Brenda Chi was born in Los Angeles (SGV) 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 elevate all BIPOC, to empower and inspire others. She’s also a multidisciplinary artist, with a background in web comics as an Associate Art Director, worked in animation, educational illustration, and apparel consumer products.
She also a small business owner, running her own art shop, selling work about the AAPI experience! On her spare time, she hangs out with her two one-eyed cats, Compton and Lychee, in a home filled with plants. You'll often find her with green hair, sipping Horchata or a Taro Milk Tea!
👩💻 Previous Clients:
Sanrio, 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:
IDW's Beast Wars (Transformers) Covers #11, #14.
“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, Rise Up animation, AnimAsians, 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.
NBC NEWS ASIAN AMERICA
Voyage LA
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NBC NEWS ASIAN AMERICA
Voyage LA
Hello Giggles