Tracie Ching | |
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| Education | Windward Community College (AA) |
| Known for | Illustration, Vector art, Cross-hatching |
| Notable work | Biden-Harris Inaugural Poster, Kamala Harris "For the People" poster, "Kavanope" |
| Awards | Clio Entertainment Award (Silver: 2021, 2022, 2024) |
| Website | www |
Tracie Ching is an American artist and illustrator based in Washington, D.C.. She is known for a signature digital cross-hatching style inspired by classic engraving techniques. [1] Her work spans alternative movie posters, commercial key art, and political portraiture, including the official inaugural poster for the Biden-Harris administration. [2]
Ching is a self-taught illustrator who began her professional career in 2011. [3] Utilizing Adobe applications to teach herself graphic design, she specialized in complex vector-based portraiture. [4] In 2024, she earned an Associate of Arts in Hawaiian Studies from Windward Community College. [5]
Ching gained prominence creating alternative movie posters for cult classic films, a movement noted by The New York Times for its impact on fan art and film marketing. [6] She has since designed packaging for Hasbro's G.I. Joe Classified Series and cover art for Penguin Random House, including the Stranger Things prequel novel Flight of Icarus. [7]
In 2021, she was commissioned to create a portrait of Mary Jackson to commemorate the renaming of the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters. [4] She is the founder of the We Create Mentorship & Grant Program, a biennial initiative supporting emerging creative professionals.