Jason Maloney graduated with a Bachelor of Fine arts in Painting and Drawing from California State University, Fullerton, but his connection with art began long before he received his diploma. As early as five years old, Jason began drawing and continued throughout his youth. Inspiration came from his fascination with 80's skateboard graphics, Friday the 13th- type of horror movies, and heavy metal groups like Iron Maiden. He eventually landed a job with Disney as a scenic artist, working on projects like remodeling the Haunted Mansion into Tim Burton's 'A Nightmare Before Christmas'. Now Maloney's art can be seen in gallery exhibits and public murals in cities like Los Angeles, Orange County, Rome, Jersey City, and the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California. He has also designed for companies like Nike, Hurley, Quiksilver, and Grind King. Maloney says his art, created with everything from Krylon to pencils, is his interpretation of the world around him. He has said he wants to always remain teachable and to help other artists, especially younger ones who are just starting out.
Museum Exhibitions:
2010: "Art Shack"-Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, Ca.
2008: "In the Land of Retinal Delights:The Juxtapoz Factor"-Laguna Art Museum , Laguna Beach, Ca.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2011: "La Luz de Jesus Gallery 25th Anniversary Masters Exhibition"- Los Angeles, Ca.
2011: "INLE"-Curated by Greg 'Craola' Simkins, 1988 Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca.
2011: "Suggestivism"-Curated by Nathan Spoor, Grand Central Art Center, Orange County, Ca.
2010: "Bigfoot x Jason Maloney"-Monster Children Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2010: "100 Artists See Satan-The Fundraiser", Grand Central Art Center, Orange County, Ca.
2009: "Natural Beauties" -Mondo Bizzarro Gallery, Rome, Italy
2009: "Rip the Ripper Art Show"-sponsored by Powell-ASR, San Diego, Ca.
2008: "A Tribute to Alex Steinweiss-Creator of the Album Cover" Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca.
2007: "Apres Garde"-curated by Anthony Ausgang-Gallery 1988, San Francisco, Ca.
2007: "Everything But the Kitchen Sync" 10th Annual Group Show La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca.
2007: "Charity By Numbers" -Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca.-art auction benefiting The Alliance for Children's Rights.
2007: "Return of the Blond Bombshell"- M Modern Gallery, Palm Springs, Ca.
2006:"Circus Punks: Out of Vogue in L.A."-Mixi-Bang! Gallery, Pasadena, Ca.
2006 "Mommy, Mommy There's An Artist Under My Bed!"-Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca.
2006 "666 Beat the Devil" Group Drawing Show- La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca.
2006 "Group Show Number One"-Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca.
2006 "Society of Illustrators Los Angeles Group Show"-Billy Shire Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca.
2006 "Everything But the Kitchen Sync" 9th Annual Group Art Show La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca.
2006 "Chubby Bunny Art Show"-Nucleus Gallery, Alhambra, Ca.
2005 "5 Person Group Art Show"-La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca.
2005 "Everything But The Kitchen Sync" 8th Annual Group Art Show-La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca.
2004 Transport Gallery-"x1 Show"-Transport Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca.
2004 Six Degrees Group Art Show-Los Angeles, Ca.
2004 "Cannibal Flower Art Gallery"-Los Angeles, Ca.
2003 Beefcake Cheesecake II: at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA), Orange County, Ca.
2002 The Underground-Square Blue Art Gallery, Orange County, Ca.
Product:
Toy Tokyo-Fall 2009-Limited edition 10" of my signature, plush elephant, 'Tippsy'
Skull Candy -Headphones featuring my signature characters, 225 Forest, Laguna Beach, California
Sabre-Summer 2009-custom t-shirt designs featuring skull drawings of Paris Hilton and Britany Spears
Hurley-Summer 2008-Spring 2009-custom board shorts and t-shirts featuring my signature characters: Tippsy, Coily, Gloomy, Octo-Pussy and Patch
Quiksilver-Spring 2008-t-shirts featuring my designs for Quiksilver Surfrider Foundation
Grind King Skateboard Co.-Fall 2007-custom skateboard trucks featuring my designs.
Juxtapoz Magazine-Spring 2009-T-Shirt featuring my signature character "Tippsy" the elephant
Lectures:
2011: Laguna Beach High School, guest speaker
2007: California State University Fullerton-Tue. April 3rd, guest speaker
2007: Jon Swihart- monthly event, Sat. January 13th, guest speaker
2004-2010 Corona Del Mar High School,-guest speaker-Prof. John Gunnin.
Public Murals:
2011: Wahoo's Fish Taco-painted mural with artists: Bigfoot and Bwanna Spoons, Costa Mesa, California
2010: MTV Headquarters Sydney, Australia
2010: Sydney, Australia-Bigfoot x Jason Maloney public mural in Avalon
2010: Curren Caples private skate park-painted a mural with the artist Bigfoot, Oxnard, California
2009: Wahoo's Fish Taco-painted a mural with the artist Bigfoot, Laguna Beach, California
2009: Wahoo's Fish Taco-painted a mural with the artist Bigfoot, Costa Mesa, California
2009: 225 Forest-painted my signature characters inside the Hurley, Nike 6.0 and CONS concept store, Laguna Beach, California
2009: Woodward Skateboard Camp-painted a mural with the artist Bigfoot, California
2009: You Tube Headquarters-painted a mural with artists Alex Pardee, Skinner and Jeben, San Francisco, California
2009: Hudson County Art Store -painted mural with artists Ron English and Bigfoot, Jersey City, New Jersey
2009: Hurley-Chain Reaction- Anaheim, California
2008: Nike-Mexico City, Mexico
