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About:

CHRIS SASAKI is an animation art director, illustrator, and writer living in Oakland, California. He’s worked at Pixar Animation Studios and has designed characters for Monsters University (2013)  Inside Out (2015), Coco (2017), and Onward (2020). He also served as production designer on the Oscar nominated shorts, Sanjay’s Super Team (2015) and Weekends (2017). Some of his other past clients include LAIKA Entertainment, Blue Sky Studios, Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks, Jim Henson Studios, and Tonko House.

In 2016, Chris made his first venture into books with a short story collection for young adults entitled GHOST (Illustratus / Chronicle Books).  He also illustrated Home is a Window (Holiday House), and Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist (Penguin Random House), which received the 2019 Dilys Evans Founders Award from the Society of Illustrators. His work has been featured at Gallery Nucleus, Cartoon Brew, the New York Times, and Red Cap Greeting Cards.

Literary representation by Kirsten Hall of Catbird Agency.

 

Press:

DePaul Magazine - Meet a Pixar Character Artist
New York Times - How Pixar Developed ‘Art’ for ‘Monsters University’
Red Cap Cards - Artist Spotlight

 

 

Inquiries:

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