Emily Chu (she/they) is a Chinese illustrator, muralist, and visual artist based on Treaty 6/Edmonton. Emily's practice includes commercial illustration, murals, storytelling, sketching, and community-arts initiatives. Emily's illustration and mural client list includes: Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Craft Gallery and Shop, Readers Digest, to name a few.

Outside of creative work, Emily is also the founder and lead organizer of Edmonton Chinatown's Lunar New Year Arts Festival: Togather Chinatown Arts Festival, and storytelling map project: Chinatown Stories Map. 

Emily is currently working on a graphic novel about her childhood immigration story to the Canadian prairies in the 90’s, funded by the Canada Council for the Arts. Her related exhibition of this project, Preserving Fragments, is also currently showcasing at the Art Gallery of Alberta from March 29, 2025 - March 15, 2026.  More of Emily's work can be found on her website: https://heyemilychu.com/