David Hardy is an Indigenous artist with more than eight years of animation experience with Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is a freelance illustrator, specialising in character design, portraits and caricatures.

Whilst at Walt Disney Animation Studios, David had the opportunity to work on 12 animated feature films, some of which included The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata, Tarzan II, Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch and Return to Neverland.

In 2005 David was offered the position of Clean-up Animation Director in Manila, Philippines, where he worked on The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning and The Fox and the Hound 2, both sequels to the Disney classics.