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From 1985 to 2001, Chris Dellorco had been widely considered one of Disney’s top illustrators for print advertising, specializing in Home Video packaging. His covers range from the award winning “The Lion King”, to the recent “Lilo and Stich” and everything in between.
In the entertainment field, he has illustrated numerous movie posters, which include “Conan the Barbarian”, “Revenge of the Nerds”, “Coming to America” and many others. He received numerous awards in the illustration field for his movie work and Disney work. He also was a finalist for the prestigious Belding award, and was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award from Artist’s For A Better World.
He has been chosen as 50 Emerging Artists by Art Business News, along with being featured multiple times on the cover. He has also, been given a Contemporary Master Artist Award, 10 Master Artists and multiple cover articles by Art Tour Magazine.
He now devotes most of his artist skills to fine art oil paintings. His art merges classical styles of painting in realism and figurative imagery, with modern backgrounds that create a visual style that is entirely new and unique. Influenced by his many years as a film poster artist, his work literally jumps off the walls with saturated colors, powerful composition, and an almost three dimensional quality.
Clients list includes director James Cameron, Michael Jackson, David Hasselhoff, Jane Seymour and Prince Abdul.
He currently shows at numerous galleries in North America.