MyLinh Mac

Best memories from your Valpo days: 

“Undoubtedly, Valpo helped me grow and transformed me into someone I always wanted to be, an outgoing and inspiring person. During my times here as an undergrad, I have met and get inspired many people from around the world and together, we created many priceless memories to treasure for life. One of my best memories from Valpo was VISA’s Great Gatsby Spring Gala during my sophomore year in 2014. One of my fellow VISA e-board members asked me for some crazy idea for a spring event since we just ‘survived’ a hideous winter. With my creativity, I told her about my obsessed with The Great Gatsby movie at that time, so why not take it to the next level and bring it off campus on a party bus or even a boat (as a joke of course). Surprisingly, a week after, she came back to me and said we had a budget and approval from the student senate to make it happen and the rest was history. We had the time of our life on the Chicago river cruise!”

Since Valpo… 

After graduating from Valpo in 2016, My Linh Mac founded MMAC Visual Art & Design Studio in Chicago to inspire others through her art and assist emerging companies, brands, and creative individuals in developing their identities and voices through her designs. Specializing in brand identity and strategy, she creates original visual concepts across digital, print, and social media platforms. With over seven years of experience, My Linh has collaborated with numerous brands, including SCOPE, Darryll Schiff Fine Art, Tigerkubz, Amazon Kindle, and SHEIN. Her design works consistently prioritize storytelling, visual communication, technical innovation, user accessibility, and environmental sustainability. By combining her artistic sensibilities with her knowledge of design principles, My Linh is able to create visually striking and memorable designs that resonate with audiences. Her solo branding and packaging design projects have earned accolades from prestigious international design establishments, such as the Indigo Design Award in Georgia, DNA Design Paris in France, A Design Award in Italy, and C-IDEA Award in South Korea.

Outside of her graphic works, My Linh’s multimedia artworks are represented by the Angard Art Hotel, Brauer Museum in Indiana, the Queen Victoria Museum and Gallery in Australia, the Museum of Outstanding Design (MOOD) in Italy, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA) Museum in South Korea, and are displayed in various exhibitions and private collections worldwide. In addition to her work as an artist and designer, My Linh Mac is an active member of the global art community. She participates in the Guinness World Record exhibition (BE ** PART 2020), institutional conferences, and professional training workshops as Abobe Express Ambassador (2023), where she shares her insights and experiences with fellow artists, curators, and collectors. She has served as a jury member for several creative organizations on a global scale in a leadership capacity for many years, including the Creative Communication Award (C2A) in Los Angeles, the Davey Award, Communicator Award, and W3 Award (by AIVA) in New York, among others. Her annual involvement in these events has helped her build a strong network with many field experts through collaborations within the creative community.

For more info, visit: www.mylinhmac.com