MATT HUYNH is a comic creator and illustrator based in Sydney, Australia.
Huynh's experimental graphic novels span a diverse variety of genres from surrealist fantasy to polemical essays, dramas and autobiography. His inky, energetic brushwork has appeared on everything from magazines and prints to clothing, accessories, health resources, tattoos, film, performance projections, vinyl toys and dolls. When he's not at the drawing table, he can be found conducting instructional workshops, public presentations, exhibitions and live art demonstrations as a member of Popperbox artists' collective.
Matt Huynh is represented by the Jacky Winter Group.
Clients include
Adobe Systems Incorporated |
Business Week |
Straighty180 |
Recognition
| 2008 | Design: NSW Travelling Scholarship, Powerhouse Museum, British Council, Arts NSW |
| 2007 | Winner, Cut & Paste Digital Design Competition |
| 2006 | Spark Fund Grant, Foundation for Young Australians |
| Best Small Press Title, Ledger Award for Excellence in Australian Comic Arts and Publishing | |
| First Prize, NSW Youth Week Poster Design | |
| Winner, Push My Image Design Competition | |
| 2005 | Best New Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition, Ledger Award for Excellence in Australian Comics |
| Cash for Art Grant, University of Sydney Union | |
| Best Contribution, University of Sydney Law Society Social Justice Journal | |
| 2001 | First Prize, Education Week Poster Design Competition |
Exhibitions
| OCT 08 | Extra Cheeese, Medium Rare Gallery, Redfern |
| SEP 08 | SquareOne, Mori Gallery, Sydney |
| SEP 08 | A Nice Set, No-Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne |
| JUL 08 | Midnight Morning, Rococo Productions’ Art Space, Newtown |
| OCT 07 | Taking Eye-Candy from Strangers, Sushi & Cigarettes Gallery, Newcastle |
| SEP 07 | West Express 2, Powerhouse Youth Theatre School of Arts, Fairfield |
| AUG 07 | FreQee, Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane |
| JUL 07 | SquareOne, Chalk Horse Gallery, Surry Hills |
| JUL 07 | Silent Riot, Found Space Gallery, Surry Hill |
| APR 07 | Collaborative Auto-Biography (solo), Blank Space, Surry Hills |
| OCT 06 | Happy Birthday, Anyway (solo), Manning Bar, Sydney |
| JAN 06 | Sky is Falling, Mars Hill Café, Parramatta |
| OCT 05 | Avant Card’s We Love 3D, Sydney Opera House, Sydney |
Special Projects
| 2008 | 'Diffusion' Residency, Proboscis UK |
| Lattice: Sydney workshops and forum, Information & Cultural Exchange | |
| Glassbox Live Art Event, Cabra-vale Leisure Centre | |
| Daimono 10th Anniversary Performance, Blacket Hotel, Sydney | |
| Matchbox Projects, Sydney | |
| SACS Appeal, Vibewire and Sydney Gallery | |
| 2007 | Cut & Paste Design Tournament, Metro Theatre |
| Cabra-Matters, DVD documentary | |
| 2006 | Triptych Concert, Sir John Clancy Auditorium, Kensington |
| The Invisible Reading Room, Melbourne Next Wave Festival | |
| 2004 | 100 Journals Project, Cabramatta Community Centre |
| 2003 | Outlaws Remixed, Noise Festival and National Museum of Australia |
Public speaking
| 2008 | Groundbreaking, Books Kinokuniya |
| Creating Comics, Wollongong City Gallery | |
| Are you serious? Zines, Comics and Graphic Novels, South Coast Writers Centre | |
| Comics and Graphic Novels, sQuareOne | |
| An introduction to Graphic Novels, Canley Vale High School | |
| Creating Graphic Novels - Workshop, Canley Vale HIgh School | |
| 2007 | Superhero Summer Character Design Workshops, Fairfield Library Network |
| Bringing Communities Together, Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | |
| 2005 | The Forgotten, Fairfield Writer's Festival |
| Youth Graphic Novel Workshop, Auburn Library | |
| 'Getting Graphic' Comics Seminar, Whitlam Library |
Publications
| In print | Midnight Morning |
| CAB: Collaborative Autobiography | |
| Happy Birthday, Anyway | |
| Bloom | |
| Sold out | Lost Baggage |
| Domino Joe | |
| Little Sally | |
| Flickering Ends |
Anthologies
| Growing Up Asian in Australia (Black Inc. Books) | Generation 2004 and 2005 | Dreams of Tomorrow |
| Space Doubles (Th3rd World Comics) | Something Wicked | Knight Edge 4 |
| DeeVee 2007 (DeeVee Press/Top Shelf Comics) | The Ink | BlackWing |
| The Bull (University of Sydney) | Challengers of the Month | Bounce Comics # 1 and 2 |
| Voiceworks # 56, 54, 66 | Eat Comics | Songs, Dreams & Nightmares |
| Operation FunnyBone |
Media
| Time Out Sydney Powerline Magazine Vibewire (sydney) magazine/Sydney Morning Herald Articulate/ABC News RealTime Arts Mondo Thingo/ABC TV Arts Hub Australia NewType Magazine InkSpot/Australia Cartoonists Association Journal startdrawing.org indie.com.au Fairfield Champion Noise Arts ArtFiles/ICE BMA Magazine |
InPress Halt Magazine Newsarama Comic Book Resources Silver Bullet Comics Comic Book Galaxy The Fourth Rail Comic Nexus Ozcomics Magazine weAREtheIMAGEmakers DesignFederation OnVoiceOver Social Pest Via Alley HappiBelli designiskinky.net |
VRaw Jacky Winter TwoThousand Illustration Mundo thedesigncrowd.com National Young Writers' Festival Drum Media Incu Clothing throwshapes.com.au twoflatwhites daily addict ohreallymagazine.com indie.com.au disassociated artwhatson.com.au Sydney What's On Fairfield Advance |
Read Interviews
Watch this face, (sydney) magazine/Sydney Morning Herald
Comic Book Hero, Powerhouse Museum, British Council, Arts NSW Department of Arts, Sport and Recreation
Matt Huynh: Australian Life in Comics, Art Files
Popperbox Make Art Fun Again, Vibewire
A Crash Course in Comics, Vibewire
Comic Adaptation, OnVoiceOver
Matt Huynh, Design Federation
Comic Takes a New Look at South-West Sydney, Articulate/ABC News
