Hien Pham

Hien Pham (pronounced like Ian with an H) is a queer digital artist. He grew up on war stories in Vietnam before finding a home in Perth, Western Australia. His work revolves around respite, around caring and loving and being loved and cared for. Hien’s emotional and introspective art is award-winning and multi-award nominated. His debut graphic novel, It Will Be Hard, won an Australian Game Developer Award in 2018. Hien was a frequent guest speaker at Freeplay Independent Games Festival, where his work was later nominated for multiple award categories. He is a long-standing volunteer for local and interstate Australian queer communities. During the 2021 Mr. Bear Perth competition, he was crowned Mr. Congeniality. Hien is currently writing funny and personal sex-education comics monthly for Oh Joy Sex Toy. Support his work through Patreon, Bluesky, itch.io, and Instagram.