hi there!

I’m Sally Chen, a queer, nonbinary, 2nd-generation Chinese American illustrator and poet born & based in NYC. I graduated from Parsons School of Design in 2022 with a BFA in Illustration.

My work explores the quiet intimacies that occur in daily life. I utilize free-flowing lines, vibrant colors, glowing silhouettes, bits of verse, and portraiture to capture the many fleeting moments of joy and sorrow that keep us yearning for another day, and consequently, a brighter future.

Currently accepting work. Let’s talk!

salpalc@gmail.com

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Exhibitions

2021 - Re: Model, LCC Theatre, Online
2021 - Printmaking and Book Arts Showcase, Parsons School of Design, Online
2022 - BFA Illustration Senior Showcase, Parsons School of Design, NY
2022 - The Fool Volk Showcase, La Mama Galleria, NY
2023 - Asian Americana: Comfort, The Brick Aux Gallery, NY
2023 - Send Me Across the Sea Vol. 04, Helvella Art Gallery, CA
2024 - Art Rink: We Celebrate!, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, NY
2024 - Pride: All Day, Every Day, Arts Gowanus , NY
2024 - The World’s Borough, Flushing Town Hall, NY
2024 - Windchime Collective: Home, My Gallery NYC, NY
2024 - Piano Reveal, Sing for Hope, NY
2025 - Windchime Collective: Showcase, Houghton Hall, NY
2025 - Piano Reveal, Sing for Hope, NY
2025 - The Truth As I See It, Flushing Town Hall, NY
2025 - Rooted in Pride, Arts Gowanus, NY
2025 - NYC It Girl Art Walk, NYC It Girl Art Collective, NY 2025 - Comics in the City: Sequential Art Is..., Flushing Town Hall, NY

Awards

2023 - Honorable Mention, 3x3 International Illustration Show #20: Student Show

Press

2020 - Sticky Locals, Interview
2023 - From the Intercom, Interview
2025 - It’s In Queens!, Feature

Publications

2021 - CantoCutie Vol. 03, Feature
2023 - CantoCutie Vol. 06, Feature
2025 - AICA E-Magazine Issue #15, Feature
2025 - Full Stop Quarterly: Tender Tongues, Cover & Spot Illustrations

Select Clients

Little Bee Books, National Public Radio (NPR), Union Square Partnership, The Marshall Project, Sing For Hope, GLAAD, One Mind, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Flushing Town Hall, Arts Gowanus