Contemporary Nigerian animator, designer, and blogger
Adriana Baradri
b.1986, Contemporary Spanish animation researcher, director and 2D animator
Agniezska Woznicka
Polish contemporary stop-motion animator
Aisha Madu
b.1992, contemporary Dutch-Nigerian animator and freelance illustrator
Alba Capilla
b.1991, Spanish contemporary animator using hand-drawn and digital techniques
Aleksandra Dulic
b.1973, Contemporary Serbian Canadian painter, animator, media artist and
Alexandra Hetmerova
Contemporary Czech traditional animator
Alice Cohen
American contemporary stop-motion and experimental animator
Alice Dunseath
London based contemporary filmmaker and stop-motion animator.
Aliki Theofilopoulos
Contemporary American character designer, storyboard artist and studio animator.
Alison de Vere
1927-2001, British hand-drawn animator (career spanning 1950s-1990s)
Allison Schulnik
b.1978, American contemporary stop-motion experimental animator and painter.
Alma Duncan
1917-2004, Canadian painter, designer and stop-motion animator practicing in
Amanda Bonaiuto
b.1990, US-based experimental animator
Amélie Harrault
b.1982, French contemporary hand-drawn and digital animator
Ami Thompson
Contemporary Japanese-born Disney character designer and animator
Amy Kravitz
Contemporary American abstract animator and educator
Amy Lee Ketchum
Chinese-American Contemporary animator using stop-motion techniques
Amy Lockhart
Contemporary Canadian stop-motion and traditional animator
Ana Pérez López
b.1990, Contemporary Spanish 2D, hand-drawn animator
Anat Costi
Contemporary Israeli animation director and creative practitioner focusing on
Anca Damian
Contemporary Polish documentary animator (digital and traditional techniques)
Anete Melece
b.1983, Latvian-born, Swiss based narrative and experimental animator
Ann Marie Fleming
Canadian writer, filmmaker and 2D animator practicing since the
Anna Firth
Contemporary experimental hand-drawn animator based in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Anna Solanas
b. 1979, Contemporary Spanish stop-motion animator
Anne-Marie Sirois
b.1958, Canadian 2D animator practicing since the late 1980s
Arisa Wakami
Contemporary Japanese animator using paint-on-glass, sand and stop motion
Bárbara Cerro
b.1985, Contemporary Argentinian animation director and independent filmmaker.
Bea Tamargo
1940s Disney animator
Beatrice Pucci
b.1979, Italian contemporary stop-motion animator
Bee Selck
1908-1981, 1940s' Disney animator
Begoña Vicario
b.1962, Venezuelan experimental animator and educator, practicing since the
Birgitta Jansson
1944-85, Swedish animator, best known for her short "Semesterhemmet"
Brenda Chapman
Disney digital animator, writer/director of Brave
Candy Guard
b.1961, London-based traditional animator, writer and producer
Candy Kugel
b.1951, American animator and producer known for her work
Carla Pereira
Argentina/Spain Contemporary stop-motion clay animator
Carol Freeman
Contemporary Irish stop-motion animator using paint-on-glass techniques
Carolina López
Spanish contemporary experimental animator and animation curator
Caroline Leaf
b.1946, Canadian-American animator known for her stop-motion sand and
Catya Plate
Spanish-born American contemporary stop-motion animator
Cécile Carre
Contemporary French animator, character designer, visual developer and story
Chintis Lundgren
b.1981, Estonian contemporary animation director
Chloé Mazlo
Contemporary French stop-motion and clay animator
Christiane Cegavske
Contemporary American stop-motion animator and sculptor, practicing 1999-now.
Christine Jollow
b.1926-?, traditional animator for Halas and Batchelor Studios
Cilia Sawadogo
Contemporary Canadian director, writer, 2D animator and educator practicing
Cinzia Angelini
Italian-born, LA-based contemporary traditional, studio and digital animator
Claire Parker
1906-1981, American engineer and animator known for her contribution
Claudia Muratori
Contemporary Italian hand-drawn experimental animator
Cleo Harrington
British pioneering film animator, writer and illustrator, practicing since
Clorinda Warny
1939-1978, Belgian-born, French-Canadian stop-motion animator, practicing in the 1970s-80s
Corrie Francis Parks
American contemporary experimental and traditional animation director and educator
Dahee Jehong
Korean contemporary handdrawn animator
Dalila Rovazzani
Contemporary Italian illustrator, animator and designer artist.
Danielle Ash
Brooklyn-based contemporary stop-motion animator
Daria Kashcheeva
b.1986, Czech artist-animator-director, Academy award nomination for her short
Daron Nefcy
Contemporary American animator, producer and storyboard artist, creator of
Debra Solomon
American animator producing hand-drawn films since 1995.
Delia Hess
b.1982, Contemporary Swiss stop-motion and handdrawn animator
Delphine Hermans
b.1981, Contemporary Belgian 2D animator
Dianne Jackson
1941-1992, British traditional studio animator
Dóra Keresztes
b.1953, Hungarian illustrator, painter and traditional animator.
Ebele Okoye
b.1969, Nigerian-born, German-based animator
Edith Vernick
American, Fleischer Studios animator and in-betweener in the 1920s-30s
Eileen O’Meara
Contemporary, traditional and studio animator practicing since the 1980s.
Elizabeth Belliveau
b.1979, Canadian contemporary stop motion animator, printmaker, artist
Elizabeth Case Zwicker
1930-2006, 1950's Disney animator and artist
Ellen Woodbury
Former Disney Character Animator, 1980s-2000s.
Émilie Mercier
Contemporary French digital/traditional animator and director
Emily Hubley
American animator and filmmaker, daughter of Faith and John
Emma Calder
British traditional animator practicing since the 1980s.
Emma Da Swaef
b.1985, Belgian contemporary stop-motion animator
Erica Russell
b. 1951, New Zealand born experimental and studio animator
Eunice Macaulay
b.1923, Canadian Academy Award winning animator and producer.
Eva Szasz
Canadian hand-drawn animator, practicing 1960s.
Evelyn (Eve) Lambart
1914-1999, Canadian stop-motion animator and technical director at the
Evelyn Jane Ross
UK-based contemporary claymation, stop-motion, hand-drawn and digital animator
Evgenia Gostrer
Russian-born, Germany based clay and experimental contemporary animator
Faith Hubley
1924-2001, traditional hand-drawn and experimental American animator, known for
Fernanda Frick
Contemporary Chilean animator, illustrator and director
Florence Miailhe
b.1956, French traditional and experimental under-the-camera animator
Florentine Grelier
Contemporary French experimental animator
Francine Desbiens
b.1938, French-Canadian traditional animator practicing 1970s-90s
Gaia Alari
Italian, contemporary traditional hand-drawn and clay animation
Gail Noonan
Canadian experimental and traditional stop-motion animator, practicing 1980s-currently.
Gal Haklay
Contemporary Israeli director, concept artist, background artist and 2D
Girlin Bassovskaja
Estonian stop-motion duo Jelena Girlin (b.1979) and Mari-Liis Karula
Gisèle Ansorge
1923-1993, French sand animator with her partner and collaborator
Giulia Martinelli
Contemporary designer, experimental animator and animation director from Italy,
Gloria Ciceri
Italian 2D motion graphic designer and illustrator based in
Grace Nayoon Rhee
Korean-born, LA-based experimental animator using traditional techniques
Guoinne Leroy
b.1967, Belgian stop-motion and CGI animator and producer
Hana Kukal
1960-2020, Czechoslovakia/Canada, practicing since 1985 - animator, director, storyboard
Hayley Morris
Contemporary American stop-motion and commercial animator
Heather Colbert
Contemporary UK stop-motion animator using puppetry.
Helen Hill
1970-2007, American stop-motion and experimental animator, activist and artist
Helena Smith Dayton
1879-1960, American pioneer of stop-motion puppet and clay animation
Hermína Týrlová
1900-1993, Czech stop-motion animator practicing 1920s-1980s.
Hyun Min Lee
Contemporary Disney studio animator.
Imge Özbilge
b.1987, Contemporary Belgian animator, multi-disciplinary artist
Inés Sedan
Argentina-born contemporary hand-drawn traditional animator
Irena Dodalová
1900-1989, Czech experimental and stop-motion animator and collaborator of
Irene Iborra
Barcelona-based stop-motion and clay animator with collaborator Eduard Puertas
Iria López
London-based freelance animator, using screenprinted images and handdrawn techniques
Iriz Pääbo
Contemporary Canadian animator and film director based in Toronto,
Irmgard Walthert
b.1984, traditional, stop-motion and digital contemporary animator from Switzerland
Isabel Herguera
Spanish-born contemporary experimental and traditional animator
Isabelle Aspin
Contemporary American experimental and hand-drawn illustrator, animator
Isabelle Favez
b.1974, contemporary Swiss qdigital narrative animator and filmmaker
Izabela Plucinska
b.1974, contemporary Polish stop-motion and clay animator.
Izibene Oñederra
b.1979, Spanish contemporary hand-drawn, traditional animator
Jackie Banks
1941-1995, American studio animator known for her work on
Jackie Cockle
b.1950, UK-based stop-motion studio animator, known for her work
Jadwiga Kowalska
b.1982, Polish-Swiss contemporary hand-drawn animator
Jane Aaron
1948-2015, American stop-motion animator known for her work on
Jane Cheadle
b.1979, Contemporary experimental stop-motion animator from South Africa, based
Janet Perlman
Canadian contemporary animator practicing since the 1980s
Janie Geiser
b.1957, American contemporary experimental animator and interdisciplinary artist, practicing
Jeanette Jeanenne
American contemporary hand-drawn animator, co-founder and director of GLAS
Jeanette Nørgaard
b.1984, Danish contemporary 2D animator.
Jennie Thwing
US-based stop motion and experimental animator/educator
Jennifer Cardon Klein
b.1977, American studio animator with Warner Bros, Disney, Dreamworks
Jennifer Hager
Contemporary American Disney character animator
Jennifer Harlow
Contemporary American Dreamworks character animator
Jennifer Lee
b.1971, American animator and director, known for her feature
Jennifer Levonian
Contemporary American painter and stop-motion animator
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
b.1972, American studio animator and director, known for her
Jennifer Zheng
Contemporary animator/director based in London, UK using hand drawn
Jesi Jordan
Contemporary Canadian 2D traditional animator and artist based in
Jessica Ashman
Jill Carter-Hansen
Australian stop-motion and experimental animator, known for her work
Jo Dery
Contemporary American stop motion animator, artist and educator
Jo Lawrence
British contemporary experimental animator
Joan Ashworth
British practicing stop-motion animator, practicing 1980s-current
Joan C. Gratz
b.1941, American animator known for her work with claypainting,
Joanna Davidovich
b.1983, American cartoonist, character designer and animator.
Joanna Lurie
French contemporary experimental and hand-drawn animator
Joanna Priestley
American hand-drawn contemporary animator, practicing since the 1990s
Joanna Quinn
b.1962, Award-winning British animator using a hand-drawn technique (practicing
Joanna Rytel
Swedish contemporary stop-motion animator
Jodie Mack
b.1983, Abstract/experimental contemporary animator from London, UK
Jody Kramer
Contemporary Canadian hand-drawn 2D animator, based in British Columbia
Jovanna Tosello
Contemporary Brazilian-American art director and animator based in NYC
Joy Batchelor
1914-1991, British-American traditional animator whose career spanned 1930s-1980s
Joyce Borenstein
b.1950, Canadian animator practicing since the 1970s, known for
Judith Klein
Canadian traditional 2D animator practicing in the 1970s
Julia Gromskaya
Soviet-born, Italy-based contemporary traditional animator
Julia Pott
Contemporary British animator, based in Brooklyn, NY using hand-drawn
Julia Veldman C.
Dutch contemporary hand-drawn/experimental animator
Julie Nelson
Contemporary CG Character Animator, lead animator for Roxanne Ritchie
Julie Zammarchi
American contemporary studio and freelance animator using traditional and
Karen Aqua
1954-2011, American traditional and experimental animator often implementing music
Karolina Glusiec
London-based, Polish hand-drawn contemporary animator
Kate Anderson
Contemporary UK-based studio and 2D animator
Kathleen Quaife
American studio animator, 2D traditional, practicing since the 1980s-now.
Kathryn Durst
Contemporary multi-disciplinary animator based out of Toronto, ON. Graduate
Kathy Rose
American experimental animator and artist, practicing since the 1970s
Kathy Zielinski
Contemporary American 2D/3D character designer and animator known for
Kazuko Nakumara
1933-2019, 1950s-70s Japanese studio animator
Kelly Gallagher
American contemporary experimental animator
Kim Noce
Uk-based, Italian contemporary animator
Kirsten Lepore
American animator, best known for her stop motion short
Kristina Dufková
b.1978, Contemporary Czech stop motion animator
Kseniya Simonova
Ukranian sand animation artist, performer and illustrator
Laura Ginès
Barcelona-based experimental animator and educator
Laura Harrison
American contemporary experimental animator and painter
Laura Ibáñez López
b.1992, Contemporary Spanish experimental animator
Laurène Braibant
Contemporary French hand-drawn animator
LaVerne Harding
1905-1984, American pioneer animator who worked for Walter Lantz
Leah Shore
Contemporary NY-based experimental animator and artist (hand-drawn, traditional, stop-motion,
Lena von Döhren
b.1981, German-born, Switzerland based digital narrative animator
Lesley Keen
Contemporary UK experimental animator (working with 2D and 3D
Leslie Supnet
Contemporary experimental Canadian animator, based in Toronto, ON.
Lia Bertels
Contemporary Belgian experimental animator using hand-drawn and digital techniques
Liana Dognini
Italian-born contemporary experimental animator
Lianne Zannier
Contemporary Canadian animator and visual artist using traditional and
Lilli Carre
b.1983, Contemporary American illustrator, printmaker, comic book maker and
Lillian Friedman Astor
1912-1989, American pioneer studio animator who worked with Fleischer
Lillian Schwartz
b.1927, American pioneer experimental filmmaker and animator using 2D/3D
Lina Gagnon
Canadian 2D animator, known for her work with the
Lindsey Adams
Irish studio animator and director
Lisa Crafts
American animator and moving image artist, practicing since the
Lizzy Hobbs
Contemporary UK-based animator, using stop-motion and traditional techniques
Lora D’Addazio
Contemporary Belgian hand-drawn animator
Lorelei Pepi
Contemporary American animator focused on issues of gender, identity
Lori D.
Contemporary American 2D traditional animator, illustrator and educator
Lorna Cook
American Disney studio animator, practicing since the 1990s
Lotte Reiniger
1899-1981, German pioneer silhouette animator, best known for her
Lotti Bauer
b.1960, contemporary Swiss animation director and educator
Louise Bagnall
Contemporary Irish animator, Oscar-nominated for "The Late Afternoon", 2019
Luca Tóth
b.1989, Hungarian contemporary animator using 2D digital techniques
Lucinda Clutterbuck
Australian filmmaker, animator and educator practicing since the early
Lucrèce Andreae
Contemporary French 2D animator and character designer
Lula Gómez
Contemporary stop motion animator, from Argentina, based in Barcelona,
Lynn Dana Wilton
Canadian animator practicing for 20+ years, predominantly working in
Lynn Smith
b.1942, Canadian animator practicing since the 1960s (independent and
Lynn Tomlinson
Contemporary American animator practicing since the 1990s, using stop-motion
Madi Piller
Canadian experimental animator and filmmaker, using traditional film technology.
Magda Guidi
Contemporary Italian traditional hand-drawn animator
Maite Ruiz de Austri
b.1959, Spanish director, writer and animator specializing in children's
Maja Gehrig
b.1978, Swiss traditional and digital animator
Makiko Futaki
1958-2016, Japanese Studio Ghibli animator, known for her work
Małgorzata Pakalska-Bosek
b.1968, Contemporary Polish stop motion animator
Marcie LaCerte
Contemporary American nonfiction 2D animator.
María Álvarez y Elisa Morais
a.k.a. Sois de Traca, Spain/Lithuania collaborative 2D animators and
María Lorenzo Hernández
b.1977, Spanish character animator and educator
María Manero Muro
b.1986, Spanish contemporary 2D and stop motion animator
María Trénor
b.1970, Spanish stop-motion animator and filmmaker
Marie Paccou
b.1974, French contemporary animator using traditional hand-drawn techniques
Marie Vieillevie
French contemporary animator using traditional techniques
Marieka Walsh
Contemporary Australian sand animator and filmmaker
Marija Miletic Dail
b.1943, Croatian/Canadian studio animator for Hanna-Barbera, Universal and Marvel
Marina Rosset
b.1984, contemporary narrative and experimental Swiss animator using multiple
Mariola Brillowska
Polish-born, based in Germany, contemporary animator and artist, using
Marjane Satrapi
b.1969, Iranian-French animation director, writer and comic artist known
Marjolaine Perreten
b.1990, traditional and digital contemporary Swiss animator
Marjut Rimminen
b.1944, London-based, Finnish animator practicing since the 1970s.
Martha Colburn
Contemporary American experimental stop motion animator
Martha Sigall
1917-2014, American studio animator and cel painter for Schlesinger
Martina Scarpelli
Italian contemporary animator using 2D techniques
Martine Chartrand
French Canadian paint-on-glass animator, practicing since the 1980s
Martine Frossard
Contemporary Canadian illustrator, animator and installation artist using traditional
Mary Beams
b.1945, American animator and artist, known for her work
Mary Ellen Bute
1906-1983, Pioneer American experimental sound, visual and film artist
Maureen Selwood
b.1946, Dublin-born, American animator and filmmaker, pioneer of early
Maya Erdelyi
Boston/LA-Based American contemporary animator using various 2D techniques
Megumi Kagawa
b.1959, Japanese Studio Ghibli animator since 1981
Melanie Cordan
Contemporary American studio character animator known for her work
Melody Wang
Contemporary Canadian traditional animator
Mercedes Gaspar
Contemporary Spanish stop-motion animator and director, practicing since the
Mercedes Sánchez-Agustino
Contemporary Spanish experimental animator, painter and animation researcher
Michaela Pavlátová
b.1961, Czech traditional 2D animator, practicing since the early
Michèle Cournoyer
b.1943, French-Canadian animator using hand-drawn techniques, practicing since the
Michèle Lemieux
b.1955, Contemporary French-Canadian illustrator, author and filmmaker known for
Michelle Derosier
Canadian First Nations animator, filmmaker, producer focusing on First
Michelle Kranot
Collaborator with Uri Kranot, 2D and experimental animators originally
Mildred (Millie) Goldsholl
1920-2012, American animator and producer (active 1950s-70s)
Miwa Matreyek
L.A.-based animator, director, designer and performer using installation-based techniques
Monique Renault
French/Dutch animator and educator using hand-drawn techniques, practicing 1960s-2000s
Mor Galperin
b.1991, Contemporary Israeli 2D animator
Nadja Andrasev
b.1978, Hungarian animator, film director and artist.
Nancy Andrews
Contemporary American animator, documentarian, practicing since the 1990s
Nancy Beiman
American studio animator who has worked for Disney, Warner
Nancy Edell
1942-2005, Canadian/American multi-disciplinary artist and animator
Nathalie Djurberg
Contemporary Swedish stop-motion clay animator, known for her collaborative
Neely Goniodsky
Seattle-based, Contemporary 2D animator and artist
Neta Holzer
Contemporary Israeli animation director, storyboard artist and animator
Nicole van Goethem
1941-2000, Oscar award-winning Belgian animator using traditional techniques
Niki Lindroth von Bahr
b.1984, Swedish contemporary stop-motion animator
Nina Gantz
Dutch contemporary stop-motion animator
Nina Sabnani
Contemporary artist, animator and storyteller practicing since the 1990s',
Nora Twomey
b.1971, Irish animator working with Cartoon Saloon studio, producing
Noriko Okaku
Japanese-born, London-based contemporary collage/stop motion experimental animator
Olesya Shchukina
Russian-born, Paris-based character animator using 2D techniques
Pamela Poltronieri
Contemporary Italian 2D animator and character designer
Paola Luciani
Italian contemporary 2D animator
Patrícia Figueiredo
b.1985, Belgian contemporary hand-drawn animator
Peggy Ahwesh
b.1954, American experimental filmmaker and animator
Petra Freeman
UK Animator, known for her paint-on-glass experimental animations from
Pia Borg
b.1977, Maltese/Australian contemporary experimental animator working in London and
Portlynn Tagavi
Contemporary American story artist and animator working with Pixar
Raquel Diana Rodríguez Lago
Contemporary Spanish studio animation producer and director
Regina Pessoa
b.1969, Portuguese animator practicing traditional animation since the 1990s
Reiko Okuyama
1930-2007, pioneer Japanese studio animator working from the 1960s-200s.
Réka Bucsi
b.1988, Hungarian contemporary 2D animator
Renata Gasiorowska
b.1991, Polish 2D experimental animator
Retta Scott
1916-1990, First woman to receive screen credit as animator
Rhoda Leyer
Canadian stop-motion animator practicing in the 1960s-70s
Rie Matsumoto
Contemporary Japanese studio animator and character developer
Rocío Álvarez
Spanish contemporary multidisciplinary animator using various traditional techniques
Rosalia Zelma
b.1938, Soviet Russian traditional animator practicing 1967-1992
Ruth Hayes
US-based Contemporary animator and educator, practicing in experimental animation
Ruth Lingford
UK-born experimental animator and educator (practicing since 1980s)
Ruthie Tompson
b.1910, Disney studio animator known for her work on
Sabine Gruffat
Experimental contemporary American artist, animator and educator.
Sally Cruikshank
b.1949, American 2D animator and cartoonist, known for her
Sam Gurry
Queer & Non-Binary Interdisciplinary Contemporary American filmmaker/animator
Samantha Youssef
Contemporary Canadian animator and artistic director who also has
Sandra Brewster
Contemporary Canadian multi-disciplinary artist and stop motion animator
Sara Gunnarsdottir
Icelandic contemporary experimental animator
Sarah Airriess
Contemporary 2D animator and artist living and working in
Sarah Ann Kennedy
British writer, director and animation academic practicing for over
Sarah van den Boom
French contemporary animator using traditional techniques
Sarah Watt
1958-2011, Australian 2D animator practicing since the 1990s
Sarina Nihei
Japan-based hand-drawn contemporary animator
Sayo Yamamoto
b.1977, contemporary Japanese anime director and storyboard artist.
Sayoko Kinoshita
b.1945, Japanese documentary animation filmmaker (collaborator with Renzo Kinoshita)
Sharon Forward
American studio animator practicing since the 1990s.
Sharon Katz
Contemporary Canadian traditional animator and writer for Animation World
Sheila Graber
b.1940, U.K. based animator and educator known for her
Sheila M. Sofian
Contemporary American animator producing documentary animations investigating social issues
Shira Avni
b.1974, Israel-born, Montreal based contemporary animator and educator using
Shirley Silvey
1927-2010, American studio animator known for her work on
Shishi Yamazaki
b.1989, Japanese hand-drawn animator
Shiva Ahmadi
b.1975, Iranian-American contemporary stop-motion animator
Signe Baumane
b.1964, Latvian-born, contemporary New York based animator and writer
Silvia Carpizo
Contemporary Spanish animator using experimental, stop-motion and hand-drawn techniques.
Sine Özbilge
Contemporary Belgian animator, designer and multi-disciplinary artist.