Hsu Peng Hsiung
I am currently studying illustration at Umprum in the Czech Republic. My style is absurd and cheeky, and I enjoy making friends who are fun and interesting. My dream is to live between Taiwan, Japan, and Europe.
Date of Birth: June 18, 1987, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Education
2006-2009: Department of Journalism, Hsih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan
2018-2019: 24th Illustration Teacher Training by Lucy Chen, Class of 2018, Taipei, Taiwan
2023 - present: Illustration Studio, Umprum, Czech Republic
2025 Erasmus: illustration and comics, Accademia Belle Arte di Bologna, Italy
Solo Exhibitions
2024: Grumpy cat, Prague, The Czech Republic
2024: My Kafkaesque Czech Life, Kyoto, Japan
2023: Sexca-paint — Solo Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
2022: My Volunteer — Solo Exhibition, Artist’s Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2021: Peng Hsiung — Solo Illustrated Book Exhibition, Jiū Space, Taipei, Taiwan
Group Exhibitions
2025: Open call : Spring is a pink dot, Bologna, Italy
2024: Tokyo Art Book Fair, Tokyo
2024: The Water Itself Burns, Czech Republic
2020: Love Sucks, Taipei Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwan
2018: 24th Illustration Teacher Training by Lucy Chen: Project Exhibition, New Taipei City Yong An Arts Center, New Taipei City, Taiwan
2018: Taipei Lantern Festival: Painting "Auspicious GoGo Lantern", Taipei, Taiwan
Awards
2021: Finalist, Illustrator Exhibition of the Bologna Children's Book Fair
2020: Selected Artist for "Illustrated Books on Human Rights Education" Project, National Human Rights Museum, Taiwan
2019: "Talent 100" at the Taipei Illustration Fair
2019: Finalist, Illustration Awards by HOSS Cultural Foundation