Michael Peraza Jr.

Michael Peraza, Jr. is an American Disney art director, layout artist, and conceptual artist, who has worked for Walt Disney Feature Animation (1978-1989), Walt Disney Television Animation (1987-1991), Disney Comics, Disney Interactive, WED, and Disney Fine Art Galleries. In 2014, he won the Friz Freleng Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Animation.
Peraza currently designs for Walt Disney Imagineering, creating concept art for new attractions and collectible artwork sold in Disney galleries around the world alongside his spouse, Patricia Peraza, a fellow Disney animator and Master Artist.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position
1981	The Fox and the Hound 	Story and Layout Artist
1982	The Watcher in the Woods 	Visual Development
1982	Tron 	Concept Artist
1983	Something Wicked This Way Comes 	Concept Artist
1983	Mickey's Christmas Carol 	Head of Layout and Concept Artist
1985	The Adventures of the Gummi Bears 	Concept Artist and Character Design
1985	Return to Oz 	Concept Artist
1985	The Black Cauldron 	Concept Artist
1986	The Great Mouse Detective 	Art Director and Concept Artist
1987	DuckTales 	Art Director, Concept Artist, Key Layout Stylist - 65 Episodes
1988	Who Framed Roger Rabbit 	Concept Artist and Visual Development
1989	Bubble Boogie 	Director and Computer Animator
(1st Place Winner of Disney Studio Film Contest)
1989	The Little Mermaid 	Art Director, Story, and Character Design
1990	Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 	Concept Artist
1990	TaleSpin 	Concept Artist, Computer Animator, and Publicity Art
1990	DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp	Computer Animator
1991	Darkwing Duck 	Concept Artist and Character Designer
1991	The Little Engine That Could 	Art Director, Character Designer, and Animator
1991	Beauty and the Beast 	Concept Artist and Story
1992	Aladdin 	Concept Artist and Story
1992	Goof Troop 	Creator, Art Director, Concept Artist, and Character Design
1999	Fantasia 2000 	Concept Artist (Firebird segment)
2002	Return to Neverland 	Visual Development
2002	The Proud Family 	Art Director
2003	The Jungle Book 2 	Art Director
2005	Tarzan 2 	Art Direction and Concept Keys
2008	Tinkerbell Series 	Visual Development
2010	Peraza Fine Arts 	Founder and Owner
2012	Art in the Park 	Disney Master Artist
2013	DuckTales Remastered 	Layout Artist
2018	DuckTales 	Graphic Designer ("Last Christmas!")
2019	DuckTales 	Storyboard Artist ("Treasure of the Found Lamp!")
IMAGINEERING PROJECTS
*The Little Mermaid Ride Mural: Designer (Disney World)
*Be Our Guest Mural: Designer (Disney World)
*New Fantasyland and Dumbo Mural: Concept and Designer (Disney World)
*Cars Land Attractions: Concept and Designer (Disney California Adventure)
*Castle: Concept and Designer (Shanghai Disneyland)
*Wonderland: Concept and Designer (Shanghai Disneyland)
*American Adventure Pavilion, Film Presentation (EPCOT)
==Gallery==
MickChristCarolTitle Peraza web.jpg|Original title card for Mickey's Christmas Carol by Mike Peraza
Henson trib small peraza x.jpg|Tribute to Jim Henson by Mike Peraza
March gallery-show 2010 C.jpg|Disney Gallery Talk
Dad paints lullabye 2.jpg|"Mother's Lullaby" from DUMBO by Peraza
Pepe WEB.jpg|Tribute piece by Peraza for Chuck Jones 100th Birthday Celebration
Ariel firstPiece web.jpg|"Little Mermaid" by Peraza
Bullwinkle 1.jpg|"Adventures of Bullwinkle" by Peraza
Larry mike june 2010B web.jpg|Larry Nikolai and Mike Peraza preview new Mermaid Attraction
dawsonolivia_bigben_peraza_web.jpg|Concept piece by Peraza for "Great Mouse Detective"
Seasons magic ad Mike Peraza.jpg
Retro fun ad B Peraza WEB.jpg
Road to Dreams FINSCAN 05 25 2015 C small.jpg
==External links==
*Blog
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