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Welcome Future Makers!

We’re beyond excited to announce this year's artists joining Future Makers, our annual artist development programme now entering its 3rd year. Please welcome Chloé Biocca, David Huang and Martha Walmsley!

As part of our mission towards a more diverse illustration industry, Future Makers is open exclusively to illustration-based artists belonging to typically underrepresented groups, who are ready to take their next steps in the commercial illustration industry with the support of the Grand Matter team and artists.

As with all of our artists, Chloé, David and Martha each bring with them their own unique artistic voice and style, as well as a creative curiosity to explore ideas and push their practice further. Over the next year we’ll be working closely together to help develop that, and perhaps even take on new commissions and opportunities. We’re excited for the year ahead! 

Find out more about Future Makers here.

Chloé Biocca

Illustrator and designer Chloé Biocca creates striking and surreal compositions, using meandering shapes, soft gradients and texture to craft a subtle and ethereal finish. With roots in art direction and design, Chloé has an exquisite eye for layout and a playful use of typography. Mixed with their abstract conceptual ideas, their work lends itself to a wide range of outputs from posters and EP covers, to packaging, branding, editorial and much more.

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Introspection, psychology, sociology, mythology and ecology are lenses through which I experience the world and draw inspiration from.

– Chloé Biocca

David Huang

New York based illustrator David Huang creates observational illustrations that explore the world around him, featuring figures, places and objects with use of bold colour and type. Having grown up in Taipei and San Francisco, David is particularly interested in exploring his identity as an immigrant through his illustration. Clients include The New York Times, Chobani, Quartz, Culture Trip and many more. 

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My illustration isn’t a means to an end, it’s an exploratory tool – a kaleidoscopic lens into the world around me.

– David Huang

Martha Olivia

Martha is a pattern designer and illustrator, whose work features dense florals, luscious greenery and tranquil scenes, taking inspiration from nature, folk art and textile archives. Using both hand and digital techniques, she creates layers of foliage, shading and detail to create inviting compositions full of interest. With a broad and multi-disciplinary portfolio, Martha is a versatile artist with experience in designing for homeware, packaging, books, textiles, editorial and fashion. 

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 My work is heavily inspired by nature, folk art and pattern. I am really interested in dense, detailed pattern and use a lot of layering in my work to create bold scenes full of intrigue.

– Martha Olivia

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