Zia - June Liu And

Zia - June Liu And

There’s something special about discovering an artist or creator right before they blow up. Not for the bragging rights, but for that raw, unfiltered connection to their work—before the algorithms smooth out their edges.

For me, that’s been and Zia .

A digital artist and animator (find her as zia.draws or artbyzia ), Zia’s work explodes with line energy, mismatched patterns, and characters who look like they just told a secret. Think Sailor Moon meets Miranda July . june liu and zia

Their 2023 zine “Half-Light / Full Noise” paired June’s photography with Zia’s hand-drawn overlays—ghostly doodles drifting across real city streets. One image of a sleeping bus passenger, with Zia’s stars and thought-bubbles floating above, still lives rent-free in my head. We’re oversaturated with loud content. Shouting for engagement. Optimizing every post. There’s something special about discovering an artist or