# Yu Rong

yu rong (郁蓉) is a Chinese illustrator of children's picture books, especially known for her use of papercutting artwork. == Biography == Born in China, yu rong first trained as a primary school teacher, then studied for a BA in Chinese Painting and Contemporary Art Design (Nanjing Normal University's Art College) and an MA in Communication and Design (Royal College of Art, London). She now lives near Cambridge, UK. == Awards, honours, exhibitions == 1999 - The Folio Society Illustration Awards 1999 - The Quentin Blake Award for Narrative Illustration 2000 - RCA Graduating Students Book Awards, RCA Final Degree Show 2000 - RCA Sheila Robinson Drawing Prize 2001&2002 - Contemporary Decorative Arts Exhibition, Sotheby's 2008 - American Library Association (ALA) - Notable Children's Book 2013 - Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB) - Golden Apple Award - for Free as a Cloud 2013 - China's 8th National Book Design Exhibition - Best book in children's book category - for Free as a Cloud 2013 - Shanghai International Children's Bookfair Golden Pinwheel Awards Grand Jury Prize and Reader's Choice Prize - for Free as a Cloud 2015 - Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award - best picture book - for Smoke 2015 - Chinese Original Picture Books Top 20 - first prize - for Summer 2016 - Serbia International Bookfair - Illustration Award - for Smoke 2016 - Shenzhen Children's Library Top 10 My Favorite Children's Books - for Summer 2017 - Nami Island International Picture Book Illustration Concours 2017 Purple Island Award - for Smoke == Works == 2004 - A Lovely Day for Amelia Goose 2007 - Tracks of a Panda (with Nick Dowson) 2016 - Smoke (with Cao Wenxuan, tr.