Group Exhibition/Shanghai/2019
"18 Moments About Love" Solo Exhibition /Suzhou/2017
Animated Short Film Unit of CULT Culture and Art Exhibition/Shanghai/2016
Shanghai International Arts Festival Youth Creative Week "Transmedia Art" /Shanghai/2016
Beijing International Design Week Dashilan Exhibition Area "Moments of Love" Solo Exhibition /Beijing/2016
"Heart·Words" Group Exhibition /Shanghai/2015
Beijing College Student Film Festival /Beijing/2011


Award

Feinaki 2023 Beijing Animation Week, Gif animation, Nomination
2022 Hiii Illustration International Competition, Commercial, Merit Award iJUNGLE Illustration Awards 2022, Editorial, Merit Award
2021 Hiii Illustration International Competition, Commercial, Merit Award
2021 Hiii Illustration International Competition, Uncommissioned, Nomination


Press

girlsclub.asia  / Please Insert Human Shanghai / Sixth Tone


Representation

UK&CN - Caper Illustration