Duachaka (Dua) Her is a Hmong-American cartoonist and illustrator from central Wisconsin. Her work consists of illustrations, comics, and children’s books. She is the author and illustrator of mini comics “Witchy’s Halloween,” “Tradition” (published by Uncivilized Books), and comic books “The Collection” and “Then and Now.” Dua holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Entertainment Design with a concentration in Comics and Sequential Art from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
Dua grew up loving anime, cartoons, and manga, but always felt there was a need for Hmong artists and writers to create work that represented their identities. Thus, began her journey of making art and writing stories inspired by her culture, identity, and everyday experiences –capturing aspects of joy, nostalgia, and wonder through her characters and storytelling.
She is represented by Janna Morishima at Janna Co.
Aside from making art, Dua loves promoting other Hmong writers and artists, and fostering a community of Hmong artists. She has created a list of Hmong artists, conducted a series of written Hmong artist interviews, and created a list of Hmong children’s books, board books, chapter books, and graphic novels written or drawn by Hmong people or featuring Hmong characters/subject matter.
Lastly, Dua helps run a Facebook artist community called HManganime, an online community where Hmong artists of any art form can share art, opportunities, and support each other.
CLIENTS & COLLABORATIONS
- Cut Fruit Collective
- Madison Children’s Museum
- Saint Paul Public Library
- Hmong Museum
- The Other Media Group
- New Naratif
- Sun Prairie Public Library
GALLERY SHOWS
Solo Exhibitions
- 2024 – Then and Now (Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI)
Group Exhibitions
- 2025 – The Art of Belonging (ARTogether, Oakland, CA)
- 2024 – Nice Age Trail (Madison Children’s Museum, Madison, WI)
- 2021 – The End is Nigh (Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN)
- 2018 – Qhia Dab Neeg (Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, St. Paul, MN)
PRESS / INTERVIEWS
Interview with South View Voices, March 2025 [AUDIO]
Interview with CanvasRebel, December 2024
Interview with The Little Book Project WI, July 2024
Interview with Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Associations, April 2024
Interview with [I’m]perfect Creations, Episode 61, December 2022 [VIDEO]
Interview with Ryan Claytor Patreon Podcast, January 2022 [AUDIO]
Interview with Hmoodle, July 2021
Interview with Janna Morishima, April 2020
Hmong American Buzz, September 2019 [AUDIO]
TALK/DRAW Interview with Mighty Pegasus Art, January 2019 [VIDEO]
jungle azn vol. 1, December 2018
A Slice Of Life From A Lifestyle Comic, July 2016
API Comic Book Writers/Artists Interview, May 2016
Kev Xav Studio – Meet the Creators, 2015 [VIDEO]
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