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Great Women Animators

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Joanna Davidovich

b.1983, American cartoonist, character designer and animator.

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

Alice Dunseath

London based contemporary filmmaker and stop-motion animator.

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

Luca Tóth

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

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

Sarina Nihei

Japan-based hand-drawn contemporary animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Japanese 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

Jessica Ashman

 Multidisciplinary artist

- by - 0 - In Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Amy Lockhart

Contemporary Canadian stop-motion and traditional animator

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

Allison Schulnik

b.1978, American contemporary stop-motion experimental animator and painter.

- by - 0 - In American Animation Clay Animation Contemporary Animation

Hyun Min Lee

Contemporary Disney studio animator.

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Jennifer Cardon Klein

b.1977, American studio animator with Warner Bros, Disney, Dreamworks

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation American Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Paola Luciani

Italian contemporary 2D animator

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Italian Animation

Marija Miletic Dail

b.1943, Croatian/Canadian studio animator for Hanna-Barbera, Universal and Marvel

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Croatian Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Ebele Okoye

b.1969, Nigerian-born, German-based animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Digital Animation German Animation Handdrawn Animation Nigerian Animation

Julia Veldman C.

Dutch contemporary hand-drawn/experimental animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Dutch Animation Handdrawn Animation

Tissa David

1921-2012,  Romanian-born traditional animator with a career spanning over

- by - 0 - In 1940s Animation 1950s Animation 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Handdrawn Animation Hungarian Animation Studio Animation

Joy Batchelor

1914-1991, British-American traditional animator whose career spanned 1930s-1980s

- by - 0 - In 1930s Animation 1940s Animation 1950s Animation 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation American Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Sara Gunnarsdottir

Icelandic contemporary experimental animator

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

Nancy Beiman

American studio animator who has worked for Disney, Warner

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

Ellen Woodbury

Former Disney Character Animator, 1980s-2000s.

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Studio Animation

Yuriko Senoo

Contemporary American Disney studio animator, known for her work

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Laura Ginès

Barcelona-based experimental animator and educator

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

Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis

Canadian contemporary collaborative duo, traditional award-winning animators and artists

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Anna Solanas

b. 1979, Contemporary Spanish stop-motion animator

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

Eunice Macaulay

b.1923, Canadian Academy Award winning animator and producer.

- by - 0 - In 1940s Animation 1950s Animation 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation Canadian 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

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

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

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

Martine Chartrand

French Canadian paint-on-glass animator, practicing since the 1980s

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation French Animation Paint-On-Glass Animation

Martha Sigall

1917-2014, American studio animator and cel painter for Schlesinger

- by - 0 - In 1930s Animation 1940s Animation 1950s Animation American Animation Studio 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

Lula Gómez

Contemporary stop motion animator, from Argentina, based in Barcelona,

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Spanish 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

Lotte Reiniger

1899-1981, German pioneer silhouette animator, best known for her

- by - 0 - In 1920s Animation 1930s Animation 1940s Animation 1950s Animation 1960s Animation German Animation Stop Motion Animation

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