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Jocelyn Cho - Featured Illustrator, Winter 2026

Jocelyn Cho is the winner of the Golden Gate Portfolio Award for the SCBWI California: San Francisco/South Illustrator Day 2025

About Jocelyn

Jocelyn Cho is a Korean American illustrator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. After a decade-long career as a marketing executive at tech companies—including Google—she transitioned to the arts, earning her MFA in Illustration from the Academy of Art University. Her debut children’s non-fiction book, What’s That Building? (Phaidon), is currently available at the de Young and Getty Museum stores. When she isn’t illustrating, Jocelyn enjoys visiting antique shops and independent bookstores. She is represented by Sean McCarthy Literary Agency.


Portfolio site: https://artbyjoy.net/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artbyjoycho

Jocelyn's Work

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At the Antique Store

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In the Subway Car

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Shopping Mall, What's That Building?

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Art Class

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Ice Cream

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Mellow

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Science Museum, What's That Building?