Austin Madison

After graduating from Sheldon High School in 2002,^[1] he attended the character animation program at the California Institute of the Arts; he graduated from there in 2006.^[2]

Ever since his 2006 graduation, Madison has worked as an animator and story artist for Pixar. He has also served as a voice actor on short films, and as a voice actor in Mondo Media's Dick Figures.^[3]

Madison has done animation work for many very popular and successful Pixar films. The most well-known titles that he has been involved with are: Incredibles 2 (2018), Toy Story 3 (2010), Up (2009), WALL-E (2008), and Ratatouille (2007).^[1][3]

The most influential role he has had in his animation career was as the lead animator for the 2012 film Brave,^[4] which would go on to be the 13th-highest grossing film for that year.^[5] That film also won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 85th Academy Awards,^[6] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film at the 70th Golden Globe Awards.^[7]

Madison created cartoon battle sketches that depicted real and current NFL football matchups extensively during the 2012 and 2013 seasons, and for a few games during the 2014 season.^[8][9] He did cartoon battle sketches for some playoff games in those three seasons also, including Super Bowl XLVII between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers,^[9] and Super Bowl XLVIII between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks.^[10]

Additionally, Madison serves as an instructor for The Animation Collaborative,^[11] an Emeryville, California premiere training workshop for animation and animation art serving the San Francisco Bay Area.^[12]

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