James C. Mulligan

Scenic Artist and Faux Finishing Specialist

All of CCF's faux and custom finish services are under the direction of James Mulligan, Director of Faux and Custom Finishing. He has a comprehensive knowledge of this specialized industry with an extensive background covering virtually all aspects of the Faux trade. His history includes work for some of the most respected and scrutinizing theme parks, corporations, and theater groups.

Resume of Qualification

1995-Present

  • The Walt Disney Company, Disneyland - Pictorial Department, Pictorial Artist
  • Character head development Animazement (prop finishing), Mulan parade (prop finishing) Fantasmic! (prop finishing),
  • Disneyland's Entertainment Art Dept. crew/ scenic/ props: (highlights include:) Disneyland Pacific Hotel, Christmas (Scenic/ Decorator) "Light Magic" Media Opening, Hunchback Western Media International conference, Disney's "Very Merry Gingerbread House" Disneyland's "Dalmatian Celebration" "Mickey's Halloween Treat"
  • McCoy/Rigby Entertainment, lead scenic artist Everything's Ducky, A Grand Night for Singing
  • Opera Pacific, (Orange County Performing Arts Center) Carmen
  • Disney/Lucasfilm, scenic artist Star Wars anniversary media opening
  • Disney Ent. Development, fiber optics installation tech. Disneyland's Light Magic Street Spectacular Disney Ent. Development/ Ent. Art Model builder for Disney's California Adventure, Whales parade
  • Custom Coatings and Finishes, lead faux finish/ mural artist Numerous residential/ commercial projects (mainly custom homes)
  • South Coast Repertory, scenic artist Triumph of Love The Hollow Lands (Ming Cho Lee design)
  • Edwards Theatres Inc. Anastasia promotional design Scream 2 media promotion design
  • Connecticut Children's Theatre in the Catskills, scenic design Oliver!, The Velveteen Rabbit,Fiddler on the Roof, Godspell, the Pajama Game, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Knott's Berry Farm, scenic artist XXVI, XXVII Annual Halloween Haunt- Sign work, Elvira show, Cryptkeeper show, etc.
  • McCallum Theatre/ Bob Hope Cultural Arts Center (Palm Desert) Scenic Design/Scenic Artist, Wizard of Oz
  • Saddleback CLO, lead scenic artist: (highlights) Lend Me a Tenor, Big River, Passion(Design),Noises Off!, Androcles and the Lion,Rodgers and Hart, Once upon a Mattress, Into the Woods , Hello Dolly
  • Proscenery Theatrical Design, lead scenic artist: (highlights)
  • A Christmas Carol, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Arsenic and Old Lace, Secret Garden, Music Man(Tour),My One and Only, "Stomp" touring production(Florida), Shell Oil national sales meeting (Disney World), Barnum, Annie Warbucks, She Loves Me, The Foreigner, Once upon a Mattress (Tour),Crazy for You (Tour)
  • Trilogy Playhouse, scenic design/ lead scenic artist/ propmaster: (highlights) Fiddler on the Roof, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, The Sound of Music, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Wind In the Willows Gift of the Magi, Little Women, Wizard of Oz, The Jungle Book, The Fantasticks Nunsense Related Experience
  • MC Kinney Theatre, lighting assistant Broadway Melodies with Dale Kristien and Bill Hutton Illustrator
  • Amway International
  • National sales meeting brochure cover design and illustration AACN "Home based applications" manual illustration (Nursing Manual)
  • *Numerous faux finishing and trompe l'oeil pieces (residential)

Education

  • Graduate of South Orange County School of the Arts, art major with honors
  • Saddleback College (2 years), art major. Emphasis on life/ figure drawing, Graphic illustration.
  • Classes have included scenic design, set painting, and sculpture classes.