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sophietsai@students.calarts.edu

gakkibear.art@gmail.com

Instagram: @gakkibear

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Sophie Tsai(GAKKiBEAR) is an independent Taiwanese-American multimedia artist driven by melancholy and charm to create art in a wide range of mediums, including digital illustration, painting, murals, sculpture, fiber arts, animation, fashion, jewelry, and more. Her works largely center around cute crying girls as an ode to her own emotions. Through art, she strives to heal the heart and navigate the emotions that the world offers.



EDUCATION: California Institute of the Arts(CalArts) '2029 (projected) - BFA in Experimental Animation


LANGUAGE: English(fluent), Mandarin Chinese 國語(proficient), Japanese 日本語(basic/learning), Taiwanese 台語(learning)


𓆝 ⋆｡𖦹°‧🫧 ( ꩜ ‸ ꩜;) 

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GAKKiBEAR focuses on selling handmade, upcycled, and one-of-a-kind works of art, including trinkets, apparel, and more. From the plastics on the beach to the piles of discarded clothing, each piece plants a little charm back into our desolate world.

𖦹 ༘⋆𓇼𖤐⋆｡ With each shop drop, 10% of profits go towards charity.


SJMADE FEST 5/31/25-6/1/25: Raised $214 USD - OPPORTUNITY GREEN


1ST SHOP DROP 8/20/25-8/27/25: Raised $35 USD - TSURU FOR SOLIDARITY

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