Petitezoe /
Zoe Sijia Guo
g.sijiazoe@gmail.com
Sijia Guo is a Chinese-born, Japan-raised illustrator and visual storyteller based in London. Working across publishing, editorial and cultural projects, she creates narrative-led imagery shaped by experiences of migration, memory and everyday observation.
Using pastel, coloured pencil and mixed media, her work is characterised by tactile textures, gentle colour palettes and a strong sense of storytelling. Drawing from both fine art and visual communication, she combines conceptual thinking with warmth, humour and emotional depth.
Her illustrations often explore themes of childhood, belonging and cultural identity, transforming personal experiences into visual narratives that invite curiosity and connection.
Alongside her illustration practice, Sijia works across publishing, brand collaborations and cultural commissions, bringing a fine art sensibility to commercial projects.
She hold an MA in Visual Communication from the Royal College of Art, and a BA in Illustration from Kyoto Seika University.
Member of Association of Illustrators
Visual Communication ( London, UK )
2023
BA Illustration
Kyoto Seika University ( Kyoto, Japan )
2021
BA Exchange in University of the Arts London ( London, UK )
Camberwell College of Arts
2020
BA Sociology Nihon University ( Tokyo, Japan )
2016
Interview
ILLUSTRATION AWARDS
MERIT AWARD 2026
Hii Illustration Competition 2023 Unpublished Category
MERIT AWARD 2024
The Spectral Sublime Online Exhibition, Phantasmal Gallery 2024
ULTRA MODERN, Fox Yard Studio - Art Galler Suffolk ( UK ) 2024
13th Dynamic Contemporary Artists Exhibition- Fukuoka Asian Art Museum ( Japan ) 2024
The Colour Show, The Tabernacle, London 2024
Bologna Children's Book Fair, Virtual Illustrators Wall 2024
Pri’s Art Salon:METAMRPHOSIS, London 2023
‘Open Art’ Art Number 23 BCN Barcelona, Spain 2023
WAAITT2023 Group Show, Easter Gallery, London 2023
Aesthetics of Bliss, 67 York Street Gallery, London 2023
Death of the Spectacle, 37 Kensington High St, London 2023
Small House Gallery, London 2023
Global Talent Art Prize (4th edition) 2nd Winner 2023 International Art
Prize- TORAM General Incorporated Association , Japan2024
Room, kara-S Gallery (カラス) in Kyoto Japan
2020
South London Lab in the Peckham town centre park in London
2020
Picks kara-S Gallery (カラス) in Kyoto, Japan
2021
The One Pound Super Short Film festival in London (2022)
The XP Awards in London 2022
Southwark Park Gallery Annual Open Exhibition, London
2022
Global Talent Art Prize (4th edition) 2nd Winner 2023
International Art Prize- TORAM General Incorporated Association , Japan 2024
Collect Art Sculpture & 3D Art/ Special Edition 2024
Global Talent Art Prize (4th edition) 2nd 2023
LandEscape Contemporary Art Review 2024
Last Updated 14.04.2026 by zoe :)
Zoe Sijia Guo
g.sijiazoe@gmail.com
Sijia Guo (Petitezoe) is a London-based illustrator and visual artist, raised between Shanghai, Tokyo and Kyoto. Working across publishing, cultural projects and brand collaborations, her practice combines hand-drawn textures with playful, slightly surreal imagery. Drawing from everyday observations, childhood memories and the emotional relationships we form with objects, she creates narrative worlds that move between the familiar and the imagined.
Visual Communication
Master
2023
University of the Arts London
Illustration
Bachelor- Global Exchange Programes
2020
Kyoto Seika University
Illustration
Bachelor
2021
Nihon University
Bachelor
Sociology
2016
British Culture in Japan
PYRA
EATO
Orqus
RIMOWA China
W-ACE
Hangzhou, China
2024
Bloom
Outhouse Gallery
2024
The Colour Show
The Tabernacle
London
2024
Bloom
Dynamic Contemporary Artists Exhibition
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
Fukuoka, Japan
2024
ULTRA MODERN
Fox Yard Studio Art Gallery
Suffolk, UK
2024
Bologna Children's Book Fair
2024
The Spectral Sublime Exhibition
Phantasmal Gallery
2024
Small House Gallery, London 2023
Death of the Spectacle 37 Kensington High St London, UK
2023
Aesthetics of Bliss
67 York Street Gallery London, UK
2023
'WAAIT ‘We are all in this together' Exhibition
Easter Gallery
205aS Kingsland Road, London, UK
Open Art
Art Number 23 BCN Barcelona, Spain
2023
Southwark Park Gallery Annual Open Exhibition
London,UK
2022
The XP Awards in London,UK
2022
The One Pound Super Short Film festival London, UK
2022
Picks kara-S Gallery
カラス
Kyoto, Japan
2021
South London Lab London, UK
2020
Room, kara-S Gallery
カラス
Kyoto,Japan
2020
Best Illustration Award
iJungle
Merit Award
2025
Hii Illustration
Unpublished Category 2024
International Art Prize- TORAM General Incorporated Association
Japan
2023
2024
BH-Bounty-hunters
2024
LandEscape Contemporary Art Review Anniversary Edition
2024