Artist Bio

Originally from Willoughby, Ohio, Jason "Tiki" Tackett is an Illustrator and Graphic Designer currently based in Central Florida.

He is a 30-year Disney Cast Member whose nickname was given to him by one of his Leaders during the early days of his career when he served as an overenthusiastic attraction host at Walt Disney World's Enchanted Tiki Room.

Jason is a graduate of Valencia College in Orlando, Florida, where he majored in Graphic and Interactive Design. He has served as a Contributing Artist on several guest-facing Disney projects including Disney's Virtual Magic Kingdom MMOG and the Disney Parks Blog. His non-Disney credits include designing showcards for Brief Cameo Productions in Connecticut and conceptual artwork for the "Pavilion Futures" exhibit at the Queens Museum in New York.

His inspirations and interests include postmodern architecture, Disney theme park design, the 1964/65 New York World's Fair, the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, midcentury modern design, and Polynesian pop culture.