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Great Women Animators

Category: Handdrawn Animation

Aisha Madu

b.1992, contemporary Dutch-Nigerian animator and freelance illustrator

- by - 0 - In Digital Animation Dutch Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Nigerian Animation

Alba Capilla

b.1991, Spanish contemporary animator using hand-drawn and digital techniques

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

Alexandra Hetmerova

Contemporary Czech traditional animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Czech Animation Handdrawn Animation

Aliki Theofilopoulos

Contemporary American character designer, storyboard artist and studio animator.

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

Alison de Vere

1927-2001, British hand-drawn animator (career spanning 1950s-1990s)

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

Amanda Bonaiuto

b.1990, US-based experimental animator

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

Amélie Harrault

b.1982, French contemporary hand-drawn and digital animator

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

Ami Thompson

Contemporary Japanese-born Disney character designer and animator

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

Amy Kravitz

Contemporary American abstract animator and educator

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

Ana Pérez López

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

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

Anete Melece

b.1983, Latvian-born, Swiss based narrative and experimental animator

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

Bárbara Cerro

b.1985, Contemporary Argentinian animation director and independent filmmaker.

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

Bee Selck

1908-1981, 1940s' Disney animator

- by - 0 - In 1940s Animation American Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Brenda Chapman

Disney digital animator, writer/director of Brave

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

Candy Guard

b.1961, London-based traditional animator, writer and producer

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Handdrawn Animation UK Animation

Candy Kugel

b.1951, American animator and producer known for her work

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

Cécile Carre

Contemporary French animator, character designer, visual developer and story

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Digital Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation Spanish Animation Studio Animation

Chintis Lundgren

b.1981, Estonian contemporary animation director

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Estonian Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Cilia Sawadogo

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

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

Cinzia Angelini

Italian-born, LA-based contemporary traditional, studio and digital animator

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

Claudia Muratori

Contemporary Italian hand-drawn experimental animator

- by - 0 - In Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Italian 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

Dahee Jehong

Korean contemporary handdrawn animator

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

Daron Nefcy

Contemporary American animator, producer and storyboard artist, creator of

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

Debra Solomon

American animator producing hand-drawn films since 1995.

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

Delia Hess

b.1982, Contemporary Swiss stop-motion and handdrawn animator

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

Delphine Hermans

b.1981, Contemporary Belgian 2D animator

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

Dianne Jackson

1941-1992, British traditional studio animator

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Dóra Keresztes

b.1953, Hungarian illustrator, painter and traditional animator.

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

Ebele Okoye

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

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

Edith Vernick

American, Fleischer Studios animator and in-betweener in the 1920s-30s

- by - 0 - In 1920s Animation 1930s Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Eileen O’Meara

Contemporary, traditional and studio animator practicing since the 1980s.

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

Emily Hubley

American animator and filmmaker, daughter of Faith and John

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

Emma Calder

British traditional animator practicing since the 1980s.

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation UK 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

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

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

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

Fernanda Frick

Contemporary Chilean animator, illustrator and director

- by - 0 - In Chilean Animation Contemporary Animation Digital 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 - 1 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation French Animation Handdrawn 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

Gal Haklay

Contemporary Israeli director, concept artist, background artist and 2D

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Israeli Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio 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

Hana Kukal

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

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Czech Animation Handdrawn 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

Hyun Min Lee

Contemporary Disney studio animator.

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

Imge Özbilge

b.1987, Contemporary Belgian animator, multi-disciplinary artist

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

Iria López

London-based freelance animator, using screenprinted images and handdrawn techniques

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

Irmgard Walthert

b.1984, traditional, stop-motion and digital contemporary animator from Switzerland

- by - 0 - In Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn 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

Jackie Banks

1941-1995, American studio animator known for her work on

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

Jadwiga Kowalska

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

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

Jeanette Jeanenne

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

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

Jennifer Hager

Contemporary American Disney character animator

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

Jennifer Harlow

Contemporary American Dreamworks character animator

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

Jennifer Levonian

Contemporary American painter and stop-motion animator

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

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

b.1972, American studio animator and director, known for her

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

Jennifer Zheng

Contemporary animator/director based in London, UK using hand drawn

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

Joanna Davidovich

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

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

Joanna Lurie

French contemporary experimental and hand-drawn animator

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

Joanna Priestley

American hand-drawn contemporary animator, practicing since the 1990s

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

Joanna Quinn

b.1962, Award-winning British animator using a hand-drawn technique (practicing

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

Jody Kramer

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

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

Jovanna Tosello

Contemporary Brazilian-American art director and animator based in NYC

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

Judith Klein

Canadian traditional 2D animator practicing in the 1970s

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

Julia Gromskaya

Soviet-born, Italy-based contemporary traditional animator

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

Julia Pott

Contemporary British animator, based in Brooklyn, NY using hand-drawn

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

Julia Veldman C.

Dutch contemporary hand-drawn/experimental animator

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

Julie Zammarchi

American contemporary studio and freelance animator using traditional and

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

Kate Anderson

Contemporary UK-based studio and 2D animator

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

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

Kathy Zielinski

Contemporary American 2D/3D character designer and animator known for

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

Kazuko Nakumara

1933-2019, 1950s-70s Japanese studio animator

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation Handdrawn Animation Japanese Animation Studio Animation

Laura Harrison

American contemporary experimental animator and painter

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

Laura Ibáñez López

b.1992, Contemporary Spanish experimental animator

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

Laurène Braibant

Contemporary French hand-drawn animator

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

LaVerne Harding

1905-1984, American pioneer animator who worked for Walter Lantz

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

Lena von Döhren

b.1981, German-born, Switzerland based digital narrative animator

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

Lia Bertels

Contemporary Belgian experimental animator using hand-drawn and digital techniques

- by - 0 - In Belgian Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn 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 Friedman Astor

1912-1989, American pioneer studio animator who worked with Fleischer

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

Lindsey Adams

Irish studio animator and director

- by - 0 - In Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation UK 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

Lora D’Addazio

Contemporary Belgian hand-drawn animator

- by - 0 - In Belgian Animation Contemporary 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

Lori D.

Contemporary American 2D traditional animator, illustrator and educator

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

Lorna Cook

American Disney studio animator, practicing since the 1990s

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

Louise Bagnall

Contemporary Irish animator, Oscar-nominated for "The Late Afternoon", 2019

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

Lucinda Clutterbuck

Australian filmmaker, animator and educator practicing since the early

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation Australian Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Rotoscoping

Lucrèce Andreae

Contemporary French 2D animator and character designer

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation French 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

Magda Guidi

Contemporary Italian traditional hand-drawn animator

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

Maite Ruiz de Austri

b.1959, Spanish director, writer and animator specializing in children's

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

Maja Gehrig

b.1978, Swiss traditional and digital animator

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

Makiko Futaki

1958-2016, Japanese Studio Ghibli animator, known for her work

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

Marcie LaCerte

Contemporary American nonfiction 2D animator.

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Documentary Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio 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 Lorenzo Hernández

b.1977, Spanish character animator and educator

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

Marie Paccou

b.1974, French contemporary animator using traditional hand-drawn techniques

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

Marie Vieillevie

French contemporary animator using traditional techniques

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

Marina Rosset

b.1984, contemporary narrative and experimental Swiss animator using multiple

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

Marjane Satrapi

b.1969, Iranian-French animation director, writer and comic artist known

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation Iranian Animation Studio Animation

Marjolaine Perreten

b.1990, traditional and digital contemporary Swiss animator

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

Marjut Rimminen

b.1944, London-based, Finnish animator practicing since the 1970s.

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Finnish Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Martina Scarpelli

Italian contemporary animator using 2D techniques

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

Martine Frossard

Contemporary Canadian illustrator, animator and installation artist using traditional

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

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

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

Megumi Kagawa

b.1959, Japanese Studio Ghibli animator since 1981

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

Michaela Pavlátová

b.1961, Czech traditional 2D animator, practicing since the early

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

Monique Renault

French/Dutch animator and educator using hand-drawn techniques, practicing 1960s-2000s

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Dutch Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation

Nadja Andrasev

b.1978, Hungarian animator, film director and artist.

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

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

Neely Goniodsky

Seattle-based, Contemporary 2D animator and artist

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

Nicole van Goethem

1941-2000, Oscar award-winning Belgian animator using traditional techniques

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

Nora Twomey

b.1971, Irish animator working with Cartoon Saloon studio, producing

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

Olesya Shchukina

Russian-born, Paris-based character animator using 2D techniques

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation Russian Animation Stop Motion Animation

Pamela Poltronieri

Contemporary Italian 2D animator and character designer

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

Paola Luciani

Italian contemporary 2D animator

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

Patrícia Figueiredo

b.1985, Belgian contemporary hand-drawn animator

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

Portlynn Tagavi

Contemporary American story artist and animator working with Pixar

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

Regina Pessoa

b.1969, Portuguese animator practicing traditional animation since the 1990s

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

Reiko Okuyama

1930-2007, pioneer Japanese studio animator working from the 1960s-200s.

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Handdrawn Animation Japanese Animation Studio Animation

Réka Bucsi

b.1988, Hungarian contemporary 2D animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Hungarian Animation

Renata Gasiorowska

b.1991, Polish 2D experimental animator

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

Rie Matsumoto

Contemporary Japanese studio animator and character developer

- by - 0 - In Handdrawn Animation Japanese Animation Studio Animation

Rocío Álvarez

Spanish contemporary multidisciplinary animator using various traditional techniques

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

Ruth Hayes

US-based Contemporary animator and educator, practicing in experimental animation

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

Ruth Lingford

UK-born experimental animator and educator (practicing since 1980s)

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation UK Animation

Ruthie Tompson

b.1910, Disney studio animator known for her work on

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

Sally Cruikshank

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

- by - 1 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn 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

Sara Gunnarsdottir

Icelandic contemporary experimental animator

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

Sarah Airriess

Contemporary 2D animator and artist living and working in

- by - 0 - In American Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Sarah Ann Kennedy

British writer, director and animation academic practicing for over

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Sarah van den Boom

French contemporary animator using traditional techniques

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

Sarah Watt

1958-2011, Australian 2D animator practicing since the 1990s

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation Australian Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Sarina Nihei

Japan-based hand-drawn contemporary animator

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

Sayoko Kinoshita

b.1945, Japanese documentary animation filmmaker (collaborator with Renzo Kinoshita)

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

Sheila Graber

b.1940, U.K. based animator and educator known for her

- by - 2 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Shishi Yamazaki

b.1989, Japanese hand-drawn animator

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

Signe Baumane

b.1964, Latvian-born, contemporary New York based animator and writer

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation Handdrawn Animation Latvian Animation Russian 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

Stella Aristakesova

b.1934-?, Soviet-Russian studio animator, known for Vasilyok, 1977

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation Handdrawn Animation Russian Animation Soviet Animation Studio Animation

Stella Harvey

1940s Halas and Batchelor animator

- by - 0 - In 1940s Animation American Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio 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 Baker

b.1939, Australian animation director and Academy Award Winner

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Suzanne Gervais

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

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Contemporary Dutch animator, using stop motion and traditional hand

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Valentina (1899-1975) and Zinaida Brumberg (1900-1983), pioneers of early

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Tissa David

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

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

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Vera Neubauer

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

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Italian contemporary artist and hand-drawn animator

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

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Wally Crook

1914-1961, British studio animator with Halas and Batchelor

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Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis

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

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Winona Regan

Contemporary American animator using digital and hand drawn techniques

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Yoriko Mizushiri

b.1984, Contemporary Japanese 2D animator

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Yulia Aronova

b.1983, Russian contemporary 2D animator (Folimage studios)

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Yuriko Senoo

Contemporary American Disney studio animator, known for her work

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Yvonne Anderson

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

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