Enrico Casarosa

A bespoke artwork of a select Pixar character(s) by Enrico Casarosa.

Enrico Casarosa joined Pixar Animation Studios in January 2002. Casarosa began as a story artist on Cars before moving on to work on the Academy Award-winning feature films Ratatouille and Up. He made his directorial debut with the Academy Award®-nominated short film, La Luna, which screened theatrically with Brave in 2012. He then went on to work on The Good Dinosaur and the Academy Award®-winning feature Coco. Casarosa then turned his sights to his own feature film, directing Disney and Pixar’s Luca which released on Disney+ on June 18, 2021 and was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature. He is currently in development on an upcoming unannounced feature film for the studio. 

Casarosa found early influences in Hayao Miyazaki’s work and grew up watching Miyazaki’s television series in Italy. Born and raised in Genoa, Casarosa moved to New York City in his twenties, to study animation at the School of Visual Arts and Illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology.  

Before coming to Pixar, Casarosa worked as a storyboard artist at Blue Sky Studios on Ice Age and Robots. He also worked as a background designer and storyboard artist for a number of Disney Channel Television Series’ including “101 Dalmatians” and “PB&J Otters.”  

Casarosa currently lives in Berkeley, CA with his wife, daughter, and three chickens. 

Donor may choose a character from any film Enrico has worked on: La Luna, Luca, UP, Ratatouille, The Good Dinosaur, Cars.

Medium will be pencil/ink and watercolor, dimensions roughly 8.5 x 11.

The (non-iterative) artwork will be completed within 3 months of request. All communication will be handled via email with the artist's assistant.

Experience must be claimed within 12 months of the auction.