Meet the Workshop
Chuck Sheetz
Professor, Area Head
1st Year Curriculum | Admissions | Thesis Advisor
Celia L. Mercer
Professor Emerita
Matt Groening Production Fellowship in Animation | Groening Endowment Master Classes
Lynn Okimura
Professor in Residence
1st Year Curriculum | Thesis Advisor
Celia L. Mercer
Professor Emerita
Matt Groening Production Fellowship in Animation | Groening Endowment Master Classes
Visit our Adjunct Faculty page to get to know our talented team of instructors
Our program is extensive in resources and provides our students with accessibility and availability. Our staff is frequently looking for ways to improve our program, and provide students with years of industry experience and navigation through graduate division.
Josh Morgan
Program Supervisor, Lecturer
Academic Administration | Software Development | Admissions | Interactive Animation
Daniel Olivas
Director of Animation Resources, Lecturer
Studio Outreach | Lab Management | Head of Stop Motion
Nova Guitierez
Office Assistant
2nd Year Animation MFA
As a student of the Animation Workshop you will become a member of a vast, supportive community. Through boundless determination, our students learn just as much from each other as they do in the classroom.
Zora Xu
MFA '26 - 2D Animation / Story Artist
Dylan Martis
MFA '25 - 2D/3D Animation
Ru Deng
MFA '26 - 3D Animation