Director Petra Gallerie / SORO Social Club
Owner Mordida de Culebra
SNAKEBITE CORTEZ is a Bridger of Worlds, a Transmedia Specialist with nearly two decades' experience in the fields of Animation, Comic Books, Fashion Design and Video Games. He has brought his unique skill set and award-winning aesthetic flavor to bear on projects for a diverse clientele ranging from Dreamworks Animation to DC Comics, Von Dutch to VH1. He is an expert illustrator and a specialist in 2D digital media, focusing on digital paint, color design and conceptual development. He is also a highly regarded teacher, having shared his knowledge of Photoshop and The Business of Art both on staff at The Animation Academy in Burbank, California and as an occasional guest lecturer at high schools and colleges around Southern California.
He is a five-time nominee for the prestigious Eisner Award in recognition of his outstanding color work in the comics industry, and he was an integral part of the team on the groundbreaking animated video for KORN's "Freak on a Leash," which earned two Grammys as well as an MTV Video Music Award. In addition, his work has won awards at the ANISE International Film Festival and the Chicago Television Festival, and has been recognized by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
More recently, he served as Background Painter on the acclaimed animated series "G.I. Joe: Resolute," then turned down a similar post on the revamped "Thundercats" in order to devote the entirety of his energy and time to more personal endeavors. As the Director of Petra Gallerie and the SORO Social Club, and the Owner of Mordida de Culebra Tattoo Studio, Snakebite stands at the crossroads of a dizzying array of diverse art forms and powerful cultural forces, holding on for dear life as he bends the world to his badass and beautiful vision.
