DEANNA MARSIGLIESE

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Deanna Marsigliese is an Italian-Canadian animation art director living in San Francisco, CA. Specializing in storytelling through character and costume design, Marsigliese has worked for Pixar Animation Studios since 2012. Her credits include Soul (2020), Onward (2020), Toy Story 4 (2019), Incredibles 2 (2018), Bao (2018), Inside Out (2015), and The Good Dinosaur (2013). Most recently, Marsigliese acted as both character art director and animation sketch artist lead for Pixar’s Luca (2021).

Prior to Pixar, Marsigliese freelanced as a 2D animator and character designer on a wide variety of film, television, and commercial projects. She also served as the Professor of Classical Animation at Seneca College in Toronto, Canada for six years. Today, Marsigliese enjoys leading workshops, delivering keynote presentations, and participating in panel discussions worldwide, all in the hopes of inspiring others through her passion for animation and design. She has been hosted by SXSW, D23, ILM, WIA, LBXO, THU, Brainbar, Leaders London, The View Conference, RiseUp Summit, Pixelatl, Prémios Quirino, and The Walt Disney Family Museum.

Marsigliese is a vintage fashion enthusiast with a penchant for very large designer costume jewels. When in need of inspiration, she explores; traveling the world at length with a surprisingly small backpack.

ABOUT THE ARTIST TALK

The Art of Exploration

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

For her Artist Talk titled The Art of Exploration, Marsigliese addressed the notion that while many look only a handful truly see. Her talk introduced the creative habits that keep her engaged and inspired in her work.

PRIVATE RMCAD events

STUDENT-LED Q+A SESSION

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Student-Led Q + A Sessions are private, casual, in-person conversations open to RMCAD students, faculty, and staff. Guided by student voices, these discussions generate valuable professional advice for all students directly from the student perspective.

ONE-ON-ONES with DEANNA MARSIGLIESE

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

RMCAD students had the exciting opportunity to meet one-on-one and share their work with visiting artist Deanna Marsigliese.

Recommendation List

VASD Program visiting artists provide a recommendation list that gives insight into their work, practice, and research. Artist Deanna Marsigliese recommends:

Marc Davis
Ken Anderson
Bill Pete
Tom Oreb
Milt Kahl
Ward Kimball
Mary Blair
Walt Peregoy
Eyvind Earie
Alice + Martin Provensen
Faith + John Hubley
Jim Henson
Richard Williams
Chuck Jones
Michael Maltese