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Yu-Ming Huang is a freelance illustrator who splits his time between New York and Taiwan.
He specializes in portraiture, conceptual, and lifestyle work, characterized by a clean, narrative-driven aesthetic. He holds an MFA from SCAD and currently works as an artist and agent with Illozoo.

He’s also the founder of IlloBoom, an international illustration competition, and has been commissioned by clients such as UPS, New Balance, Hachette Book Group, and The Washington Post. His work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators LA, Golden Pen of Belgrade, Creative Quarterly, and Hiii Illustration. In 2025, he is honored to serve as a portfolio reviewer for the Society of Publication Designers (SPD), alongside art directors from major U.S. publications.

Please feel free to contact Yu-Ming and discuss how he can contribute to your campaign!

黃昱銘是一位專注於肖像、概念與生活風格插畫的創作者，擅長以當代視覺語言傳遞敘事與情感，作品風格兼具設計感與時間感。他畢業於台北市立大學視覺藝術系，並取得美國薩凡納藝術設計大學插畫碩士學位（MFA），現為美國插畫經紀公司 Illozoo 經紀人之一，同時也是 IlloBoom 插畫巔峰賽的創辦人，致力於推動新一代插畫人才。2017年取得美國傑出人才簽證(O1 Visa)，作品活躍於歐美，客戶包括UPS、New Balance、Hachette Book Group、NBC、華盛頓郵報等。

曾獲美國 Society of Illustrators LA、歐洲貝爾格勒金筆獎 Golden Pen of Belgrade、Hiii Illustration 、Creative Quarterly等國際插畫競賽獎項肯定，並受邀參與 SPD（紐約出版設計師協會）插畫作品集審查。受過民視新聞、蘋果日報、宏觀電視台的採訪與專訪，也受邀在公視「藝術很有事」以及「創意多腦河」的節目中分享個人創作和經驗。Dpi插畫設計雜誌、中央社和美國Creative Boom等國內外平面媒體也都有相關報導與介紹。

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Represented by Illozoo Illustration Agency: Yu-Ming Huang

Agency number: 912. 631. 2164
Please call if you prefer a quick talk.

從興趣到接案：建立專業插畫創作流程
插畫課程報名網址：https://hahow.in/cr/ymhartsop

HONORS
2023, Hiii Illustration 10th International Competition selected in the Publication category.
2022, Hiii Illustration 9th International Competition one Merit Award in the Publication category and one selected in the Commercial category.
2021, Hiii Illustration 8th International Competition Merit Award in the Publication category
2020, Hiii Illustration 7th International Competition selected in Commercial category
2019, Hiii Illustration 6th International Competition, Commercial, and None Commercial categories
2019, 2020 Asia Illustration Annual Awards <by invitation>
2019, Collective Arts Brewing Series 14
2019 Society of Illustrators LA Illustration West 57
2018, Collective Arts Brewing Series 10
2018, Collective Arts Brewing NYC Limited edition Leading Artist
2018, Collective Arts Brewing Series 9 
2017, Hiii Illustration 4th International Competition, None Commercial category, Two Merit Awards. 
2016, Hiii Illustration 3rd International Illustration competition, None Commercial category, Two Nominations. 
2016, Collective Arts Brewing Series 7 
2016, Creative Quarterly 43. 
2015, China Shanghai International Illustration Competitions Final List- Three Nominations. 
2015, 48th Golden Pen Of Belgrade, The 13th International Biennial Of Illustration.  
2015, Applied Arts Student Awards Winners

FEATURED & SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS
2025- Portfolio Reviewer, SPD (Society of Publication Designers) Illustration Review 受邀擔任紐約出版設計師協會（SPD）插畫作品集評鑑的審查員
2024- Wacom AMB 2024 Interview｜不必去想別人多厲害，達到自己的天花板就可以 — 專訪插畫家黃昱銘，用畫筆貫徹曼巴精神- Wacom專訪
2024- Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Alien, Kill Bill, The Matrix, The Sixth Sense, Wonder Woman-Joblo, IMDb
2024- Toyota Dream Car Art Contest Jury｜2024 TOYOTA全球夢想車創意繪畫大賽評審
2023- The News Lens-Artists are not replaced by AI because of their lack of creativity but due to pricing and unethical use. | 關鍵評論- 職業繪師談AI繪圖
2023- National Taiwan Normal University Lecture” Beyond the Bologna ”｜國立台灣師範大學進修部—超越波隆納插畫獎：探索更多插畫比賽與國際接案機會
2023- World Journal New York "AI's Impact on Illustrators: Friend or Foe?"｜世界日報／是敵是友？AI繪圖太強 插畫師會被淘汰嗎？
2022- National Taiwan Normal University《Lecture》” Illustrators’ career: How I become a freelancer”｜國立台灣師範大學進修部—插畫講堂：從學習到接案
2022- Taoyuan Design Cool《Lecture》"Beyond Romance: Illustrator Work Talk"｜桃園設計庫 主題：《除了浪漫之外：插畫工作談》
2022- Ming Chuan University 《Lecture》 American Illustration Market Experience｜銘傳大學的動畫實作專題演講— 美國插畫市場經驗分享
2022- Toyota Dream Car Art Contest Jury｜2022 TOYOTA全球夢想車創意繪畫大賽評審
2021- WNBA retired All-Star Renee Montgomery NFT Art Project’s Interview｜前WNBA女球星Renee Montgomery加密藝術創作者訪談
2020-Hiii Illustration Awards Online Presentation｜嗨！ 插畫大獎獲獎者直播分享
2020- 2020青年勞動力趨勢國際論壇- 成功沒有標準-增進自身不可取代性- 分享者
2020- Taiwanese basketball artists 球給彭尊 SPOOTD-台灣籃球藝術家介紹
2020- Hiiibrand Interview Issue 10- 嗨！ 插畫 Talk.10
2020- HOSS Cultural Foundation｜典美文化基金會, Lecturer by invitation. 【小時候• 我們】
2020- FliPER Magazine- 2020 Creative Trends
2019- Hiiibrand Interview Issue 5. “嗨！ 插画” Talk.5
2019- Interview by Hahow.com- 紐約插畫師黃昱銘：以時間堆砌，讓插畫闡述動聽的故事
2019- Collective Arts Brewing- Meet Artist
2019- Cacu卡庫- 強者介紹
2018- Haloha- 人物專訪 Artist Interview
2018- Fansided Canada- THE ART OF COLLABORATION by Ian Levy
2018- Beautiful Life Television 人間電視台 創藝多腦河專訪- 【第553集】頑固追夢勇闖國際插畫界－黃昱銘
2018- Central News Agency 中央社 就愛鄉土文化 台灣漫畫作品登紐約舞台
2017- Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation 公視 藝術很有事插畫特輯
2017- Design Rush Magazine
2017- Ballpit Magazine
2017- Dpi Magazine 插畫設計雜誌六月 
2017- Illoday.| 插畫生活創意誌
2017- Collective Arts Brewing
2017- Hype Beast  China, Taiwan, Hong Kong
2017- Surf Twenty Magazine
2016- Creative Boom
2016- Formosa TV news 水墨畫畫NBA球星 台插畫師名揚國際－民視新聞
2016- Apple Media 蘋果日報- 毛筆畫NBA球星　封面插畫家竟是台灣小子
2016- This isn't happiness
2016- Yahoo Sports Taiwan NBA官方雜誌封面插畫 台灣人畫的
2016- Central News Agency 中央社- NBA雜誌Hoop封面 台灣之子黃昱銘力作
2015- Illustrator-China [本土插畫師]Yu-Ming Huang：大步向前

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