Jacqueline Perreault Gonzales
WDCC Sculptor
Jacqueline Perreault Gonzales is a commercial sculptor and character artist whose career spans toys, collectibles and the entertainment industry.
Her extensive work for the Walt Disney Classics Collection includes characters, elaborate scenes and special releases inspired by both animated films and Disney theme-park attractions.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Discover the artist behind the sculptures
Raised in New York as one of seven children, Jacqueline Perreault Gonzales developed an interest in sculpture at an early age. As a child, she drew constantly and carved or sculpted whatever materials she could find.
That childhood ambition eventually became a professional career as a commercial sculptor, working across the toy, collectibles and entertainment industries.
Her experience with character sculpture has allowed her to work on subjects ranging from small individual figures to complex multi-character compositions.
Jacqueline Perreault Gonzales & WDCC
Work for the Walt Disney Classics Collection
Jacqueline Perreault Gonzales created an extensive body of work for the Walt Disney Classics Collection, sculpting characters from films including Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland and many others.
Her WDCC work also extended beyond animated films to Disney theme-park characters and attractions, including Figment from EPCOT and pieces inspired by Pirates of the Caribbean.
She contributed to several limited and event releases, including Riverbank Reverie, a 2010 limited edition of 1,500, and A Splash of Spring, the sixth release in the Disney Artist Series.
NOTABLE WDCC CREATIONS
A selection of sculptures created by Jacqueline Perreault Gonzales
BEYOND WDCC
Other projects and collectible lines
Beyond WDCC, Jacqueline Perreault Gonzales has worked for many years as a commercial sculptor across a variety of creative industries.
Her professional experience extends into toys, collectibles and entertainment, applying character sculpture to projects well beyond porcelain figurines.
- Commercial sculpture
- Toy industry projects
- Collectible sculpture
- Entertainment and film projects
DID YOU KNOW?
A little story behind the artist
One of Jacqueline Perreault Gonzales' most unusual WDCC sculptures is It Be Too Late To Alter Course..., inspired by the original Pirates of the Caribbean attraction.
The piece combined an extraordinary range of materials, including porcelain, hand-cast bronze, pewter and resin, rather than relying solely on porcelain.