Scott Tolleson
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Biography
To put it simply, Scott is a toy junkie. He's obsessed with collecting, designing, and creating toys. He draws inspiration from many areas, including pop culture, comic books, his family, and toys from his childhood. Scott prefers to elicit a sense of child-like wonder and nostalgia in his artwork. He enjoys working in both digital and traditional mediums, depending on his mood.
Scott is happiest when he is working on multiple projects. He has self-produced numerous designer toys, including Otis and Otto, Tricycle Terror, Doc Von Block and Big Rollin’ Rascal. Since ’98, he has worked for the Walt Disney Company in the Entertainment Productions Department where he has designed pieces for various parades, venues and merchandise.
Scott was born and raised in Atlanta, GA. At the age of 16, he moved to the West Coast. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
Solo Shows
- Heavenus, 2014
- Misrememberance, 2013
Designed Toy Releases
These are toys designed by Scott.
- Tricycle Terror
- Doc Von Block
- Big Rollin' Rascal
- Stolle's Neighborhood
- The Nosellots
- Chipster
- Deadbeet
- Bartholomew Punchyface
- BittaCritta
- Kookie No Good
- Trayjus
- Lyle Bean
- Bella Lee
- Weishaupt with Double Parlour
- Rick Grimes & Invincible
- Yoddha
- Grumbus
- Paco Taco
- Dadbod Deadbeet
- Frekkle
- Bao
- My Little Pizza
Toy Series Participation
These are toys that Scott has lent their design skills to.
- Unbox & Friends - "Frekkle" Wave 2, 2019
- Dunny - 3" for DesignerCon series, 2018
- Dunny - 3" for Dunny City Cryptid Series, 2018
- Shard Dunny - "Dark Crystal", 70 pieces, 2018
- Dunny - 5" "Krampus" Black with Kathleen Voigt, 800 pieces, 2017
- Dunny - 5" "Krampus" Blue with Kathleen Voigt, 200 pieces, 2017
- Dunny - 8" "King Howie" Green, 500 pieces 2017
- Dunny - 8" "King Howie" Purple, 200 pieces 2017
- Labbit - 7" "Pipken Labbit" blue, 2016
- Labbit - 7" "Pipken Labbit" pink, 2016
- Dunny - 3" "Odd Ones - Bugga Bugga" GID, DesignerCon exclusive, 2016
- Dunny - 3" "Odd Ones - Howie Philips" metallic blue, NYCC exclusive, 1000 pieces, 2016
- Dunny - 3" "The Odd Ones" series, 2016
- Dunny - 8" "Imperial Lotus Dragon", 2015
- Android - 3" "Skeledroid" for Series 5, 2015
- Android - "2x2 Android" Series 4, 2013
- Dunny - 3" trio for Dunny Evolved, 2013
- Dunny - 3" "Argyle Warrior" Dunny 2013, 2013
- RAAR! - 6" "Theo", 2012
- Android - 3" "Frankie Frost" special edition, 2012
- Android - 3" "Agent Argh", Series 3, 2012
- Android - 3" "Agent Rawr", Series 3, 2012
- 10-Doh! - 3.5" Artist Series 1, 2012
- Qee - 5" "Mr Pinkerton" Pink, 2012
- Qee - 5" "Mr Pinkerton" Antique, 2012
- Android - "Bernard" Series 2, 2011
- Qee - 5" "Uncle Argh", 2011
- Mugo - Artist Series 2, 2010
Customs
These are one-off, or very limited, toys.
- Dunny - 5" custom for the Shard Show, 2017
- Luna - "Lunacorn Frappuccino" custom for the Luna Custom Group Show, 2017
- Skullhead Samurai - custom for the Skullhead Samurai Custom Art Show, 2017
- Baby Fatts - custom for the Baby Fatts Show, 2016
- Dunny - 5" "Krampus" custom for the NYCC DTA Dunny Show with Kathleen Voigt, 2016
- Piece(s) for Inaction Figures 4, 2016
- Skullhead - "The Crimson Skull", 3 pieces, SDCC, 2015
- Picklebaby - "Better than Spanky's" custom for Little Green Men, 2015
- Piece(s) for the Twisted Mouse Show, 2015
- Dunny - 3" "Hold Your Breath" custom for the series with various artists including The Bots, 2015
- Junior - custom for When Hell Freezes Over 2, 2015
- Piece(s) for the Christmas Kaiju Group Show, 2014
- All City Style - custom for Derailed 2, 2014
- Toyconosaurus - custom for the Custom T-Con Show, 2013
- Fonzo - custom for Fonzo Loves California, 2013
- Billy - custom for Blamo 5th Annual Custom Show, 2013
- Deadbeet - "Stroll Eater" custom, 10 pieces, DCon'13, 2013
- Piece for 99 Deaths of Jar Jar, 2013
- Pollen Kaiser - custom for the 2013 Anniversary Custom Show, 2013
- Deadbeet - custom for The Deadbeet Show, 2013
- Fonzo - custom for Fonzo Loves the UK, 2013
- Cavey - custom for Cavey’s 3rd Birthday, 2013
- Fonzo - 6" "Baxstar" custom for Fonzo Love NY, 2013
- Hug - custom for the Hug Custom Show, 2012
- Piece(s) for Scary Girl - 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition, 2012
- Piece(s) for Touma and Friends, 2012
- Cavey - for Cavey's American Cousins, 2012
- Android - customs for the Dragatomi SDCC Edition Custom Android Blind Box Series, 2012
- Playsam custom for The Playsam 500, 2012
- Munny - custom for They Came From The Streets II, 2012
- Bellicose Bunny - "Rocket Relic" custom for Bellicosity, 2012
- Qee - 8" custom for the So So Happy Custom Qee Show, 2012
- Chipster - 9x customs, collaborations with DrilOne & Leecifer for SDCC, 2012
- Piece(s) for Winter Salon, 2011/2012
- "Bitta Critta" Plush for Plush-O-Rama, 2011
- Jumping Brain - "Hello My Baby" custom for the Brain Evolution Exhibit, 2011
- Munny - 7" "Billy Victim" for Stop It!, 2011
- Pieces for Bewitching, 2011
- Android - 3" Android Custom Series 2.0, 13 pieces, 2011
- Ghost Girl - "Corroded Queen" custom for Ghost In The Machine, 2011
- Munny - 7" "Main Street Magi" custom for They Came From The Streets, 2011
- Qee - custom for the NYC♥QEE show, 2011
- 10-Doh! - custom for the So Analog Group Custom Show, 2010
- Yoka - 3" "Argyle Bear" custom for the Custom Yoka Show, 2010
- T-Boy/Danke Schoen - custom for Love Movement, 2010
- Sketchbot - custom for the Sketchbot Custom Show V2, 2010
- Custom for Natural Resources, 2009
Images
Production Pieces
Uncle Argh Qee