Ruiqi (Riki) Gao is an illustrator/animator based in Brooklyn, New York.
Graduated from the BFA Illustration program from School of Visual Arts, Riki has worked as a freelance illustrator and storyboard artist for more than four years. Then she finished her masters degree in Pratt Institute for animation and motion graphics.
Education
2016.09-2020.05 School of Visual Arts BFA Illustration
2022.08-2025.05 Pratt Institute MFA 3D Animation
Work Experience
2016.09-current Freelance Illustrator
2020.08-2020.09 Storyboard Artist at Hengdian World Studios, Hengdian, China.
2020.09-2021.01 Teaching Assistant at Thetford Grammar School, Xi’an, China.
2021.03-2021.07 Teaching Assistant at Magic Leaders Concept Design, Fuzhou, China.
2022.08-2024.06 Graduate Assistant at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York.
Contact
gaoruiqi98@gmail.com
(914) 501-4415