Zhen is a Chinese American animation artist based in LA. Her work centers around expressing the in-between, and often reveals an affinity to darkness, misalignment, warping realities and folded feelings. Before making animation, Zhen worked as an architectural designer at renowned firms such as Neri&Hu and Fieldoffice Architects, and as a live-action line producer on award-winning feature films such as The Cloud in Her Room. Zhen received a BA in architecture and psychology from UPenn, and is pursuing an MFA in experimental animation at CalArts.