Brenda Chi (she/her) was born in Los Angeles and was raised by sitcoms and cartoons. She makes art that shines a light on Asian American stories and experiences. Her personal goal is to make work that can empower and inspire others. She’s a queer multidisciplinary artist, with a background in web comics, illustration, live action storyboards, apparel consumer products, and animation. She also runs drawing workshops!
She also a small business owner, running her own art shop! On her spare time, she hangs out with her two one-eyed cats, in a home filled with plants. You'll often find her with green hair, sipping Horchata or a Taro Milk Tea!
👩💻 Previous Clients:
Los Angeles Public Library, Netflix, FX, Fiat, Atlantic Records, Pizza Shark, The Standard, We Are Uprisers, Irvine Spectrum Center, Admerasia, LA Chinatown, Chinese American Museum, Melody Ehsani, Hot Topic, Starburns Industries.
📄 Published in:
LAPL - Summer Reading Challenge Program 2023. Art on totebag got viral on Tiktok, 80k totes, and sign ups!
IDW's Beast Wars (Transformers) Covers #11, #14, TMNT Cover, Godzilla Rivals II Cover.
“New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei” with writers Jeff Yang & Keith Chow, a comic anthology of Asian American life--credited as comic artist and writer. Published with Japanese American National Museum.
"History Is Colorful: A Coloring Book of Asian American Pioneers" with Admerasia, Immigrant History Initiative, and #IAmNotAVirus-- credited as Illustrator.
#HateIsAVirus art book fundraiser as Illustrator. Guide for AAPI art, distributed to college campuses nationwide.
Chinese American Museum: "Asians in Hiphop" Zine as Illustrator.
Featured in:
NBC News Asian America, Asian American Comic Con, Giant Robot, The Many Voices of Mark Hamill DesignerCon, The Auction of Many Things: A D&D Themed Art Show - Titmouse Studios, Pussy Strikes Back - Titmouse Studios, Canto Cutie, Homeroom (University of Washington), #HateIsAVirus, LA Zine Fest, Skylight Books, East West Shop, Chunky Paper, SingTao Newspaper.
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