Angela Li
BACKGROUND PAINTER
October 2017 - Present
September - May 2017
July - October 2015
July - August 2014
Background Designer
January 2014 - July 2016
CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATOR
July 2023 - April 2024
July - September 2015
Children's Book Illustrator
December 2014 - January 2015
Freelance Character Designer
December 2014 - January 2015
Freelance Illustrator
May - August 2014
Creative Intern
June - December 2013
Children’s Book Illustrator
May 2013 - August 2014
Freelance Illustrator
January 2013
Design Intern/Illustrator
August - January 2011
Awards and Recognitions
October 2012 - February 2013
Education
April 2009-April 2012
August 2007- March 2009
Traditional Skills
Digital Skills
Languages
DISNEY TELEVISION ANIMATION
-Painted backgrounds for the television show, “Big City Greens” and “Chibiverse”
-Painted backgrounds for the television shows, “Billy Dilley”, "Country Club"
-Painted backgrounds for the television show, “Gravity Falls”
-Painted backgrounds for the television show, "Wander Over Yonder"
Wild Canary
- Designed backgrounds, props and character designs for Disney Junior television shows,
“Miles from Tomorrowland” and "Puppy Dog Pals"
Penguin Random House
-Illustrated a 32 page picture book for Random House’s imprint, Flamingo Books
-Illustrated a cover for a middle-grade fantasy book
Simon & Schuster
-Illustrated a cover for middle-grade books, "Classy Crooks Club", "Willows Vs. Wolverines",
"Crushing It", "A Dash of Dragon", and "A Hint of Hydra" for the children's division, Aladdin books
Nickelodeon
- Designed character designs to pitch a new children's television show
Walt Disney Imagineering
- Illustrated a large scale marquee, hanging kite installation, and a 200 foot long
mural to wrap around "Celebration Cafe" in Toy Story Land, Shanghai Disneyland
-Created character designs, background paintings and graphics for an interactive Peter Pan app
Walt Disney Imagineering
- Provided concept designs ranging from ideations to production art for
Disney’s theme parks, attractions and resorts
- Art directed and designed a large scale gingerbread castle for the
Disneyland Hotel lobby as part of a holiday overlay
Shine Your Light Books
Published and illustrated a 32 page children’s book, “Firenze’s Light”
A.B.C. Television
- Illustrated animals for the new childrens game show, “Bet On Your Baby”
Brand New School
Created concept designs, visual development and style frames that were
published in motion projects and pitches such as:
- Ebay Give-a-Toy Store (created toy designs for Ebay store front displays)
- Hotwire, Honda, Toyota and Toys-R-Us commercials
1st Place - Disney ImagiNations Design Competition
Our submission of “Disney’s Ukaipo Resort” was chosen as the winner out of 187 projects submitted to
Disney’s Imagineering competition. This involved working collaboratively with a team of 4 to
conceptualize and develop artwork for a resort based on Auckland, New Zealand.
Art Center College of Design - Pasadena, CA
B.F.A. Illustration (Entertainment Arts)
- Provost’s list and Art Center Scholarship Recipient
University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA
Major: Fine Arts (Painting and Drawing)
Acrylic, oil, gouache, watercolor, pastel, color pencil, ink, charcoal
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign
Conversational in Mandarin, Fluent in English