Christina Huynh is an illustrator and muralist based in Western Sydney, Australia, that paints under the name STYNA. Her art practice involves creating murals, illustrations and picture books from differing mediums of pencil, watercolour, ink and pen to acrylic and aerosol.

With an enthusiasm for goldfish and all things fragile in our natural world, Christina creates stories that express her everyday thoughts, experiences and childhood memories. She finds inspiration in storytelling, human emotion, wayfinding and the heritage of people and place.

Upon completing her studies for a Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) at Western Sydney University in 2011, Christina has been involved in various public art projects, including the Canal to Creek Public Art Program in 2020, one of Australia's most extensive public art programs as well as illustration projects, including illustrating 'Grandma's Treasured Shoes' by Coral Vass and published by the National Library of Australia in 2019.

Christina works with local councils and schools today, focusing on art-for-purpose and place-based projects and collaborations.

select Public ART pROJECTS

Strathfield Murals – Various Locations, Strathfield Council – February 2024

‘Lake Parra’ Parramatta Lanes, City of Parramatta Council, Parramatta NSW, October 2023

Meeting Place, Burwood Bus Depot Public Art Project, Burwood Council, Transport for NSW, Transit Systems, Burwood NSW, August 2023

Frangipani Teatime for Hazelhurst Arts Centre, Gymea NSW, May 2023

Savages Lane Mural Project, Kempsey Shire Council, Kempsey NSW, February 2023

Meeting of the Peony Folk, Walk the Walls Festival, Cronulla NSW, December 2022

Mecha Fish, Wonderwalls Festival, Port Kembla NSW, November 2022

Wild Geese for Nelson International Mural Festival, Nelson, British Columbia CA, August 2022

Canley Vale Station, Downer Group and Transport for NSW, Canley Vale NSW, July 2022

Un[Contained] Arts Festival, Georges River Council, Kogarah NSW, June 2022

Harris Farm Mural Moments, Lane Cove NSW, April 2022

CrossCurrents: Stories of Water / Watertank project, Canterbury-Bankstown Council, Panania NSW, February 2022

Quest Apartment Hotels with Sophi Odling, Liverpool City Council, Liverpool NSW, December 2021

The Last Lion collaboration with Sophi Odling, Burwood Council in Partnership with Burwood Chinatown, Burwood NSW, October 2021

Western Sydney University, Walker Corporation and Canterbury Bankstown Council, Bankstown NSW, May 2021

Canal to Creek Public Art Program, WestConnex and Cultural Capital, Kingsgrove NSW, September 2020

Brisbane Street Art Festival Ipswich Program, Ipswich QLD, August 2020

Cabramatta Plaza Mural Project with Scott Nagy and Banna Property Group, Cabramatta NSW, March 2019

The Dale Parade Mural Project Canterbury-Bankstown Council, Bankstown NSW, October 2018

COMMISSIONed WORKS

Look! at Bankstown North Public School, Schools Infrastructure, Bankstown NSW, March 2023

Dr Earth, Hornsby Store, Hornsby NSW, February 2023

Safe Place Guildford Public School, Guildford NSW, November 2022

MetCentre Smog Eating Murals by Vandal Sydney for Mirvac Bright Futures Campaign, Wynyard, June 2022

Emerge Dig Agency, Chippendale NSW, February 2022

Metamorphosis mural, Community Hubs Australia and Westmead Public School, Westmead NSW, June 2021

Harmony Day banner for Burwood Council and Chulo Creative, March 2021

Year of the Ox Lunar New Year Festival for Marina Square and Chulo Creative, February 2021

Birds in Our Backyard mural, Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill NSW, January 2021

Bee Friendly mural, Westmead Public School, Westmead NSW, December 2020

Gathering of the Finches mural, Granville East Public School, Granville NSW, July 2020

In This Together mural, Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield NSW, May 2020

To Build a Home mural, Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield NSW, March 2020

Lily of the Valley illustration for 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, January 2020

Belonging mural, Granville East Public School, Granville NSW, January 2020

Launch of the Pollinators mural, Ingleburn Public School, Ingleburn NSW, December 2019

Sydney Fringe Festival and The Wall Station, Marrickville NSW, September 2019

Curious Ponyo mural, PCIT Ingleburn Public School, Ingleburn NSW, July 2019

Diversity Walls HMC and The Wall Station, Newcastle NSW, April 2019

Banna Property Group, Cabramatta Plaza Lunar New Year Festival, Cabramatta NSW, February 2019

Georges River Council and Hurstville Museum & Gallery’s Lunar New Year Art Project, Hurstville NSW, February 2019

Centenary of Armistice banner for Liverpool City Council, November 2018

Master The Walls Program Canley Vale High School and The Wall Station, Canley Vale NSW, November 2018

PUBLISHED WORKS

Grandma’s Treasured Shoes by Coral Vass, illustrated by Christina Huynh for the National Library of Australia, March 2019

pUBLICATION

Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds by Children’s Book Council of Australia / CBCA NSW 2021

Stories of Strength Bankstown Youth Development Services 2019

The Animator: A Street Art Fable by Peter Warrington and Rachel Williams, Not Quite Newtown Publishing 2018

Blume Illustrated Magazine Issue II by Faye Wilson 2018

Stupid Krap! Red Book 2013

exhibitions + residencies

MÌNH exhibition, Fairfield City Museum and Gallery, Fairfield NSW, April 2023

‘Imagine… the Wonder of Picture Books’ exhibition curated by Sarah Morley, State Library of New South Wales, July 2022

Cultural Cartography – Creating Art at the Intersection of Cultures curated by Guan Wei, Institute for Australian and Chinese Arts and Culture and Bankstown Art Centre, January 2022

Moss Deck Art Show for MOSS Foundation Skaters at aMBUSH Gallery, December 2021

A Thousand Words Exhibition for WestWords, Sydney Living Museums and State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales, May 2020

Emerging Illustrator in Residence for WestWords and Pinerolo Children’s Book Cottage, November 2019

Stories of Strength Anthology Bankstown Youth Development Services, April 2019

MADE:HERE Pop Up Space, Liverpool City Council, April 2018

Girls to the Front by Jacinta Fintan, Bankstown Arts Centre, March 2018

Thirty by Thirty by Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation, Randwick NSW, February 2018

Brick it Up by Kayapa Creative Studio, Curl Curl NSW, December 2016

La Porte Peinte Artist in Residency, Noyers FR, June 2016

Midnight Alchemy collaborative exhibition with Rosell Flatley and Irene Feleo, Create or Die, Marrickville NSW, January 2016

Giddy for Ghibli by TOKYObodega and Cool Mac Café, Kirribilli NSW, August 2015

Awards

2022 Australian Street Art Awards - ‘Best Entrance Art’ - The Last Lion collaboration by Sophi Odling and Christina Huynh (Winner)

2021 Caleb Awards ‘Best Picture Book’ - Grandma’s Treasured Shoes by Coral Vass, illustrated by Christina Huynh (Winner)

CLIENTS 

The National Library of Australia, State Library of New South Wales, Transurban WestConnex, Transport for NSW, Westfield (Scentre Group), Harris Farm Markets, Downer Group, Banna Property Group, AMP Capital, Walker Corporation, Stonebridge Property Group, City of Canterbury-Bankstown Council, Bankstown Arts Centre, Fairfield City Museum and Gallery, Burwood Council, Liverpool City Council, George’s River Council, Hurstville Museum & Gallery, Campbeltown City Council, Sutherland Shire Council, Inner West Council, Strathfield Council, Parramatta City Council, Bayside Council, Western Sydney University, Institute for Australian and Chinese Arts and Culture, NSW Department of Education (Schools Infrastructure NSW), WestWords, The Wall Station, Brisbane Street Art Festival, Chulo Creative, VANDAL Sydney, Verb Syndicate