Sunny Lei is a graphic designer based in Gadigal (Sydney), Australia. In 2026, she completed a Master of Arts in Graphic Design at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Her research considers existing materials and paratexts, exploring the dialogue between typography, language and image reproduction.
EDUCATION
Masters of Arts in Graphic Design, Estonian Academy of Arts, 2024–26
Bachelor of Graphic Design (exchange), Utrecht School of Arts, 2017–18
Bachelor of Design, UNSW Art & Design, 2015–19
EXPERIENCE
Rosen Eveleigh, post-graduate traineeship, 2026
Mucho, graphic designer, 2023–24
National Gallery of Victoria, exhibition graphic designer, 2023
Art Gallery of New South Wales, graphic designer, 2021–22
M35, graphic designer, 2020–21
WRITING
“To Reproduce a Painting”, part of Masters of Graphic Design graduation project, Estonian Academy of Arts, 2026
“Framing Meaning: The Power and Politics of Museum Paratexts”, published in Leida #7: To the Exhibition!, 2025
“Underlining or Snapping Fingers”, published in un19.2 We Swear We Saw This (ed. Azza Zein), un Magazine, 2025
“Blisses of Reading Aloud”, published in To Flaunt, Really, Estonian Academy of Arts, 2025
“Pockets of Time”, published as part of In a Sideways Manner, Estonian Academy of Arts, 2024
CLIENTS & COLLABORATORS
Adalmiina Erkkola, Alina Scharnhorst, Daylight Project, Edition Gossip, EKA Gallery, Estonian Academy of Arts, Iohan Figueroa, James Batchelor, Madeleine Porritt, Mia Tamme, Rosen Eveleigh, Studio Pianpian He and Max Harvey, Sylvia Burgess, Žiga Testen
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