Matthew Yu

VISUAL ARTIST

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About Me

Matthew Yu is a Taiwanese-American creative born and raised in Texas, currently at Stanford University. 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 35 million+ views and an online community of 40K+ 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.

Exhibitions

2023
Voice and Vision, Affirmation Arts, New York City, NY

2023
VASE State, San Marcos, TX

2024
National YoungArts Exhibition, YoungArts Gallery, Miami, FL

2024
Monumy Digital Auction, Paris, FR

2025
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Spring, TX

Published

2022
Spring Celebrating Art Anthology

2023
NASA Artemis, Nasamoonsnap

2023
Best Teen Art, Scholastic

2024
YoungArts Anthology + Catalogue

2025
Cover Page of YoungArts Winners Journal