ABOUT THE ARTIST

With a life long ambition in the arts and cartoons, Mark focused strongly upon his art studies, achieving an advanced GNVQ and BTEC Diploma in Art Drawing and Painting before moving to Pontypridd where he studied a BA Honors Degree in 2-D Classical Animation at Glamorgan University, being taught the traditional methods of creating animated cartoons.

After gaining his Degree he worked in a number of professional animation studios on children's television series and also as a freelance artist.

In December 2006 he completed his independent animated short "The Worlds Most Stupidest Superheroes" which was a finalist in the BBC New Animators Competition and has since been adapted and aired on national television in India as an advertisement.

In 2007 he began work at Bristol Film Studios, setting up and running their animation department titled 'BFS Animations.'

Since then Mark's animations and artwork have been in high demand, from cartoons and animations for international companies and television channels, to caricatures of celebrities such as Noel Edmonds and Joss Stone.

To date Mark still works as an independent animator as well as Head of animation and Illustration at Bristol Film Studios, in 2009 both Mark Davies and good friend Chris Needs (BBC Radio and TV personality) received the Best Animated Film Award at the Swansea Bay Film Festival for their independent animated film 'The Jenkins's's's's's'

Mark is a highly imaginative, skilful and professional artist who offers his services of Animation, Illustration and Media artworks to various clients from the television industry, corporate businesses and the general public.