John Mahoney

John Mahoney graduated from Pratt Institute in NYC with a BFA in Illustration. He left New York to do a Disney animation internship in Orlando, Florida. Several months later, he returned to New York to work on a series of television commercials. A few years later, he moved to Los Angeles to work for Disney Feature Animation as a Visual Development Artist on such films as Atlantis, Treasure Planet, and The Emperor's New Groove. His short film created for a pitch to help sell The Emperor's New Groove was instrumental in getting that film greenlit.

After working on several Disney feature films, John decided to pursue his passion as an independent filmmaker. Since then, John has produced over twenty short films and two independent features. He has directed numerous documentaries on prominent figures such as Doug Chiang, designer of the new Star Wars films, and Tyrus Wong, designer of Bambi. He taught such diverse classes as figure drawing, sculpture, film design, storyboards, stop-motion animation, and character design in the United States, Taiwan, and at Lucasfilm Singapore.

John's illustration work has been showcased in Heavy Metal Magazine, Spectrum, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, and the book Erotic Signature: The World's Greatest Erotic Art of Today. The release of the book marked the launch of the Exhibition Tour, starting in Miami, then New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, and London. John has had several gallery exhibitions around the Los Angeles area, including a one-man show at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena.

John currently works in Los Angeles as a Concept Designer and Independent Filmmaker.