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Great Women Animators

Category: Canadian 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

Alma Duncan

1917-2004, Canadian painter, designer and stop-motion animator practicing in

- by - 0 - In 1950s Animation 1960s Animation Canadian Animation Stop Motion Animation

Amy Lockhart

Contemporary Canadian stop-motion and traditional animator

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

Ann Marie Fleming

Canadian writer, filmmaker and 2D animator practicing since the

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

Anne-Marie Sirois

b.1958, Canadian 2D animator practicing since the late 1980s

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Handdrawn 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 Paint-On-Glass Animation Sand Animation Stop Motion Animation

Cilia Sawadogo

Contemporary Canadian director, writer, 2D animator and educator practicing

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

Clorinda Warny

1939-1978, Belgian-born, French-Canadian stop-motion animator, practicing in the 1970s-80s

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation Belgian Animation Canadian Animation French 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

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

Eva Szasz

Canadian hand-drawn animator, practicing 1960s.

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation Canadian Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion 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

Francine Desbiens

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

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s 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

Hana Kukal

1960-2020, Czechoslovakia/Canada, practicing since 1985 - animator, director, storyboard

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Czech Animation Handdrawn 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

Janet Perlman

Canadian contemporary animator practicing since the 1980s

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio 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

Jody Kramer

Contemporary Canadian hand-drawn 2D animator, based in British Columbia

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

Joyce Borenstein

b.1950, Canadian animator practicing since the 1970s, known for

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Clay Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Judith Klein

Canadian traditional 2D animator practicing in the 1970s

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation Canadian Animation Handdrawn Animation

Kathryn Durst

Contemporary multi-disciplinary animator based out of Toronto, ON. Graduate

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

Leslie Supnet

Contemporary experimental Canadian animator, based in Toronto, ON.

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

Lina Gagnon

Canadian 2D animator, known for her work with the

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

Lorelei Pepi

Contemporary American animator focused on issues of gender, identity

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

Lynn Dana Wilton

Canadian animator practicing for 20+ years, predominantly working in

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

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

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

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

Martine Frossard

Contemporary Canadian illustrator, animator and installation artist using traditional

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

Melody Wang

Contemporary Canadian traditional animator

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Studio Animation

Michèle Cournoyer

b.1943, French-Canadian animator using hand-drawn techniques, practicing since the

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation

Michèle Lemieux

b.1955, Contemporary French-Canadian illustrator, author and filmmaker known for

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation Pinscreen Animation Stop Motion Animation

Michelle Derosier

Canadian First Nations animator, filmmaker, producer focusing on First

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Documentary 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

Rhoda Leyer

Canadian stop-motion animator practicing in the 1960s-70s

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation Canadian Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Samantha Youssef

Contemporary Canadian animator and artistic director who also has

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Digital 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

Sharon Katz

Contemporary Canadian traditional animator and writer for Animation World

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

Shira Avni

b.1974, Israel-born, Montreal based contemporary animator and educator using

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

Torill Kove

b.1958, Contemporary Norwegian-born Canadian film director and Academy-award winning

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Norwegian 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

Viviane Elnécavé

b.1945, Egyptian-born, Canadian traditional animator practicing in the 1960s-80s

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation Canadian Animation French Animation Handdrawn 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