American contemporary stop-motion and experimental animator
Category: American Animation
Allison Schulnik
b.1978, American contemporary stop-motion experimental animator and painter.
Amanda Bonaiuto
b.1990, US-based experimental 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
Anna Firth
Contemporary experimental hand-drawn animator based in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Bea Tamargo
1940s Disney animator
Bee Selck
1908-1981, 1940s' Disney animator
Brenda Chapman
Disney digital animator, writer/director of Brave
Candy Kugel
b.1951, American animator and producer known for her work
Caroline Leaf
b.1946, Canadian-American animator known for her stop-motion sand and
Catya Plate
Spanish-born American contemporary stop-motion animator
Christiane Cegavske
Contemporary American stop-motion animator and sculptor, practicing 1999-now.
Cinzia Angelini
Italian-born, LA-based contemporary traditional, studio and digital animator
Claire Parker
1906-1981, American engineer and animator known for her contribution
Corrie Francis Parks
American contemporary experimental and traditional animation director and educator
Danielle Ash
Brooklyn-based contemporary stop-motion animator
Daron Nefcy
Contemporary American animator, producer and storyboard artist, creator of
Debra Solomon
American animator producing hand-drawn films since 1995.
Eileen O’Meara
Contemporary, traditional and studio animator practicing since the 1980s.
Elizabeth Case Zwicker
1930-2006, 1950's Disney animator and artist
Ellen Woodbury
Former Disney Character Animator, 1980s-2000s.
Emily Hubley
American animator and filmmaker, daughter of Faith and John
Faith Hubley
1924-2001, traditional hand-drawn and experimental American animator, known for
Grace Nayoon Rhee
Korean-born, LA-based experimental animator using traditional techniques
Hayley Morris
Contemporary American stop-motion and commercial animator
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
Isabelle Aspin
Contemporary American experimental and hand-drawn illustrator, animator
Jackie Banks
1941-1995, American studio animator known for her work on
Jane Aaron
1948-2015, American stop-motion animator known for her work on
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
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
Jo Dery
Contemporary American stop motion animator, artist and educator
Joan C. Gratz
b.1941, American animator known for her work with claypainting,
Joanna Davidovich
b.1983, American cartoonist, character designer and animator.
Joanna Priestley
American hand-drawn contemporary animator, practicing since the 1990s
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
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
Kathleen Quaife
American studio animator, 2D traditional, practicing since the 1980s-now.
Kathy Rose
American experimental animator and artist, practicing since the 1970s
Kathy Zielinski
Contemporary American 2D/3D character designer and animator known for
Kelly Gallagher
American contemporary experimental animator
Kirsten Lepore
American animator, best known for her stop motion short
Laura Harrison
American contemporary experimental animator and painter
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,
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
Lisa Crafts
American animator and moving image artist, practicing since the
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
Lynn Tomlinson
Contemporary American animator practicing since the 1990s, using stop-motion
Marcie LaCerte
Contemporary American nonfiction 2D animator.
Martha Colburn
Contemporary American experimental stop motion animator
Martha Sigall
1917-2014, American studio animator and cel painter for Schlesinger
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
Melanie Cordan
Contemporary American studio character animator known for her work
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
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
Neely Goniodsky
Seattle-based, Contemporary 2D animator and artist
Nina Sabnani
Contemporary artist, animator and storyteller practicing since the 1990s',
Peggy Ahwesh
b.1954, American experimental filmmaker and animator
Portlynn Tagavi
Contemporary American story artist and animator working with Pixar
Retta Scott
1916-1990, First woman to receive screen credit as animator
Ruth Hayes
US-based Contemporary animator and educator, practicing in experimental animation
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
Sarah Airriess
Contemporary 2D animator and artist living and working in
Sharon Forward
American studio animator practicing since the 1990s.
Sheila M. Sofian
Contemporary American animator producing documentary animations investigating social issues
Shirley Silvey
1927-2010, American studio animator known for her work on
Shiva Ahmadi
b.1975, Iranian-American contemporary stop-motion animator
Stella Harvey
1940s Halas and Batchelor animator
Suzan Pitt
b.1943, American experimental animator and educator best known for
Svetla Radivoeva
Contemporary American Disney character animator
Sylvia Moberly-Holland
1900-1974, American pioneer story artist for Disney studios
Tamara Shogaolu
b.1986, Dutch animation director and new media artist, founder
Tissa David
1921-2012, Romanian-born traditional animator with a career spanning over
Veronika Soul
b.1944, Graphic designer and animator known for her work
Vicky Jenson
b.1960, animated film director, known for her work with
Winona Regan
Contemporary American animator using digital and hand drawn techniques
Yuriko Senoo
Contemporary American Disney studio animator, known for her work
Yvonne Anderson
b.1932, American animator and animation educator, known for her