Jasmine Becket-Griffith

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Jasmine Becket-Griffith
BornJune 4, 1979
Known forFreelance artist
Style Fairy, fantasy, and gothic artwork
Website strangeling.com

Jasmine Becket-Griffith (born June 4, 1979) is a freelance artist who specializes in fairy, fantasy, and gothic artwork. Her preferred medium is acrylic on canvas or wood and her designs appear on many lines of licensed merchandise, notably through the chain stores Hot Topic and collectibles through the Bradford Group including co-branded Disney projects. She is also a staple at fantasy conventions, namely Dragon*Con, MegaCon (Orlando) and FaerieCon. [1] [2] [3]

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Since 2006, Jasmine began doing freelance co-branded artwork with the Walt Disney Company as an independent contractor.

Jasmine's physical gallery for her artwork is at Pop Gallery Orlando at Disney Springs in the Walt Disney World Resort. Her licensed Disney character artwork can be found at Disneyland's WonderGround Gallery in Anaheim, California as well as Disney World's Disney Marketplace Co-Op. She lives in Celebration, Florida with her husband/assistant, author Matthew David Becket, and also maintains a small studio in London, England.

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References

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