Zehao studied animation as an undergraduate at Beijing Forestry University, where he taught himself computer animation techniques and made several short films either collaboratively or independently. Upon graduation, Zehao worked in Beijing for an animated feature film as a character TD and layout artist, and also for several commercials as 3D character animator.Zehao is now …
Despite her parents best efforts, cable television and cartoons guided Tyler’s formative years which propelled her to earn a BS in Radio-Television-Film at The University of Texas at Austin. She worked as a video editor and motion graphics artist so she could save her scrimpings to follow her dreams and make cartoons of her own. …
Tenaya Anue is a writer and animator. After studying Fine Arts and Creative Writing at University of Pennsylvania, she moved on to the Masters in Animation at UCLA. Her work, both comics and animations, is narratively driven, often with a surreal or fantastical element. Website: www.tenayaanue.com Blog: http://www.tenayaanue.blogspot.com/ instagram: @tenayaanue
Sam Grinberg is a cartoonist & animator. A graduate of The School of Visual Arts, he is producing his own comic book series and currently working toward his master’s in animation at UCLA.You can see his work on his website here www.samgrinberg.com
Heather is a legendary hero who like long runs, hikes through the hills, cupcakes, television, and art. After graduating from Loyola University Chicago with a Bachelor’s in Fine Art, she immediately journeyed to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of working in animation. www.epicheather.com
Valerie Giuili is an award-winning writer and story artist. A California native, Valerie initially worked in the tech industry as a developer and designer, dedicating off-hours to her alt/noise rock band, before beginning the animation program at UCLA. After graduating, Valerie focused her career on adult animation, working on such shows as Family Guy, Midnight …
Heather Collins was raised in Colorado and educated at Duke prior to attending UCLA. She creates stop motion and hand-drawn stories where bad things happen to cute characters. Her interests include dark humor, strange animals, and mountains.www.theheathercollins.com
Dorian Yarnelson is a proud member of the UCLA animation workshop and Film/TV community. His artistic and academic interests include history, mythology and the wilderness of the human mind. His loyalty to the workshop is absolute.
Alex Wong is an Animation Workshop alumnus. He studied Visual Arts and Computer Science at Brown University and enrolled in several animation courses at the Rhode Island School of Design. His interest in the intersection between art and technology drove him to explore animation, and he now enjoys creating meaningful stories.