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Great Women Animators

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Great Women Animators

Category: Experimental Animation

Aleksandra Dulic

b.1973, Contemporary Serbian Canadian painter, animator, media artist and

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Serbian Animation Stop Motion Animation

Alice Cohen

American contemporary stop-motion and experimental animator

- by - 0 - In Abstract Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Alice Dunseath

London based contemporary filmmaker and stop-motion animator.

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation UK Animation

Amy Kravitz

Contemporary American abstract animator and educator

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Abstract Animation American Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation

Amy Lockhart

Contemporary Canadian stop-motion and traditional animator

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Ana Pérez López

b.1990, Contemporary Spanish 2D, hand-drawn animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Spanish Animation

Anna Firth

Contemporary experimental hand-drawn animator based in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

- by - 0 - In American Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Beatrice Pucci

b.1979, Italian contemporary stop-motion animator

- by - 0 - In Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Italian Animation Stop Motion Animation

Begoña Vicario

b.1962, Venezuelan experimental animator and educator, practicing since the

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation Abstract Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Sand Animation Spanish Animation Stop Motion Animation Venezuelan Animation

Carolina López

Spanish contemporary experimental animator and animation curator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Curator of Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Caroline Leaf

b.1946, Canadian-American animator known for her stop-motion sand and

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Sand Animation Stop Motion Animation

Catya Plate

Spanish-born American contemporary stop-motion animator

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation German Animation Spanish Animation

Claire Parker

1906-1981, American engineer and animator known for her contribution

- by - 0 - In 1930s Animation 1940s Animation 1950s Animation 1960s Animation American Animation Experimental Animation Pinscreen Animation

Cleo Harrington

British pioneering film animator, writer and illustrator, practicing since

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation UK Animation

Corrie Francis Parks

American contemporary experimental and traditional animation director and educator

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Sand Animation Stop Motion Animation

Danielle Ash

Brooklyn-based contemporary stop-motion animator

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Elizabeth Belliveau

b.1979, Canadian contemporary stop motion animator, printmaker, artist

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Erica Russell

b. 1951, New Zealand born experimental and studio animator

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation New Zealand Animation Studio Animation

Evelyn (Eve) Lambart

1914-1999, Canadian stop-motion animator and technical director at the

- by - 0 - In 1940s Animation 1950s Animation 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation Abstract Animation Canadian Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Evelyn Jane Ross

UK-based contemporary claymation, stop-motion, hand-drawn and digital animator

- by - 0 - In Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation UK Animation

Evgenia Gostrer

Russian-born, Germany based clay and experimental contemporary animator

- by - 0 - In Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation German Animation Russian Animation

Faith Hubley

1924-2001, traditional hand-drawn and experimental American animator, known for

- by - 0 - In 1950s Animation 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Florence Miailhe

b.1956, French traditional and experimental under-the-camera animator

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation Sand Animation

Florentine Grelier

Contemporary French experimental animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation

Gail Noonan

Canadian experimental and traditional stop-motion animator, practicing 1980s-currently.

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Gisèle Ansorge

1923-1993, French sand animator with her partner and collaborator

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation Experimental Animation French Animation Sand Animation

Grace Nayoon Rhee

Korean-born, LA-based experimental animator using traditional techniques

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Korean Animation

Hayley Morris

Contemporary American stop-motion and commercial animator

- by - 0 - In American Animation Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Helen Hill

1970-2007, American stop-motion and experimental animator, activist and artist

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Irena Dodalová

1900-1989, Czech experimental and stop-motion animator and collaborator of

- by - 0 - In 1930s Animation 1940s Animation Abstract Animation Czech Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Iriz Pääbo

Contemporary Canadian animator and film director based in Toronto,

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Isabel Herguera

Spanish-born contemporary experimental and traditional animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Spanish Animation

Isabelle Aspin

Contemporary American experimental and hand-drawn illustrator, animator

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation

Izibene Oñederra

b.1979, Spanish contemporary hand-drawn, traditional animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Spanish Animation

Jadwiga Kowalska

b.1982, Polish-Swiss contemporary hand-drawn animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Polish Animation Swiss Animation

Jane Cheadle

b.1979, Contemporary experimental stop-motion animator from South Africa, based

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation South African Animation Stop Motion Animation UK Animation

Janie Geiser

b.1957, American contemporary experimental animator and interdisciplinary artist, practicing

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Jeanette Bonds

American contemporary hand-drawn animator, co-founder and director of GLAS

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation

Jesi Jordan

Contemporary Canadian 2D traditional animator and artist based in

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Jill Carter-Hansen

Australian stop-motion and experimental animator, known for her work

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation Australian Animation Experimental Animation New Zealand Animation Stop Motion Animation

Jo Lawrence

British contemporary experimental animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation UK Animation

Joan Ashworth

British practicing stop-motion animator, practicing 1980s-current

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Joan C. Gratz

b.1941, American animator known for her work with claypainting,

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation

Jodie Mack

b.1983, Abstract/experimental contemporary animator from London, UK

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation UK Animation

Julia Gromskaya

Soviet-born, Italy-based contemporary traditional animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Russian Animation Soviet Animation

Karen Aqua

1954-2011, American traditional and experimental animator often implementing music

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Abstract Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation

Karolina Glusiec

London-based, Polish hand-drawn contemporary animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Polish Animation UK Animation

Kathy Rose

American experimental animator and artist, practicing since the 1970s

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation

Kelly Gallagher

American contemporary experimental animator

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation

Laura Ginès

Barcelona-based experimental animator and educator

- by - 0 - In Abstract Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Spanish Animation

Laura Harrison

American contemporary experimental animator and painter

- by - 0 - In American Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation

Leah Shore

Contemporary NY-based experimental animator and artist (hand-drawn, traditional, stop-motion,

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Lesley Keen

Contemporary UK experimental animator (working with 2D and 3D

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation UK Animation

Leslie Supnet

Contemporary experimental Canadian animator, based in Toronto, ON.

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Liana Dognini

Italian-born contemporary experimental animator

- by - 0 - In Digital Animation Experimental Animation Italian Animation Stop Motion Animation UK Animation

Lianne Zannier

Contemporary Canadian animator and visual artist using traditional and

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Lilli Carre

b.1983, Contemporary American illustrator, printmaker, comic book maker and

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Curator of Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Lillian Schwartz

b.1927, American pioneer experimental filmmaker and animator using 2D/3D

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Abstract Animation American Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation

Lisa Crafts

American animator and moving image artist, practicing since the

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Lizzy Hobbs

Contemporary UK-based animator, using stop-motion and traditional techniques

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation UK Animation

Lorelei Pepi

Contemporary American animator focused on issues of gender, identity

- by - 0 - In American Animation Canadian Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation

Lori D.

Contemporary American 2D traditional animator, illustrator and educator

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Lotti Bauer

b.1960, contemporary Swiss animation director and educator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Swiss Animation

Luca Toth

b.1989, Hungarian contemporary animator using 2D digital techniques

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Hungarian Animation

Lynn Smith

b.1942, Canadian animator practicing since the 1960s (independent and

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Sand Animation Stop Motion Animation

Lynn Tomlinson

Contemporary American animator practicing since the 1990s, using stop-motion

- by - 0 - In American Animation Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Madi Piller

Canadian experimental animator and filmmaker, using traditional film technology.

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Curator of Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Maja Gehrig

b.1978, Swiss traditional and digital animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Swiss Animation

María Álvarez y Elisa Morais

a.k.a. Sois de Traca, Spain/Lithuania collaborative 2D animators and

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Spanish Animation

María Manero Muro

b.1986, Spanish contemporary 2D and stop motion animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Documentary Animation Experimental Animation Spanish Animation Stop Motion Animation

María Trénor

b.1970, Spanish stop-motion animator and filmmaker

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Spanish Animation Stop Motion Animation

Marie Vieillevie

French contemporary animator using traditional techniques

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation

Marieka Walsh

Contemporary Australian sand animator and filmmaker

- by - 0 - In Australian Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Sand Animation Stop Motion Animation

Mariola Brillowska

Polish-born, based in Germany, contemporary animator and artist, using

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation German Animation Handdrawn Animation Polish Animation

Martha Colburn

Contemporary American experimental stop motion animator

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Mary Beams

b.1945, American animator and artist, known for her work

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation American Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation

Mary Ellen Bute

1906-1983, Pioneer American experimental sound, visual and film artist

- by - 0 - In 1930s Animation 1940s Animation 1950s Animation Abstract Animation American Animation Experimental Animation

Maureen Selwood

b.1946, Dublin-born, American animator and filmmaker, pioneer of early

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation UK Animation

Maya Erdelyi

Boston/LA-Based American contemporary animator using various 2D techniques

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Mercedes Sánchez-Agustino

Contemporary Spanish experimental animator, painter and animation researcher

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Spanish Animation Stop Motion Animation

Michelle Kranot

Collaborator with Uri Kranot, 2D and experimental animators originally

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Danish Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Israeli Animation Rotoscoping

Mildred (Millie) Goldsholl

1920-2012, American animator and producer (active 1950s-70s)

- by - 0 - In 1950s Animation 1960s Animation 1970s Animation American Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Miwa Matreyek

L.A.-based animator, director, designer and performer using installation-based techniques

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Nancy Andrews

Contemporary American animator, documentarian, practicing since the 1990s

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation American Animation Documentary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Nancy Edell

1942-2005, Canadian/American multi-disciplinary artist and animator

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation American Animation Canadian Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Nathalie Djurberg

Contemporary Swedish stop-motion clay animator, known for her collaborative

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation Swedish Animation

Niki Lindroth von Bahr

b.1984, Swedish contemporary stop-motion animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation Swedish Animation

Nina Paley

b.1968, American cartoonist, animator and activist.

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation

Noriko Okaku

Japanese-born, London-based contemporary collage/stop motion experimental animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Japanese Animation Stop Motion Animation UK Animation

Patrícia Figueiredo

b.1985, Belgian contemporary hand-drawn animator

- by - 0 - In Belgian Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation

Peggy Ahwesh

b.1954, American experimental filmmaker and animator

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Abstract Animation American Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation

Petra Freeman

UK Animator, known for her paint-on-glass experimental animations from

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Paint-On-Glass Animation UK Animation

Pia Borg

b.1977, Maltese/Australian contemporary experimental animator working in London and

- by - 0 - In Australian Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation

Renata Gasiorowska

b.1991, Polish 2D experimental animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Polish Animation

Rosalia Zelma

b.1938, Soviet Russian traditional animator practicing 1967-1992

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Russian Animation Soviet Animation

Sabine Gruffat

Experimental contemporary American artist, animator and educator.

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation

Sally Cruikshank

b.1949, American 2D animator and cartoonist, known for her

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Sandra Brewster

Contemporary Canadian multi-disciplinary artist and stop motion animator

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Sara Gunnarsdottir

Icelandic contemporary experimental animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Icelandic Animation

Sharon Katz

Contemporary Canadian traditional animator and writer for Animation World

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation

Shiva Ahmadi

b.1975, Iranian-American contemporary stop-motion animator

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Iranian Animation Stop Motion Animation

Silvia Carpizo

Contemporary Spanish animator using experimental, stop-motion and hand-drawn techniques.

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Solweig von Kleist

France-based, German-born animator using painting and hand-scratched film among

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation French Animation German Animation

Suzan Pitt

b.1943, American experimental animator and educator best known for

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Suzanne Gervais

b.1938, French-Canadian traditional animator practicing in the 1970s-90s

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Experimental Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation

Vanda Carter

UK-based stop motion animator and filmmaker, primarily active in

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation UK Animation

Vera Neubauer

b.1948, Czech-born, UK-based experimental and hand-drawn animator.

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Czech Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation UK Animation

Veronika Soul

b.1944, Graphic designer and animator known for her work

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Canadian Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Yoriko Mizushiri

b.1984, Contemporary Japanese 2D animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Japanese Animation

Yvonne Anderson

b.1932, American animator and animation educator, known for her

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Zina Papadopoulou

Greek contemporary animator and experimental filmmaker

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Greek Animation