Dave Bossert

award-winning artist, filmmaker, and author

Introduction

Dave is a 32-year veteran of The Walt Disney Company and is an independent producer, creative director, and writer.

David A. Bossert is an award-winning artist, filmmaker, and author. He is a 32-year veteran of The Walt Disney Company and is an independent producer, creative director, and writer. He graduated from CalArts with a BFA in Character Animation. He is a member of the CalArts Board of Trustees and is a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) in Pittsburgh. Bossert is considered an authority and expert on Disney animation and animation history. He has written numerous articles, liner notes, and concert program essays related to animation, music, and early film. He co-authored Disney Animated, which was named iPad App of 2013 by Apple and won a prestigious British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award. Bossert is also the author of the books: Remembering Roy E. Disney: Memories and Photos of a Storied Life; An Animator’s Gallery: Eric Goldberg Draws the Disney Characters; and Dali and Disney: Destino. His latest books, The Art of Tennessee Loveless: The Mickey Mouse TEN x TEN x TEN Contemporary Pop Art Series and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit: The Search for the Lost Disney Cartoons are being published by Disney Editions in 2017. Learn more at www.davidbossert.com