Matthew Yu

Matthew Yu is a Taiwanese-American creative born and raised in Texas. As a self-taught artist, his work focuses on identity and community — how both are built and shaped through unique experiences. Matthew creates to document how the world looks through his filter of consciousness, and through his art, he has reached 20 million views and an online community of 28K followers on Instagram. In 2023, he won the Herb Block Editorial Cartoon Award and a Scholastic Gold Medal. He was also a 2024 National Youngarts Winner with Distinction in visual arts. You can usually find Matthew plein air sketching or tuning fountain pen nibs.