biography:

Tracie Ching is an artist and illustrator working in Washington, DC. Largely self-taught, she is known for her bold colors and highly graphic cross-hatching style.

Ching made her home in pop-culture, creating alternative movie posters for cult classics and showing in galleries such as Spoke Art in San Francisco. She has since grown her portfolio to include commercial art for Hasbro and Penguin Randomhouse, covers for TIME and Newsweek, and key art for Disney, Netflix, Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios.

Ching is also known for her political work such as the official inaugural poster for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, viral KavaNope poster and campaign posters for Vice President Kamala Harris, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Alexandria Ocasio Cortez.

She is often engaged on social justice and welfare campaigns like PSAs for Smokey the Bear, the Equal Rights Amendment campaign and National Geographic’s Campaign for Nature.

Ching’s work has been shown in the Getty Museum and Design Museum in London. Permanent collections include the National Portrait Gallery, The Library of Congress and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

She is founder and principal mentor of the biennial We Create Mentorship program.

select clientele:

Ad Council
Adidas
Adobe
AMC
BTS/HYBE
Disney/Disney Studios
Democratic National Committee
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Google

Hasbro
HBO
International Spy Museum
Lionsgate
Lucasfilm
Marvel/Marvel Studios
Metallica
MGM
NASA
National Geographic
Netflix
NIKE

Penguin Randomhouse
Presidential Inaugural Committee
Politico
Sony Pictures
StudioCanal
The National Museum of the United States Army
TIME
Toho
Universal Pictures
Wizards of the Coast

awards:

2021 Clio Entertainment Award – Silver
2023 Clio Entertainment Award – Silver
2024 Clio Entertainment Award – Silver

Speaking:

For over a decade Tracie Ching has had the privilege of sharing the many facets of art and illustration with an array of audiences – from local elementary schools to design conferences like Adobe Max. Forging genuine connections with people through public speaking continues to be an unexpected honor of her career.

Interested in inviting Tracie to speak at an event? Inquire here.

Mentoring:

We Create was founded by Tracie Ching in 2019. The mentorship program seeks to support and ensure the success of creative professionals, with a special emphasis on minoritized emerging talent, through community and shared knowledge. Maintaining that mission today, We Create serves the creative community worldwide by creating unique and informative programming in collaboration with event partners, as well ala carte mentoring and consultation services to individual artists and corporations looking for creative solutions.

To learn more, visit the We Create page.