Katy O'Connor Portraits


Katy O’Connor Born: Buffalo, NY 1973 EDUCATION: 2002 continuing education class- Interactive Multimedia, (Flash MX), Austin Community College 1999 MFA, Painting and Drawing, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas. 1995 BFA, Painting and Drawing, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. WORK EXPERIENCE 2009-PRESENT Adjunt Instructor Texas State University Teach Beginning Drawing and Figure Drawing -Set up still life scenes (beginning drawing) and models (figure drawing) for students to draw. -Introduce students to basic drawing concepts such as line, shape, value, composition, perspective, etc. while also introducing a variety of drawing mediums. -Instruct students how to draw in a representational manner. -Work individually with the students to encourage artistic responsibility in their choices of picture making. 1999-PRESENT Lead Animator Flat Black Films Worked as an animator/designer and conceptual artist in both art and commercial work at Flat Black Films; a collaborative animation studio. These projects have been shown in international film festivals, such as ResFest and Sundance, and in museums, such as the Scottsdale Contemporary Art Museum and the MOMA. Some of the projects have had theatrical releases, and have been components of programs on PBS. Highlights: 2010 Akbank animation campaign Animator/Lead Animator -animated segments of 5 animated commercials for a leading bank in Istanbul,Turkey. 2005-2008 Charles Schwab “Talk to Chuck” animation campaign Lead Animator -Individual designer and sole animator of 7 commercials that have been created and aired on national television. -Consistently executed 20 seconds of animation on extremely tight schedules that have deadlines of sometimes 2 weeks. Jan./Feb. 2008 F/X Network, “Dirt” promos and title Animation Director/Project Manager -Directed the animation and managed project for 6 promotional commercials and subsequent title sequence for the Courtney Cox television show “Dirt”. Managed 4 animators on a rush project that had an extremely tight deadline. Served as the main communicator between the animators in Austin and the producers in California. June 2004- January 2005 Scanner Darkly Production Lead Animator -Was one of five people to choose, interview, train and hire 30 animators for the production of the movie Scanner Darkly -Created designs for characters that were used throughout the movie -Managed a team of 6 animators -Designed and worked on a promotional trailer for the movie January 2000-November 2000 Waking Life Lead Animator -Designed the style and animated two major segments of the film: the Julie Delpy/Ethan Hawke scene (reprise of Before Sunrise characters) and the Guy Forsythe (Ukulele man) scene 1996-1999 Teaching Assistant University of Texas, Art Department Teaching Assistant in a wide variety of classes. Specifically: beginning painting, beginning drawing, transmedia, photo design, and performance -Participated in group critiques and individual critiques -Taught basic tips on making and creating paintings/drawings, etc. -Helped to foster and grow the students existing interest in their art making process while introducing new concepts, unfamiliar and familiar artists, and possible new ways of seeing their artwork. -Monitored lab hours FILMOGRAPHY: 2010 “I Love You,” animated experimental/documentary short (director, animator) screened at: Zagreb International Animated Festival, 2010, Zagreb, Croatia Vox Feminae Film Festival, 2010, Zagreb, Croatia Ottawa International Animation Film Festival, 2010, Ottawa, Canada Holland Animation Festival, 2010, Utrecht, The Netherlands Serbian International Animation Festival, 2010, Cacak, Serbia 2008 “Beeswax”, live action feature, directed by Andrew Bujalski (actress) 2008 “The Antidote,” live action feature, directed by Randy Cole (actress) 2008 “Doves,” animated music video, directed by Bob Sabiston (animator) 2008 “Get Your War On,” animated webisodes shown on 23/6/huffingtonpost.com (animator) 2007 “The Even More Fun Trip” animated short,Flat Black Films (animator) 2006 “Scanner Darkly” animated feature, Flat Black Films (animator) 2004 "Fuzzytown," animated short, Flat Black Films (animator) 2003 "The Five Obstructions," animated part of a live action experimental documentary, directed by Jorgan Leth and Lars von Trier (animator) 2003 "Grasshopper," animated short, directed by Bob Sabiston/Flat Black Films, (animator). 2002 "Life 360 animated shorts," animated short films that screened on PBS, Flat Black Films, (animator) 2002 "Destiny," animated music video for the band zero7, directed by Tommy Pallotta, (animator) 2001 "Nekkid Cowboy", feature live action mockumentary, (co-director, co-producer with Jennifer Drummond.) 2001 "Happy Birthday, Mr. President," short animated film, (director, animator) 2001 "The State I Am In," short live action film,(director, animator) 2001 "The Yard," directed by Bob Sabiston/Flat Black Films (animator) 2001 "CAP Project," Flat Black Films (animator) 2001 "Waking Life," directed by Richard Linklator, (animator) 2000 "Figures of Speech," Flat Black Films (animator) EXHIBITION EXPERIENCE Solo Exhibition: 2007 Volitant Gallery, Austin, Texas, “Wait and Hope.” Two-Person Exhibitions: 2003 D Berman Gallery, Austin, Texas, “Narratives”. 2002 Rudolph Projects/Art Scan, Houston, Texas, “Shoplifting”. 2002 Austin Modern, Austin, Texas, “Yours Truly”. Selected Group Exhibitions: 2009 Mexican American Cultural Center, Austin, “Texas Biennial.” 2009 Blue Genie/Bearded Lady, Austin, “Biblical Proportions” 2008 Arthouse, Austin, Texas, “5 x 7” 2006 Gutterkitty Studios, Austin Figurative Project. 2006 Bolm Studios, Austin, Texas, Fathers Day Show. 2005 Bolm Studios, Austin, Texas, “Will There Ever be a Rainbow?” 2004 New American Paintings, Western Edition 2004 Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas, “More True Stories.” 2003 Women and Their Work, Austin, Texas, “Red Hot Red Dot.” 2002 Austin Museum of Art, Austin, Texas, “22 to Watch: New Art in Austin.” 2002 Dallas Contemporary Center, Dallas, Texas, “Wall Power.” 2002 Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, Texas, ‘Snap.” 2002 Sandra Gering Gallery, New York, New York, Waking Life Stills. 2002 Women and Their Work, Austin, Texas, “Red Hot Red Dot.” 2001 Paramount Theatre, Austin, Texas "Waking Life Premiere Exhibit,". 2001 Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, Texas, “5 x 7.” 2001 D Berman, Austin, Texas, “Winter Group Show.’ 2001 Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, Texas, “New American Talent, 16.” 2001 The Four Seasons, Austin, Texas, "Waking Life Artists,". 2000 The Four Seasons, Austin, Texas, Group Show. 1999 Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas, MFA Thesis Exhibition. 1998 Gallery Lombardi, Austin, Texas, Group Exhibition. 1998 Jack S Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas, Student Show. 1996 Mars Artspace, Phoenix, Arizona, “La Judicxiara”. 1995 Sixth Congress Gallery, Tucson, Arizona, “Salon Style’. 1995 Joseph Gross Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson Arizona, Senior Exhibition. 1995 830 Gallery, Tucson, Arizona, “The Drawing Show”. 1995 830 Gallery, Tucson, Arizona, “Three Artists’. VISITING ARTIST LECTURES 2004 Arthouse, Austin, TX 2002 Memphis Digital Film Festival, Memphis, TN 2000 Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX AWARDS/ HONORS 2004 Nominated Best Female Visual Artist, Austin Critics Circle. 2002 Nominated Best Female Visual Artist, Austin Critics Circle 2002 The Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund, Dallas Museum of Art. 2001 Jurors Prize, awarded by Ann Umland and TFAA (Arthouse) for New American Talent. 1999 Nominated for Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant 1998 Emily Maverick Miller and Emily Miller Wells Endowed Presidential Scholarship, University of Texas, Austin, Texas. 1996 M.K. Hage Endowed Scholarship in the Fine Arts, University of Texas, Austin, Texas. 1994 Tuition Waiver based on portfolio review, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. BIBLIOGRAPHY Brennar, Wayne Allen, “Wait and Hope: New Works by Katy O’Connor”/ “Restless Timber: New Works by Jennifer Drummond”, Austin Chronicle, January 12, 2007. Koper, Rachel, “East: Now with More!,” Austin Chronicle, November 18, 2005. Van Ryzin, Jean Claire, "Artists Intrigue and Alienate," Austin American Statesman, X-Lent, November 20, 2003. Brenner, Molly Beth, "Piece of Work, Katherine," Austin Chronicle, November 14, 2003. Wall Power, (exhibition catalog), Dallas Contemporary Art Center, 2002. 22 to Watch, New Art in Austin, (exhibition catalog), Austin Museum of Art, 2002. Biederman, Christine, “Planet of the Apes,” Dallas Observer, May 16-22, 2002. Aechternacht, Stephen, "22 to Watch, New Art in Austin," Austin Monthly, April, 2002. "Quick Draw," Dallas Morning News, March 30, 2002. "Fete Set," Dallas Morning News, March 13, 2002. Umland, Ann, New American Talent 16, (exhibition catalog), Texas Fine Arts Association, Texas. Austin American Statesman, May 10, 1999, B6. Four Walls, Three Years (exhibition catalog), University of Texas, Austin, May 1999.

Katy O’Connor

Born: Buffalo, NY 1973

EDUCATION:
2002 continuing education class- Interactive Multimedia, (Flash MX), Austin Community College
1999 MFA, Painting and Drawing, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
1995 BFA, Painting and Drawing, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2009-PRESENT
Adjunt Instructor
Texas State University

Teach Beginning Drawing and Figure Drawing
-Set up still life scenes (beginning drawing) and models (figure drawing) for students to draw.
-Introduce students to basic drawing concepts such as line, shape, value, composition, perspective, etc. while also introducing a variety of drawing mediums.
-Instruct students how to draw in a representational manner.
-Work individually with the students to encourage artistic responsibility in their choices of picture making.

1999-PRESENT
Lead Animator
Flat Black Films

Worked as an animator/designer and conceptual artist in both art and commercial work at Flat Black Films; a collaborative animation studio. These projects have been shown in international film festivals, such as ResFest and Sundance, and in museums, such as the Scottsdale Contemporary Art Museum and the MOMA. Some of the projects have had theatrical releases, and have been components of programs on PBS.

Highlights:

2010
Akbank animation campaign
Animator/Lead Animator
-animated segments of 5 animated commercials for a leading bank in Istanbul,Turkey.

2005-2008
Charles Schwab “Talk to Chuck” animation campaign
Lead Animator
-Individual designer and sole animator of 7 commercials that have been created and aired on national television.
-Consistently executed 20 seconds of animation on extremely tight schedules that have deadlines of sometimes 2 weeks.

Jan./Feb. 2008
F/X Network, “Dirt” promos and title
Animation Director/Project Manager
-Directed the animation and managed project for 6 promotional commercials and subsequent title sequence for the Courtney Cox television show “Dirt”. Managed 4 animators on a rush project that had an extremely tight deadline. Served as the main communicator between the animators in Austin and the producers in California.

June 2004- January 2005
Scanner Darkly Production
Lead Animator
-Was one of five people to choose, interview, train and hire 30 animators for the production of the movie Scanner Darkly
-Created designs for characters that were used throughout the movie
-Managed a team of 6 animators
-Designed and worked on a promotional trailer for the movie

January 2000-November 2000
Waking Life
Lead Animator
-Designed the style and animated two major segments of the film: the Julie
Delpy/Ethan Hawke scene (reprise of Before Sunrise characters) and the Guy Forsythe (Ukulele man) scene

1996-1999
Teaching Assistant
University of Texas, Art Department

Teaching Assistant in a wide variety of classes. Specifically: beginning painting, beginning drawing, transmedia, photo design, and performance
                  -Participated in group critiques and individual critiques
                  -Taught basic tips on making and creating paintings/drawings, etc.
-Helped to foster and grow the students existing interest in their art making process while introducing new concepts, unfamiliar and familiar artists, and possible new ways of seeing their artwork.
                  -Monitored lab hours

FILMOGRAPHY:
2010   “I Love You,” animated experimental/documentary short (director, animator)
           screened at:
           Zagreb International Animated Festival, 2010, Zagreb, Croatia
           Vox Feminae Film Festival, 2010, Zagreb, Croatia
           Ottawa International Animation Film Festival, 2010, Ottawa, Canada
           Holland Animation Festival, 2010, Utrecht, The Netherlands
           Serbian International Animation Festival, 2010, Cacak, Serbia
2008 “Beeswax”, live action feature, directed by Andrew Bujalski (actress)
2008 “The Antidote,” live action feature, directed by Randy Cole (actress)
2008 “Doves,” animated music video, directed by Bob Sabiston (animator)
2008 “Get Your War On,” animated webisodes shown on 23/6/huffingtonpost.com (animator)
2007 “The Even More Fun Trip” animated short,Flat Black Films (animator)
2006 “Scanner Darkly” animated feature, Flat Black Films (animator)
2004 "Fuzzytown," animated short, Flat Black Films (animator)
2003 "The Five Obstructions," animated part of a live action experimental documentary, directed     by Jorgan Leth and Lars von Trier (animator)
2003 "Grasshopper," animated short, directed by Bob Sabiston/Flat Black Films, (animator).
2002 "Life 360 animated shorts," animated short films that screened on PBS, Flat Black Films, (animator)
2002   "Destiny," animated music video for the band zero7, directed by Tommy Pallotta, (animator)
2001   "Nekkid Cowboy", feature live action mockumentary, (co-director, co-producer with Jennifer Drummond.)
2001 "Happy Birthday, Mr. President," short animated film, (director, animator)
2001   "The State I Am In," short live action film,(director, animator)
2001 "The Yard," directed by Bob Sabiston/Flat Black Films (animator)
2001 "CAP Project," Flat Black Films (animator)
2001   "Waking Life," directed by Richard Linklator, (animator)
2000 "Figures of Speech," Flat Black Films (animator)

EXHIBITION EXPERIENCE

Solo Exhibition:
2007 Volitant Gallery, Austin, Texas, “Wait and Hope.”

Two-Person Exhibitions:
2003 D Berman Gallery, Austin, Texas, “Narratives”.
2002 Rudolph Projects/Art Scan, Houston, Texas, “Shoplifting”.
2002 Austin Modern, Austin, Texas, “Yours Truly”.

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2009 Mexican American Cultural Center, Austin, “Texas Biennial.”
2009 Blue Genie/Bearded Lady, Austin, “Biblical Proportions”
2008 Arthouse, Austin, Texas, “5 x 7”
2006 Gutterkitty Studios, Austin Figurative Project.
2006 Bolm Studios, Austin, Texas, Fathers Day Show.
2005 Bolm Studios, Austin, Texas, “Will There Ever be a Rainbow?”
2004 New American Paintings, Western Edition
2004 Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas, “More True Stories.”
2003 Women and Their Work, Austin, Texas, “Red Hot Red Dot.”
2002 Austin Museum of Art, Austin, Texas, “22 to Watch: New Art in Austin.”
2002 Dallas Contemporary Center, Dallas, Texas, “Wall Power.”
2002 Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, Texas, ‘Snap.”
2002 Sandra Gering Gallery, New York, New York, Waking Life Stills.
2002 Women and Their Work, Austin, Texas, “Red Hot Red Dot.”
2001 Paramount Theatre, Austin, Texas "Waking Life Premiere Exhibit,".
2001 Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, Texas, “5 x 7.”
2001 D Berman, Austin, Texas, “Winter Group Show.’
2001 Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, Texas, “New American Talent, 16.”
2001 The Four Seasons, Austin, Texas, "Waking Life Artists,".
2000 The Four Seasons, Austin, Texas, Group Show.
1999 Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas, MFA Thesis Exhibition.
1998 Gallery Lombardi, Austin, Texas, Group Exhibition.
1998 Jack S Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas, Student Show.
1996 Mars Artspace, Phoenix, Arizona, “La Judicxiara”.
1995 Sixth Congress Gallery, Tucson, Arizona, “Salon Style’.
1995 Joseph Gross Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson Arizona, Senior Exhibition.
1995 830 Gallery, Tucson, Arizona, “The Drawing Show”.
1995 830 Gallery, Tucson, Arizona, “Three Artists’.

VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
2004 Arthouse, Austin, TX
2002 Memphis Digital Film Festival, Memphis, TN
2000 Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX

AWARDS/ HONORS
2004 Nominated Best Female Visual Artist, Austin Critics Circle.
2002 Nominated Best Female Visual Artist, Austin Critics Circle
2002 The Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund, Dallas Museum of Art.
2001 Jurors Prize, awarded by Ann Umland and TFAA (Arthouse) for New American Talent.
1999 Nominated for Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant
1998 Emily Maverick Miller and Emily Miller Wells Endowed Presidential Scholarship,
University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
1996 M.K. Hage Endowed Scholarship in the Fine Arts, University of Texas, Austin,
Texas.
1994 Tuition Waiver based on portfolio review, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Brennar, Wayne Allen, “Wait and Hope: New Works by Katy O’Connor”/ “Restless Timber: New Works by Jennifer Drummond”, Austin Chronicle, January 12, 2007.
Koper, Rachel, “East: Now with More!,” Austin Chronicle, November 18, 2005.
Van Ryzin, Jean Claire, "Artists Intrigue and Alienate," Austin American Statesman, X-Lent, November 20, 2003.
Brenner, Molly Beth, "Piece of Work, Katherine," Austin Chronicle, November 14, 2003.
Wall Power, (exhibition catalog), Dallas Contemporary Art Center, 2002.
22 to Watch, New Art in Austin, (exhibition catalog), Austin Museum of Art, 2002.
Biederman, Christine, “Planet of the Apes,” Dallas Observer, May 16-22, 2002.
Aechternacht, Stephen, "22 to Watch, New Art in Austin," Austin Monthly, April, 2002.
"Quick Draw," Dallas Morning News, March 30, 2002.
"Fete Set," Dallas Morning News, March 13, 2002.
Umland, Ann, New American Talent 16, (exhibition catalog), Texas Fine Arts Association,
Texas.
Austin American Statesman, May 10, 1999, B6.
Four Walls, Three Years (exhibition catalog), University of Texas, Austin, May 1999.