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Over the years Mark Nagata has collected thousands of toys and a fair amount of titles. The man behind San Francisco-based Max Toy Company is widely known as: Toy Collector. Illustrator. Magazine Founder/Publisher. Toy Designer. Artist. Author. Husband. Father. But the one description that might fit best is an unofficial one -- Kaiju Toy and Art Ambassador. In the Japanese-inspired art and toy area, as well as throughout the larger toy collecting community, Mark is welcomed and recognized for his personal passion and commitment to supporting artists all around the world and the unique works they create. Beginning as a collector in his youth, Mark has had for years a keen eye for great art and a personal interest in collecting that he has spread through a variety of outlets. Trained at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, Mark honed his skills working for himself and for some of the most notable businesses in the country. As a freelance commercial illustrator, he completed works for such prominent companies as Lucasfilms, DC Comics, Hasbro Toys, IBM, Sony, and numerous advertising and design firms, both national and international. Mark's More Than Sunshine have been hard at work curating a new toy show, Toy Burst at Redefine Gallery in Orlando, Florida. There will be all types of toys, including, vinyl, resin, and even plush toys. They’ve invited artists from all around the world to participate, who include: Pez, Miss Zukie, Manny X, 2BitHack, Boy Kong, Flat Bonnie, Kevin Herdeman, Alex Yanes, Mark Nagata, Registered Artist, Crummy Gummy, Ian Ziobrowski, Cash Cannon, Respect, Broken Pigeon, Flaw Toys, Col Wallnuts, Chris Reason, Marlene “Barbie” Varela, Jennipho, Will Gay, Patrick Wong, Mathew Curran, Michael Banks, Tasha Zimich, Wolfrich, Christobar, Kittens of Industry, Ivan Roque, Sover, and Bryan Collins.