MORGAN GHAN
About / Morgan Ghan

Stories
made me
an artist.

I grew up on Jaws, Star Wars, Alien and King Kong—movies that made impossible worlds feel real—and led me to art. I’ve been chasing that feeling ever since.

Morgan skating through a large concrete pipe beside a California freeway
Skateboarding, circa 1995. Photo: Theo Hand.
How I got here.A few turns along the way
01

Skate graphics
& print.

I started out drawing skateboard graphics and logos in San Francisco. Working with rubylith and screen printing taught me composition, color and how much a single image can say.

02

Surf, design
& direction.

As an art director for Rusty, …Lost, Ocean Current, Kill City, Rokara and other action sports brands, I learned photography, design and how to guide a creative team. I loved the work, but the stories that had inspired me as a kid kept calling.

03

Characters,
worlds & film.

I followed that pull into cinematography, 3D, animation and real-time filmmaking. From Disney productions to my own short films, I’m drawn to the same thing: making a character or a world feel alive enough to believe in.

Morgan’s original Cinefex magazines
The magazines that lit the fire.
Morgan’s original Star Wars sketchbooks
The books I kept coming back to.

I’ve taught myself by following curiosity, making the work, and staying close to the stories that made me want to start.

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