About the Artist

Michael Denering began his career as a graphic artist in advertising drawing audio visual art to teach children math evolving into production manager with a staff of artists, he worked his way up to Art Director.

 In 1977, Denering shifted focus to the entertainment field working for CBS Television City as a scenic artist as well as Mark Taper Forum and the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion painting scenery. Independent scenery shop R.L. Grosh & Sons hired the talented young Denering to paint backings and murals for Disney Epcot Center, several operas and stage productions.

 This led to the motion picture studios recognizing Denering's raw and sublime talent. Starting with J.C. Backings and in 1985 transition to Warner Bros. Scenic Art department.  While at Warner's Denering's extensive list of over 100 feature films designing and painting murals and backings include Oscar Winners. Ghostbusters, Lost Boys, Dracula, Batman, The Green Mile, Spiderman, Lethal Weapons, What Dreams May Come, Jurassic Park, Planet of the Apes, Iron Man, Pursuit of Happyness, Pirates of theCarribean, Charlies Angels, Seven Pounds, Transformers, Lemonysnickit, Diehard, Star Trek are amongst just a handful of his accomplishments. 

A complete list of Denering's film credits are available for your perusal. 

Murals for Atlantic City-Golden Nugget, Las Vegas-Venetian,  City of Los Angeles, Marin County, Phoenix, Singapore, Beijing and other major city’s in China, Japan, Italy, Spain, France and across the United States of America as well as Paramount Studios, Disney Studios, Sony Studios, Universal Studios and Fox are featured in his vast assortment of commercial works .

 by Kat Pierson, Publicist / Jones & O'Malley,PR / Los Angeles, CA USA                      818/762-8353

1984  Ghostbusters                                           2000 Perfect Storm

1986 Three amigos                                           2001 Planet of the Apes

1986 Karate Kid 2                                            2001 Evolution

1987 Lost Boys                                                2002 Spiderman 1,2,3

1988 Vibes                                                       2003 Terminator 3

1988 Beetlejuice                                               2003 Cradle to the Grave

1988 Die Hard 1 & 2                                        2004 Lemony Snicket

1989 Tango & Cash                                         2005 War of the Worlds

1989 Flatliners                                                  2005 Zathura

1990 Gremlins 2                                               2005 Memories of a Gehsia

1990 Haunted Mansion                                    2005 40 year old virgin

1991 Adams Family                                         Lethal Weapons 1,2,3,4

1992 Toys                                                        Charlies Angels 1,2

1992 Jurrasic Park                                            A few good men

1992 Dracula                                                    Time to Kill

1993 Falling Down                                          AI

1993 Last Action Hero                                     Pursuit of Happiness

1993 Dave                                                        Pirate of the Carribean I,3

1994 North                                                       Hulk

1994 Little Rascals                                           Bewitched

 1994 Baby's Day Out                                      Star Trek

1994 Flintstones                                                Land of the Lost

 1994 The Shadow                                            Santa Claus 3

1995 Congo                                                      Iron Man 1 & 2

1995 Nixon

1995 Waterworld

1995 Batman Forever

1996 Phantom

1997 Postman

1997 Relic

1997 Batman & Robin

1998 6 Days & 7 Nights

1998 Solider

1999 Mystery Men

1999 Green Mile