ANDY SKLAR
Artist and illustrator Andy Sklar creates stylistic, imaginative paintings inspired by travel advertising of the early to mid-20th century and Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Growing up in the north suburbs of Chicago, Andy's passion for drawing and creativity was fueled by the city's captivating architecture and attractions, such as The Field Museum of Natural History, The Art Institute and Christmas at the Walnut Room in Marshall Field’s.
Fusing memory and imagination, Andy creates paintings that also reflect his surroundings and life experience in the diverse social landscapes of the Coachella Valley and Los Angeles. Andy has been an artist and art director in the story-telling realm of theme park design, children's books, and licensing for over thirty years.
He holds a degree from the Rhode Island School of Design and started his career as a concept designer for Walt Disney Imagineering. In 2022, Andy made the leap from commercial art to showing his work to a broader public at the Superfine Art Exhibition in Los Angeles.
“The art of storytelling has always fueled and inspired my creativity. Building a mood by laying washes of color and figures into space reveals places, characters, and narrative moments. Weaving atmosphere and structure into a cohesive image, my work tells engaging and thought-provoking stories while inviting the viewer to create their own.”
ART EXHIBITIONS:
2023 HEXAHEDRON BLACK GALLERY -Art Collective Show- Pasadena, California
2023 POP UP23 Art Show - Art Collective Show- ARTSLA Downtown Arts District, Los Angeles, California
2022 SUPERFINE ART FAIR – Juried Exhibition- The Reef – Los Angeles, California
2021 WALT DISNEY FAMILY MUSEUM, Virtual Gallery -It’s a small world after all - SAN FRANCISO,
2020 MADE IN CALIFORNIA – Juried Exhibition – Brea Gallery Brea, California
2019 NBC UNIVERSAL ART EXPO- UNIVERSAL STUDIOS ART EXHIBITION BENEFITING LA ARTS & EDUCATION UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIO BACK LOT
THE ART OF A REASSURANCE: TRAVELING EXHIBITION: DESIGNING THE DISNEY THEME PARK MULTIPLE LOCATIONS WORLDWIDE
PUBLICATIONS & CATALOGS:
MADE IN CALIFORNIA 2020 CATALOG
THE ART OF IMAGINEERING EDITIONS 1 & 2
THE ART OF REASSURANCE: DESIGNING DISNEY THEME PARK
Andy Sklar, Entry Plaza, 28" x 21.5", Watercolor, Framed, 2024, $1300