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50/50 for Ruston Auction May 1-13 2022!
Excited to announce that I'll be participating in 50/50 For Ruston Auction to raise money for Ruston Skatepark. I've painted a one-of-a-kind skateboard for the event, featuring 150 other amazing artists. Here's a preview of my deck.
Create With CAM
Excited to be a part of @camlaorg launch of ‘Create with CAM & Friends’ today! I created a Mini Picture-Book Activity available for folks to download! Fun facts about Chinese dragons and more.
May 24, 2021: Year of the OX - Artist SHOWDOWN
I'm proud to announce that I'll be participating in Artist Showdown on May 25, 2021, @ 5 pm PDT! Artists include Annie Wong (@headexplodie), Mark Wang (@ouch_you_slouch), Michael C. Hsiung, and Rose Wong (@ohrosewong) hosted by “Year of the Ox” curator, Albert Chau (@grumpybert) and presented by CAM.
This Artist Showdown will task our dueling friends to tap into their improvisational skills for friendly and unpredictable challenges. Watch and listen as we get to know these four incredible artists and see what works of art they’ll create!
Register now to join the fun!
The “Year of the Ox” online exhibition is available to view until June 6, 2021. Follow the link to check out all 14 featured artists!
Thank you:
@culture_la
@artistsatplayla
Chinese American Citizens Alliance - Los Angeles
@chssc_official
@dublab
@elpueblola
@grandpark_la
ACTIVITIES FOR HOME
FREE COLORING PAGES & ACTIVITY SHEETS!
I've created some downloadable coloring pages for you, your kids or your imagination to color! Print, color and share by tagging me @michaelchsiung !
Color Sheet 1
Coloring Sheet 2
Activity Sheet
Swatch Artists Profiles - Huntington Beach Bowl Artists
VANS US OPEN 2018 | FEATURED ARTIST
VANS US OPEN 2018 | July 28th to August 5th
Excited to be a featured artist again for this year's Vans US Open 2018 in Huntington Beach. It was a real pleasure painting with all the artists–Ellen Rutt, Benjamn Marasco, Jack Graydon, and Phil Morgan who have done an excellent job. I recently did an interview on the House of Vans blog about what it was like painting in the course this year as well as what I'm inspired by and my process.
Photographs by Ginger Caranto
Red Envelope Show Opens Friday, Feb. 23rd at Grump Bert
Hey folks! I'll be participating again in the Red Envelope Group Show in NY at Grumpy Berts. It's a really cool show featuring tons of artists who were asked to paint, draw or illustrate on some Chinese New Year envelopes. Each envelope also contains a gift from the artists participating.
NEW PRINTS ADDED TO THE STORE!
I finally got around to making some Giclee prints of some of my favorite original drawings. These prints are 6 x 9 inches, signed and numbered in an edition of 25 only. They are now available in my shop. I'll be shipping throughout the holidays. Thanks for your support.
Think Positive Group Show / Sept. 29th at The Last Cat
I'll be showing with lots of amazing artists in this group show titled Think Positive at The Last Cat - Friday, Sept. 29th 7-10 pm. Hopefully some of our art can bring a much needed smile and moment of positivity right now.
Thanks Mike
Selected for 2017 Project | Through The Eyes of Artists Poster Series!! | MetroArt
I'm happy to announce that my piece, The Blooming Baldwin Hills Overlook was selected for Metro At's 2017 Poster Through The Eyes of Artists Poster series! Keep in eye out for the next months or into the 2018 for selected Metro buses and trains featuring my hand drawn and digitally composed art piece. I was extremely honored to participate and have my piece selected by Metro Art.
Opening March 18, 7-10pm in Long Beach
At MADE by Millworks
236 Pine St. Long Beach, CA 90802
https://www.facebook.com/events/584780445025707/
For any inquiries about works from the show, contact the folks at Artists Republic!!!
Feb. 25th Autobiomythographical | Solo Exhibition by MCH
I'm happy to announce my newest solo exhibition, Autobiomythographical, which will open Feb. 25th at Artists Republic Gallery's new space in Anaheim! I'll be showing mainly drawings from the last two years which touch upon being autobiographical, mythological, and graphical . .I hope you can join me for this show. Also there will be a group exhibition TEN featuring works by several artists including Ben Brough, Patrick Carrie, Tyler Spangler and more.
Updated SHOP Page!
Thanks again to all the folks who stopped by my booth at this year's Bitchcraft Winter Faire!! I really appreciate all the support and will be listing some select items to my shop page - so be on the lookout for those :)
BITCHCRAFT WINTER FAIRE IS COMING DEC. 10TH SATURDAY!!!!
My favorite Winter Art Craft Faire - Bitchcraft is coming Dec. 10th!!! I'll be selling enamel pins, shirts, and other various crafts at this 1-day event. It is probably the only fair I participate in, so come out and say hello and buy a couple items from me!!!!
Critters & Peeps Art Show Dec. 3rd
Critters & Peeps - Group Art Show Saturday, Dec. 3rd
I'll have 3 original pieces for sale!
Camera & Edit by Eric Pritchard
Opening Photographs ‘SOFT’: A Woven Exhibition, presented by VANS & PBR
Curated by Sean Morris & Michael C. Hsiung, ‘SOFT’: A Woven Exhibition opened Saturday, Oct. 8th at Superchief Gallery LA. to art fans and textile loving folks alike. 'SOFT’ featured 30 artists works –from illustration, painting, and watercolor – translated onto machine-woven tapestries, all of which were made in the U.S.A in editions of 10. Artists included Bonethrower, SKINNER, Hannah Stouffer, Heather Benajmin, Austin England, Travis Millard, Luke Pelletier, Lauren YS, Michelle Blade, Mike Giant, and many more.
Check out the Opening Pics from 'SOFT' at SuperChief Gallery LA.
'SOFT' a woven group show now online!
Thanks again to all those who attended 'SOFT' curated by Sean Morris and myself, with the help of Vans, PBR, and Superchief Gallery. All the tapestries from the exhibition are up online, made in the USA, and limited to 10 editions each. Check out all SOFT Tapestries or click the image below!
'SOFT': An Exhibition of Woven Art
Really excited about an upcoming show that artist Sean Morris asked me to co-curate with him. The SOFT opening will exhibit 28 artists' works on woven tapestries this October 8th at SuperChief Gallery in Los Angeles, CA with the help of Vans and PBR!!
NEW WEB STORE IS HERE!!!!
(Each order comes w/ a Rad Dad Dog sticker)
Also I'll be adding a 4 Sticker Packet as well on the SHOP
I'm happy to announce that I will be launching my new WEB STORE which you can access directly through my Format site!! I'll be moving various items from my Fight To The Death Big Cartel and then releasing a new sticker + zine soon, which will be available only my format Web Store !!
LIMITED "On the Freedom experienced by Desert Harpies" Print
This limited 8 x 10 in. art print, "Desert Harpies," was a Society6 collaborative print made for the Agenda trade show in January. They are Gallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, ultra smooth, 100% cotton rag and now available at FighttotheDeath.BigCartel.com . I've only got about 12 left, so grab them before they're gone!
Available on http://fighttothedeath.bigcartel.com
Exit Through the Art Store Sale 8/6
Dew Tour 7/22-7/24
Super excited to be invited this year to Dew Tour as an artist! I'll be there 7/22 - 7/24 doing some live skateboard art painting as well as signing some of the FREE art hats! We've also got a special collaborative 5 color silk screened signed print which you can earn through the social store. For more information check out http://dewtour.com
ATTENTION ARTISTS!
I will be working with @MountainDew to curate an Instagram submission art gallery during @DewTour Long Beach on July 22-24 at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center.
Post your art/design/illustration on Instagram and tag it #GLGLongBeach and #Contest to be considered for the gallery. If your art is selected, you will be contacted through Instagram.
After the gallery, one lucky artist will be selected for the Curator’s Choice Award and given a feature on www.GreenLabel.com and $1,000!
Deadline for submissions is July 13th.
Good Luck! 18+ to enter. Rules: (http://bit.ly/29cYaqY)
Merman Mugging T-shirt / Blackwater Studio collab!
The folks at Blackwater Studios (UK) and I are stoked to share our newest collaboration - Merman Mugging T-shirt. The shirt is single color, has a custom inside neck print, and is printed on an organic white t-shirt.
Unsettle & Company / Artist of the Week
The folks at Unsettle & Co. recently hit me up about doing a Q&A for their blog. We talk about making art, my daily routine, and other random stuff. It was super fun to do, and I would love it you shared it.
Check out my Q&A w/ Unsettle Co. - Artist of the Week: Michael C. Hsiung
Your Creative Push Episode: 104
I recently did a podcast with Youngman from Your Creative Push podcast Episode: 104 which is now up online.
New Society6 Items!
Hey folks,
I'll be adding some new items to my Society6 store, since its been a while. Here's a two-headed merman design I recently made available as a t-shirt, print, phone case, pillow and tote bag.
Thanks again for your support!
Poster Bike Art Exhibitions - Volos, Greece
I've got a piece in the Poster Bikeart Exhibition: 50 Greek and Foreign Artists that opened in the City of Volos, GREECE May 13th - for more information about the exhibition, you can check out Bikeart.gr.
Ok Okay Mag
Make sure to check out digital magazine, Ok Okay Mag, for a spotlight on some of my newest drawings, including this 2 headed merman fellow.
New works for May!
I've managed to have some spare time to work on new drawings and illustrations, some of them I've listed on my store Fighttothedeath.bigcartel.com along with enamel pins, limited t-shirts and more! Please visit and thank you for supporting my shop.
Studio Gold Group Show opens at MyPlasticHeart April 16th
The Studio Miners' fifth annual exhibit, Studio Gold, opening at myplasticheart on April 16, 2016 features work by over 25 artists from across the country and overseas. The exhibit hearkens back to the roots of the curating duo's mission - to document the wonderfully exciting world of artists, collectors and creatives of all kinds. For this exhibit, artists were free to create any work, as opposed to following a theme as in previous years, as long as the artwork embodies a 12" x 12" space. For more info on the Studio Gold
ONE IF BY LAND, TWO IF BY SEA - Multimedia Show Opens April 7th
Thursday - One If by Land, Two if By Sea opens at the NY Media Center and Light Year. I've got some large projections of animations there - hope you get to check them out.
Opening reception: Thursday 4/7 at 6 to 9 pm.
Road Trip Group show at Flatcolor Gallery April 7th
Hey Folks! I'll be participating in a group show titled Road Trip, curated by Clifton Yatez, April 7th at FlatColor Gallery in Seattle, WA. The show features works by tons of artists such as Craig Wheat, Jesse California, Big Foot, Lucas Allen Cook, Dominic De Ventura and more. I'll have 4 original works framed as well, so I hope you're able to stop by the opening and be sure to look for the works online.
One if By Land, Two if By Sea Multimedia SHOW April 7th
I'm happy to announce on April 7th I'll be participating in a multimedia group show, featuring several animations I created on Instagram, which will be projected on some giant screens at the The Made in NY Media Center by IFP. In addition to showing the merboy animation above, I will also have 11 looping animated videos as well!
For more information, check the One if By Land, Two if By Sea Facebook page!
Gleaming the Shroom T-shirt!
Since I've had so many pleasant responses to this little fellow . . . I've decided to release a limited run of some Gleaming the Shroom t-shirts. They're printed on Poly Canvas brand t-shirts and are available on my shop or directly at Fighttothedeath.bigcartel.com. Thanks for your support!
Vans Custom Culture - Register NOW!
Every year Vans sends out blank white slip-ons to artists, athletes and folks to customize in order to bring awareness to the Vans Custom Culture project. I was happy to be a Vans Custom Culture ambassador again this year!
Register your school from now till Feb. 12th with a chance to win $50K for your art class! In the meantime, here's my Narwhal and Merman pair to hopefully inspire you!!
MERLIN THE DRUNK MERMAN - HERE!
Merlin the Drunk Merman short story by Atina Hartunian and illustrated by me is now here! I had the pleasure of illustrating a very beautifully written story about Merlin and his plunge into alcoholism. It's about 12 pages front and back, printed on some nice glossy paper. You can now grab one at Fighttothedeath.bigcartel.com !
Distinct Daily Feature
The folks at Distinct Daily recently did a feature on me, my art, and merman stuff. See more at distinctdaily.com.
Society6 X MCH Collection & Agenda Trade Show
I'm really excited to announce I'll be working with Society6 on a MCH collection, featuring my pattern "Desert bums and their extracurricular activities" as well as design "On the freedom experienced by Desert Bike Harpies" on various items from bedsheets to a wall clock. Check out my Society6 store for more information!! I will also be down this year (for my first time) at the Agenda Trade show working on a mural, inspired from my pattern. Come by the Society6 booth and say hi!
Check the FTTD big cartel shop!
Finally got around to listing various items from T-shirts, zines to a few enamel pins. Make sure to click the image or FTTD online shop.
Beasts & Bongs Issue #1
My newest self published zine Beasts & Bongs #1 is now available on my Fight To The Death online shop! This newest zine is filled with drawings related to or containing Beasts & Bongs. I've only made an edition of 66, and each zine contains 27 drawings along with a card stock cover. Check out my shop for more details.
Bitchcraft Winter Fair is coming this Saturday Dec. 12th!!!
It's that time of year for the annual Bitchcraft Winter Faire. Pearl and I (Fight To The Death) will have our booth/table stocked with our printed t-shirts along with some other affordable goodies - such as enamel pins, patch, zines and more! Please stop by and say hi . . . . Its the only time of year we make most stuff for, so your support is much appreciated!
Last Call Co. Artist Series Pins / Patch are HERE!
Last Call Co. and I's collaborative artist series pins and patch are now available online at their shop! I'm super excited to share with you our three limited and available products. Mushroom Man enamel pin (1.13" x 1.3077") $12.00, Gleaming the Shroom pin (1.5" x 1.125") $12.00 and finally the Runts patch (3" x 2") $10.00 . We only made a limited number, so grab them while you can!
New Illustrated Antics X Michael C. Hsiung Wall Mounts!!!
That's right! Illustrated Antics and I teamed up once again to bring you some fun laser engraved decorations. This year we're introducing this limited wall mount featuring 'Unicorn Jack’s whimsical narwhal dream.' It's birch wood 3/4 in., x 7.5 W X 9.5 Tall with a sawtooth hanger.
New Illustrated Antics X Michael C. Hsiung Wall Mounts!!!
That's right! Illustrated Antics and I teamed up once again to bring you some fun laser engraved decorations. This year we're introducing this limited wall mount featuring 'Unicorn Jack’s whimsical narwhal dream.' It's birch wood 3/4 in., x 7.5 W X 9.5 Tall with a sawtooth hanger.
Buy Illustrated Antics X MCH wall mount here!!
November 2015
Holiday Ornaments X Michael C. Hsiung
Last year, Illustrated Antics and I came out with some limited fun laser engraved ornaments for your holiday celebration. I've just added them to the Shop Page, but make sure to check back as we are working on another upcoming laser engraved collaboration - coming soon!!!
50/50.3 Project Loop Skate Board Auction - Goes Live!
The Project Loop Skate Auction has invited me to participate in painting a board for their auction to help build a skate park for the kids in Taylor, TX! I don't often paint boards, but when I have, it has always been for Project Loop! Find my board by typing "Hsiung" in the search box.
You can bid on my board! The online auction begins at 6PM CST at: http://www.32auctions.com/50503
Last Call Co. X Hsiung Collaboration - coming soon!
I'm excited to announce that the folks at Last Call Co. and I have teamed up to create some fun stuff. We will be releasing two Hsiung drawings as enamel pins and one into a special patch! Available at upcoming Bitchcraft Winter Faire Dec. 12th!!
Rubbish Rubbish Pins
Really stoked about my latest collaboration with The Rubbish Rubbish fellows. . . who have release awesome enamel pins from Rick Howard, Todd Francis, and Andy Jenkins. Well, I was lucky enough to collaborate, so here is my limited Dirtbag Sailor inspired pin. Now available at The Rubbish Rubbish shop online.
Let's JENNKA Project!!
I was recently asked to participate in Jennka, a project involving 50 artists from around the world. We contributed characters that were animated into a cool video.
Also you can see large paste-ups on the walls of the largest department store in Isetan, Shinjuku, Japan. (pic below)
Burton X Michael C. Hsiung Namedropper Board
Man, I can't tell you how stoked I am to have worked with Burton Snowboards on the 2015 Name Dropper board. I'm going to name drop the sh*t out of this for the rest of my life.
Buy The Name Dropper X Hsiung X Burton Board!
US Open of Surfing 2015!
This is my 3rd or 4th year helping out the Vans Artists in the 2015 Vans US Open of Surfing down in Huntington Beach. Usually I just help the artists out with stuff but this year I had a special opportunity to have my art work as cool background photos for the athlete's booth. Folks could come in and photograph w/ my Surfing bear or skateboarding dudes. I've included some of the fun photos with the Vans athlete's and my characters!
Vans Surf Leila Hurst and Vans Skate Lizzie Armanto
Vans Skate Geoff Rowley in the booth!
Vans Surf Dylan Graves in the booth.
CLASSIC + HSIUNG | BLUNT UMBRELLAS
I was fortunate enough to work on three awesome designs for Blunt Umbrellas based out of New Zealand. The designs were based on the concept that Blunt's umbrellas would protect you from all the elements. The three designs we ended up doing were 1) Hippy 2) Donut 3) Dynamite! Nothing but awesome good things came from this project, and I'm eternally stoked on it.
Here's a look at the Classic + Hsiung Umbrella (Metro available too) which comes with a signature Blunt case w/ the drawings all around it.