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Gui Tuzi
Gui Tuzi is a Chinese artist whose work bridges fine art, illustration, and visual storytelling. Her poetic imagery combines gentle brushwork, subtle color harmonies, and symbolic composition to explore themes of childhood, memory, and the natural world. Each piece carries a quiet emotional rhythm, transforming everyday moments into contemplative visual narratives.
With a background in painting and literature, Gui Tuzi has developed a distinctive narrative voice that transcends the boundaries between picture books and contemporary art. Her practice also extends into cross-disciplinary collaborations with global brands and cultural institutions, including Canson, Microsoft Corporation, The LEGO Group, ZEISS Group, Vanke, China Central Television (CCTV), Pizza Hut, Nanimomo, and the China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF).
Books Presented at Grafixx
The Chinese Zodiac Animals - Hunan Juvenile & Children’s Publishing House
The Chinese Zodiac Animals
This book weaves together the folk legend of the Heavenly Court selecting the Twelve Zodiac Animals, recounting the amusing tale of how creatures like the rat, ox, tiger, and rabbit competed for their places in the celestial order.






Exhibitions
La Traversée -Solo Exhibition, Paris (2026)
Children, Years, and the Moon — Solo Exhibition, Shanghai (2024)
Stories Yet to Happen — Group Exhibition, JUSS Art Space, Shanghai (2024)
Not Too Big — Original Drawings Exhibition, Sujia Art Museum, Wuxi (2023)
Beneath the Timeless Moon — Solo Exhibition, New Zealand (2024)
13th National Art Exhibition — China Artists Association
Bologna Illustrators Exhibition — 58th Edition, Italy