Alan Bodner is an award-winning artist and art director whose work ranges from some of the world’s most recognized cartoon characters to multidimensional pieces that combine patterns and shapes into unique conceptual presentations.
Bodner is currently at DreamWorks Animation, where he is responsible for visual development and art direction of several television projects.
Previously, Bodner was an art director at both Walt Disney Television Animation and Cartoon Network, where he worked on new series and pilots such as “The Life and Times of Juniper Lee,” “Phineas & Ferb,” “The Replacements,” the Emmy-nominated Disney Channel hit series “Kim Possible” and the bestselling Disney home video “Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas.” Bodner won the coveted Annie Award for the Warner Bros. hit animated feature “Iron Giant,” and received wide acclaim for the now-classic Bugs Bunny short “Carrotblanca,” which was included with the special DVD edition of “Casablanca.”
Bodner’s art has been featured in galleries across the country, with many of his better-known pieces fetching top prices among collectors. He has been featured in shows at Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon Studio, Universal Art Gallery (Venice, CA), Denise Roberge Gallery (Palm Desert, CA) and the Gallery Nucleus (Alhambra, CA).
Combining his experience as a highly successful studio art director with his inherent sense of color, shape and design, Bodner has moved away from animation in his personal work. He has spent the past few years creating innovative pieces of art that reflect his unique perspective and vision of the world around him. Bodner’s pieces are diverse in style while still remaining consistent to the artist’s distinct thoughtfulness and design.
When Bodner’s art is closely observed, one can sense a certain edgy quality that is a subtle offset to the beauty of the color scheme, shapes and patterns of the overall image. Bodner then incorporates the dramatic element of assemblage, which give his creations dimension and a cohesive consciousness.
A graduate of the prestigious Art Center College of Design, Bodner currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.
