I’m an art director, filmmaker & 3D artist. I’ve worked as an art director at Google since 2018. I speak at conferences and conduct workshops to help others learn about AR, art direction, and using AI image generation effectively in animation pipelines.
Prior to Google, I taught 3D animation pipeline classes at SAE Expression college in Emeryville, CA, including: character rigging, character modeling, hard surface modeling, dynamic simulations, CG compositing, and more. I have worked in film and television, and my IMDB credits include the Academy award-nominated animated features Anomalisa and Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.
My short films have screened in dozens of festivals, and I have an MFA from CalArts in experimental animation and a BFA from the University of Wisconsin with a focus on painting and sculpture.
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Talks
Google GUACfest Accessibility Conference
May 1, 2024
Art Directing Inclusive Visual Designs
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Awards
Indie Suspense Horror Sci-Fi Film Festival 1st Place Animated Short (Closed Circuit 2019)
Sick Chick Flicks Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film (Closed Circuit 2019)
LA New Wave Film Festival Best Animated Film (Viscera 2014)
LA New Wave Film Festival Best Animated Film Directing (Viscera 2014)
LA New Wave Film Festival Best Animated Visuals (Viscera 2014)
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Screenings
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Closed Circuit
- Wisconsin Film Festival. Madison, USA (2020)
- Yountville International Film Festival. Yountville, USA (2020)
- Madrid Sci-Fi Film Festival. Madrid, Spain (2019)
- Another Hole in the Head Film Festival. San Francisco, USA (2019)
- Indie Suspense Horror Sci-Fi Film Festival. Orlando, USA (2019)
- International Short Film Festival Kalmthout. Kalmthout, Belgium (2019)
- Animation Chico Film Festival. Chico, USA (2019)
- Midwest Horror Film Festival. Logansport, USA (2019)
- San Jose International Short Film Festival. San Jose, USA (2019)
- Sick Chick Flicks Film Festival. Cary, USA (2019)
- Independent Star Film Festival. Freising, Bavaria (2019)
- Vidlings & Tapeheads Film Festival. Detroit, USA (2019)
- Florida Animation Festival. Tallahassee, USA (2019)
- Arizona International Film Festival. Tucson, USA (2019)
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Viscera
- Contemporary Art Ruhr Video Lounge Anarchy Showcase. Berlin, Germany (2020)
- Slamdance Department of Anarchy Showcase. Berlin, Germany (2020)
- Les Femmes Underground International Film Festival. Phoenix, USA (2018)
- Sustefest Film Festival. Guanajuato, Mexico (2017)
- Hungry! – Film & Food Festival. Jämtland Härjedalen, Sweden (2016)
- Scream Queen Festival Tour. Nagoya, Japan (2016)
- Buried Alive Film Festival. Atlanta, USA (2015)
- Bend Film Festival. Bend, USA (2015)
- Scream Queen Film Festival. Tokyo, Japan (2015)
- Anibar Animation Festival. Peja, Kosovo (2015)
- Summer Film School. Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic (2015)
- Hollyshorts Film Festival. Hollywood, USA (2015)
- Etheria Film Night’s Women Underground. Hollywood, USA (2015)
- CalArts Showcase at Redcat. Los Angeles, USA (2015)
- IFS Film Festival. Los Angeles, USA (2015)
- Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film. Stuttgart, Germany (2015)
- Philip K. Dick European Film Festival of Science Fiction. Paris, France (2015)
- International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival. Phoenix, USA (2015)
- Florida Film Festival. Maitland and Winter Park, USA (2015)
- Calgary Underground Film Festival. Calgary, Canada (2015)
- Slamdance Film Festival. Park City, USA (2015)
- Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival. New York, USA (2015)
- Another Hole in the Head Film Festival. San Francisco, USA (2014)
- Los Angeles International New Wave Film Festival. Los Angeles, USA (2014)
- Idaho Horror Film Festival. Boise, USA (2014)
- Anim’est International Animation Film Festival. Bucharest, Romania (2014)
- Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival. Montreal, Canada (2014)