Mengran Gu

Mengran Gu has worked in the creative industry since 2016. Mengran began as a Freelance Concept Artist, working on projects through their Artstation page. In 2017, they began working as a UI/UX Designer for RIDE UP. In 2021, they became a 2D concept artist for Crunchy Studio. Currently, they are a Character Concept Artist for Clockwork Labs. Prior to their professional work, they were an Animator for the department of psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Mengran Gu attended Nanjing Foreign Language School from 2011 to 2014. Mengran then earned a Bachelor's degree in Industrial and Product Design from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 2014 to 2018. Gu continued their education at the Academy of Art University, where they earned a Master of Fine Arts in Game and Interactive Media Design in 2021. Mengran also completed a Master of Fine Arts in Concept Art at the Academy of Art University.