Photo of the artist, Wendi Chen

About Me

Wendi Chen (陈文嘉) is a multidisciplinary problem solver who creates work for video games, children's media, product design, and advertising. Born in Beijing and raised in Metro Detroit, she eventually settled in Seattle to work as a game artist. Currently, she sells her work at the world-famous Pike Place Market while moonlighting as a cover artist and freelance illustrator.

In her spare time, Wendi enjoys sketching, photography, piano, writing, cooking, video games, OneWheeling, and being by the ocean. She regularly exhibits her work at galleries and comic conventions across the country. For details on upcoming shows, refer to the Events page.

CLIENTS: Wizards of the Coast | Pokémon USA | Dark Horse Comics | Podium Entertainment | BOOM! Studios | Canson USA | HarperCollins Publishers | DreamWorks Animation Fine Art | Wing Luke Museum

Events & Shows

(For more info, see the events archive)

Client List
 

Companies

  • Wizards of the Coast

  • Dark Horse Comics

  • Canson USA

  • HarperCollins Publishers

  • Dreamworks Animation Fine Art

  • Pokémon USA

  • Wing Luke Museum

Publications

Skills & Specialties

Adobe Creative Cloud - Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, InDesign, and Lightroom.

Canon 5D Mark II + Lightroom CC - Professional photographer with 10+ years of experience.

HTML/CSS - Skilled at front-end web development adhering to W3C standards. Competent with many CMS tools, including WordPress and Squarespace.

Fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Illustration

Visual Design

UI / UX Design

Visual Development

Concept Art

Portrait Photography

Work Experience

 

Visual Artist, Pike Place Market, April 2017 – Present (Seattle WA)

UI Artist, PerBlue, May 2022 – Feb. 2023 (Remote)

Digital Artist, Wizards of the Coast, Dec. 2019 – May 2020 (Renton WA)

Graphic Designer, Pokémon, Aug. 2015 – Jan. 2016 (Bellevue WA)

 

2D Game/Concept Artist, DoubleDown Interactive, June 2012 – May 2015 (Seattle WA)

Corporate Portrait Photographer, ZocDoc, Jan. 2012 – May 2012 (Detroit MI)

Character/Environment Artist, Iridium Studios, Sept. 2009 – Jan. 2012 (Remote)