Matthew Josh (b. 2001) is a menswear designer and illustrator raised in East New York, Brooklyn. Their work explores the relationship between pattern-making, garment construction, and narrative image making. Raised in a Jamaican household, his practice draws from histories of migration, labor, and cultural exchange, alongside the visual language of early-2000s action cartoons. Through clothing and hand-drawn illustration, he translates personal and cultural narratives into material form.
He earned a BFA in Fashion Design from Parsons School of Design in New York, where he also worked with independent studios as a sample maker, studio assistant, and technical collaborator, contributing to pattern development, garment construction, and production artwork.
Matthew studied graphic design earlier at the Academy of Innovative Technology. A CTE high school in Brooklyn focused on web development and game design. He has over ten years of experience using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
During high school he volunteered with Make the Road New York and Cypress Hills Local Development (CHLD), designing campaign graphics for rallies and helping organize meetings and community workshops around issues like public safety, cultural responsive education, and immigration reform.