Disney Artist Showcase with Greg McCullough
Walt Disney World Resort is pleased to welcome artist Greg McCullough! Join us at one of Greg’s special appearances and signings!
Current appearance schedule:
- October 8 – 12, Art of Disney, Epcot
- October 15 – 19, Art of Disney, Downtown Disney Marketplace
- October 30 – November 5, Art of Disney, Downtown Disney Marketplace
- December 17 – 21, Art of Disney, Epcot®
- December 26 – 31, Art of Disney, Downtown Disney® Marketplace
- January 19 – 25, Art of Disney, Downtown Disney® Marketplace
- February 9 – 15, Art of Disney, Epcot®
- March 2 – 8, Art of Disney, Downtown Disney® Marketplace
- March 18 -22, Art of Disney, Downtown Disney® Marketplace
Check our Calendar of Events page for more artist showcases.
About the Artist
Making his 2008 debut in The Art of Disney Galleries, Greg McCullough has finally found a place he can call his artistic home. A life filled with many personal and professional illustration achievements, painting Disney characters in oils has become Greg’s magnum opus, combining his joy of subject matter with love of the medium.
“I have a passion for the grace and simplicity of animated characters. Painting with oils allows me to challenge my skills further than any other medium to date.”
Greg’s professional career started at age 15, when he became a caricature artist at Six Flags Over Texas. By 18, he was illustrating for ad agencies across North Texas and in 1988, he received national exposure with a series of Looney Tunes character illustrations for Tyson Foods.
In 1994, Greg officially opened the doors to Artifx Studio, Inc. (www.artifx.com <http://www.artifx.com> ). For the next 14 years, he produced high-profile work for clients such as McDonalds, Frito-Lay, Warner Bros, Mattel, Pepsi, Radio Shack … making Artifx Studio one of the hottest and highly respected illustration studios in the country. Artifix Studio is also one of the first illustration studios to successfully make the transition from conventional illustration to fully digital illustration.
Greg began his collaboration when Disney/Pixar approved Artifx for packaging illustrations for their upcoming release of Toy Story. A contract for Toy Story 2 and A Bug’s Life shortly followed. One of Greg’s biggest thrills during this busy time was signing prints of his Pixar artwork for John Lassiter’s private collection. Several of his pieces have earned POPAI awards, including his artwork for Disney 100 Years.
With a dozen years of Disney inspired work through advertising agencies, in 2007 Greg found himself producing graphics and advertising illustrations for the Disney Parks. His first assignment was the 2009 “dated” Disney Parks logo followed by over 90 additional illustrations that are seen by thousands everyday in the Disney Parks and the Disney Cruise Lines.
Also in 2007 Greg was introduced to The Art of Disney Fine Art Galleries which ultimately gave him the one title he can live with—Disney Fine Artist.
Greg’s style brings Disney characters, and the world they live in, to life. “My goal is to create works of art that allow visitors to take a bit of the magic home with them.”
SOURCE: Disney
My name is is Lanie James. I’m 16 years old and I recently met Greg McCullough in Hollywood studios while on vacation. I love to paint and looking at all his paintings inspired me so much. Also, getting to talk to him and him sharing some tips inspired me a lot! I got to show him some of my paintings and get some feedback. Some day I hope to paint like him, and to paint for disney!
I’m glad you had such a positive experience meeting him. Mr. McCullough regularly does artist showcases around Disney World and I try to keep the dates posted here and on the Calendar of Events page. You might also be interested in meeting David Doss and Larry Dotson, who also do frequent appearances.
Thanks for stopping by,
Rich