Tomijann Nabors
I have enjoyed a long career in film and print.
- Freelance Film and Print work nationally and, currently, in DC
- Dreamworks Animation for 12 years as senior surfacer and look developer on Shrek, How to Train your Dragon and Croods franchises
- College of Santa Fe, Moving Image Arts Department, Rudd Endowed Chair in Animation
- Will Vinton, now Laika Studios, six years, first as technical director, then art director for film and nationally broadcast television commercials
- Animism LLC, founding partner in award winning interactive studio
Awards for studio projects on which I have worked include:
- Oscar Nominations
- Emmy Awards,
- Cleo Awards,
- Annie Awards
- Golden Globe Awards
Recognition of personal, freelance projects include:
- Southern Shorts Documentary Festival: Award for Individual Achievement in Production Design
-NY Chatauqua International Film Festival: Award of Merit
- South x Southwest Film and Interactive Festival: Outstanding Achievement Award and Award of Excellence
- Albuquerque Museum: Las Aranas Award of Merit,
Earlier Textile Work shown:
- Renwick Gallery, DC
- Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
- Albuquerque Museum, NM
- Museums at Stony Brook, Long Island, NY
Visting Artist stints:-
- Penland School, Guest Artist with retrospective show, Penland, NC
- Costume Designer's Guild, Guest Lecturer on CG creation of fabric and costume, Los Angeles, CA
- University of New Mexico, Guest Lecturer, Film Department , Albuquerque, NM
- Portland Art Institute, Visiting Artist, Portland, OR
- Siggraph, presenter in Digital Paint, Los Angeles, CA
- South X Southwest, Panelist representing Animism, LLC and, subsequently, representing Vinton (now Laika) Studios, Austin, TX
- Texas A&M University, Department of Environmental Design, College Station, TX
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