mindy dinh (he/she/they) is an artist and graphic designer based in el monte, california (while floating between los angeles county and orange county). mindy is currently very fond of blues and greens, chunky jewelry, and loud brash music.

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my work primarily revolves around themes of unrequited and unconditional love, mental health, and metamorphosis - along with in-depth explorations of the "mundane." heavily informed by my lived experience in southern california and san gabriel valley, i visually represent my memories, dreams, fears, and both real and imagined sightings through graphic design, digital and traditional illustration, photography, multimedia collage, and found material sculpture.

education
art b.a. / econ b.a. @ uc irvine
  ⊹ ࣪ ˖   spring 2027
digital media art a.s. @ irvine valley college
  ⊹ ࣪ ˖   spring 2027
work + experience
☆ 2026-present || graphic design intern - new university @ uc irvine
  ⊹ ࣪ ˖   irvine, ca
☆ 2024-present || social media coordinator - anteater artists @ uc irvine
  ⊹ ࣪ ˖   irvine, ca
☆ 2024-2025 || graphic designer - conceptual collective plus @ uc irvine
  ⊹ ࣪ ˖   irvine, ca
☆ 2024-2025 || graphic designer - women in information & computer sciences (wics) @ uc irvine
  ⊹ ࣪ ˖   irvine, ca
☆ 2022-2023 || tech editor - key club international
  ⊹ ࣪ ˖   el monte, caexhibitions
☆ 2026 || a work in progress - catalyst undergrad art gallery @ uc irvine
  ⊹ ࣪ ˖   irvine, ca
☆ 2026 || layers of devotion - catalyst undergrad art gallery @ uc irvine
  ⊹ ࣪ ˖   irvine, ca
☆ 2025 || resonance - art 91 exhibition w/ deborah oliver @ uc irvine
  ⊹ ࣪ ˖   irvine, ca
☆ 2025 || contrastasis - catalyst undergrad art gallery @ uc irvine
  ⊹ ࣪ ˖   irvine, ca

some recent-ish works ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆

euphoria (2025), digital photomontage, 11" x 17"

it's so warm today (2026), digital photograph, 5" x 4"

don't let the bed bugs bite! (2023), ink on paper, 10" x 8"

nights like these (2026), digital collage, 11" x 17"

see thru these four eyes, vol 1 ⋅˚₊‧ ଳ ‧₊˚

⟡ in a world of pencils, be a pen - beautifully written in the confines of a tester notebook in a stationery store⟡ debuting two pieces at an exhib + magazine soon.. greatly excited but also deeply terrified (for other reasons)..⟡ socal weather is such a beaut these days ; truly a wonder of nature⟡ does going to concerts make me all that different from asam rave culture? it's just as loud and annoying but different environments and acceptance levels..⟡ 2020s matcha girlies = 2010s boba abgs, all localized within san gabriel + fountain valley, ca