Michelle Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American illustrator & comic artist based in Portland, OR
About
Born in Anaheim, California, in the hot, hot heat of a mid ‘80s summer. Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer was number one. It was a good year.
Currently living in Portland, Oregon, with an incredibly awesome spouse who is also an illustrator, a significantly stupid cat, and the cutest dog ever (super true, fight me).
Awards include 2017 Ignatz Award (Outstanding Anthology) and 2018 Eisner Award (Best Anthology) winning contributing artist, and part of the 2020 and 2021 Ringo Award-Nominated team for best kids graphic novel.
Studied at University of Puget Sound and Portland State University, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts, and a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese (which is only used to judge translations in anime and manga).
Enjoys reading comics and books and comic books, laughing at stupid stuff on Reddit, and doodling all the dogs, ever. Also enjoys anime and video games, but don't tell anyone. Also also enjoys cooking, but please tell everyone because I want to feed literally everyone (super true, let me feed you).
Experience as the Oni Press office manager, executive assistant, and associate publisher; a manager of a team of amazing assistants at a financial firm & assistant to the CEO and President; an assistant manager at a quirky home decor retailer; a project manager at a now-defunct marketing firm; and an illustrator and graphic designer for University of Puget Sound.
I am currently available to take small illustration jobs like pet commissions, comic covers, or one-off illustrations. If you have a larger project that you want to collaborate on but are not sure of the time frame, please reach out!
I’m currently working on two original graphic novel pitches and will be limiting the long-term projects I’ll be taking on.
If you are interested in representing me as a literary or illustration agent, please reach out to my personal email: kukukachu at gmail dot com
Availability for Projects
Social Media
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