Tricia B. Benson

At the age of 11, Tricia B. Benson wrote to Walt Disney Studios asking how to become an animator. Disney sent her detailed guidance on reaching that goal, and Benson went on to surpass it. She became an animator for popular television shows and comic strips including “The Simpsons,” “King of the Hill” and “Dilbert,” ultimately achieving her childhood dream by finding a home with Disney Fine Art, where she is now represented by Park West Gallery.
Benson combines the beloved Art Nouveau style of the turn of the century with Disney’s cherished characters that audiences have loved for generations. What excites her most about art is line quality, that fluid motion giving a painting life through confident single strokes, a technique mastered by artists like Alphonse Mucha and Maxfield Parrish, and animators Marc Davis and Chuck Jones.
She graduated from Loyola Marymount College with a degree in Film, as animation degrees were not yet available. Benson honed her craft through private seminars, where she was discovered. When the director of “The Simpsons” asked her to test for the series, she was simultaneously testing for “Futurama.” After receiving the call to join “The Simpsons” team, she celebrated by walking away from the other test, never looking back.