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Drawing and Design Workshop
George Cannata is an accomplished painter and a well-known animation designer and director. In the field of animation, he has worked for most of the major studios in the United States and Canada, including MGM,Walt Disney and Hanna-Barbera. He also headed his own production company, ECA Animation, in New York City. His awards in this field include the New York Ar t Directors Gold Medal, the Cannes Film Festival Silver Lion, the Boston Art Directors Show and a nomination for an Academy Award in short subjects.
Mr. Cannata has exhibited in many solo and group shows. His work has been exhibited at the Los Angeles County Art Museum on three occasions. His latest solo show was at the RiverRun Gallery in New York City. Other recent shows include a group exhibition at the Gremillion Gallery in Houston,Texas, a three-person show at Gallery Korea, New York City and a one-person exhibit at the Waverly Gallery. He is represented in many private collections in the United States and abroad.
Mr. Cannata was also an instructor at the School of Visual Arts, where he taught animation and storyboard design.
The artist graduated from the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. He studied lithography with John Baldwin and drawing with Rico Lebrun at the Instituto Allende in Mexico. He began his art training at the Art Students League at the age of fourteen, studying with George Grosz.
"This class covers all aspects of drawing, design and composition,¹ he notes. ¹Both figurative and abstract approaches are explored in a variety of media. Students work from the model and from imagination. Individual and group critiques are frequent as I wish to produce a lively exchange of ideas. My desire is to open new avenues and to guide the students past any obstacles or inhibitions that may be preventing them from reaching their full creative potential. The class is open to beginners and advanced students."
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