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Nicole Xu

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The Nocturnists

Illustration for The Nocturnists podcast about “Post-Roe America”

Be Water

Illustration created for ESPN for the release of their Bruce Lee documentary, “Be Water”

2020

AD: Christopher Delisle

Washington Post Book Review

Illustration for the Washington Post Book Review on the novel, “Grief is for People.”

I Have Some Questions For You

Illustration for the New York Times Book Review on the novel, “I Have Some Questions for You” by Rebecca Makkai

NPR (Collection)

Collection of illustrations created for NPR (2016-2020)

Plansponsor/Planadviser (Collection)

Collection of illustrations created for Plansponsor or Planadviser

AD: SooJin Buzelli

Gathering

2020

Sway

Personal Work

2021

Flowers

2020

New York Times Op Eds (Collection)

Collections of illustrations created for the New York Times

2016-Present

Doctors Union

“Why Doctors Should Organize”

AD: Sebit Min

Client: The New Yorker

2019

Beach

2020

Zoom Court Trials

NPR "On Our Watch" Collection

A series of illustrations for NPR’s On Our Watch podcast, which explores investigations on police accountability in California.

The Washington Post (Collection)

Illustrations created for the Washington Post (2018-2020)

Inflammation

Client: New Jersey Monthly

2019

Literary Review of Canada

Client: Literary Review of Canada

2018

The Lightness

Braiding Girls

2018

Domestic Violence

Pierce

2019

In Too Deep

Fight Against Invisibility

Push/Pull

2019

The Man In the Red Coat

Illustration for a book review for “The Man in The Red Coat” by Julian Barnes.

AD: George Patisteas

Client: The Boston Globe

2020

Bloom

2019

Bathtub

Personal Work

2017

Trio

Personal Work 2020

Boat

Personal Work

2019

My Pleasure

Illustration for the fiction short story, “My Pleasure,” written by Alix Hawley and published in The Walrus.

AD: Meredith Holigroski

Client: The Walrus

2017

Doomsday Disorder

“Do You Have Doomsday Disorder”

AD: Jason Morris

Client: The Telegraph

2019

Mermaid

2018

Throw & Co

Throw Blanket Design available at Throw & Co

Rose Eyes

Personal Work

2019

Let Go

2019

The View From the Top of the Stairs

Illustration created for Hazlitt for the short story, “The View From the Top of the Stairs” written by E. Lily Yu.

Art Director: Haley Cunningham

2017

Reach

2018

Mushrooms

2018

Water

2018

Chrysanthemum

2019

Deforestation

Illustration drawn for Scientific American

AD: Michael Mrak

The Nocturnists

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Be Water

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Washington Post Book Review

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I Have Some Questions For You

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NPR (Collection)

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 “More Religious Leaders Challenge Silence, Isolation Surrounding Suicide”  2018  AD: Meredith Rizzo

Plansponsor/Planadviser (Collection)

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Gathering

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Sway

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Flowers

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New York Times Op Eds (Collection)

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opioidfinish.jpg

Doctors Union

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Beach

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Zoom Court Trials

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Zoom Court Trials

NPR "On Our Watch" Collection

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Perceived Threat

The Washington Post (Collection)

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coronafinal.jpg

Inflammation

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Literary Review of Canada

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The Lightness

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The Lightness

Braiding Girls

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braiding.jpg

Domestic Violence

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Domestic Violence During Covid

Pierce

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flowerpierce.jpg

In Too Deep

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In Too Deep

Fight Against Invisibility

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Push/Pull

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The Man In the Red Coat

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pozzifinishv2.jpg

Bloom

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bloom.jpg

Bathtub

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tubprint.jpg

Trio

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Untitled_Artwork (7).jpg

Boat

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boat.jpg

My Pleasure

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finalmcprawnster.jpg

Doomsday Disorder

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finalmain.jpg

Mermaid

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Throw & Co

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Rose Eyes

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flowereyes.jpg

Let Go

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Reach

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reach.jpg

Mushrooms

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mushrooms.jpg

Water

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waterwater.jpg

Chrysanthemum

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baseofneck.jpg

Deforestation

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deforestationfinal.jpg

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