Andrew Lyndon

EDUCATION
Yale University, New Haven, CT   MFA  1985

Bennington College, Bennington, VT   BFA 1982                                       

F I L M / V I D E O / INTERACTIVE


HEALING JUSTICE"
World Trust Films    SEPTEMBER 2017

FANTASTIC NEGRITO JANUARY 2017
Animated Concert Backdrop

“THE SEA RANCH SONGS” (DVD)                               MARCH 2016  Aleksandra Vrebalov
The Kronos Quartet

Created one hour video/animation for international DVD release:
"The Sea Ranch Songs" Kronos Quartet
Will be performed with the Kronos Quartet September 2016

''CENTER CONDITION"        OCTOBER 2015
Curated Faculty Exhibit CCA

Five Minute Animated Video

“DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES PROJECT”                     MAY 2015    Performed by Ariadne Greif
Composed by Aleksandra Vrebalov
Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY

Created video/animation for a piece sung by Ariadne Greif and composed by Aleksandra Vrebalov

“THE SEA RANCH SONGS”                                                MAY 2015  Aleksandra Vrebalov
The Kronos Quartet

Created one hour video/animation for a piece composed by Aleksandra Vrebalov, Performed by the Kronos Quartet
     
“ADVANCING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION”           2013    (California Department of Education)

Create storyboards, all animation, and interactives for an on-line and cinematic initiative to support play-based learning in California schools. 

“THE BATTLE OF AMFAR”                                                    2012
(Rob Epstein) 

Animation for Documentary                                                  
Premier - Sundance Film Festival

"MIRRORS OF PRIVILEGE: MAKING WHITENESS VISIBLE"  2009
(World Trust)
Animation and Graphics for documentary

“CATBLACK SEA”                                                        2008

Milkbar Film Festival, San Francisco, and St. Petersburg, Russia

 “SIGGRAPH 2005 ANIMATION FESTIVAL”      2005

 Produced and Edited the Media and Theatrical trailers                                     

“EAST BAY RATS FIGHT NIGHT”       2005

Videographer/ Documentary                                                                        

“THIRD SKIN”        2003

Video/Dance Stage Set,                                                                        

  “BOTTOMLESS PIT”                2003                                                                                            

                 Video/Dance Stage Set, Tanya CalimonerI

Excerpt:http://vimeo.com/62584654                                                                                    

“PICARDY DRIVE”                 2002

http://www.smartgirlproductions.com/

 Camera/ Documentary                               

“HOW DID THEY DO THAT”? 2002

Cinematographer, Editor – Documentary                                                

“FALLING”  AND “GONE”

                         Video –Temescal Art Center, Oakland                                                             2002                                                         

 

S E L E C T E D  G R O U P  E X H I B I T I O N S:

 

AGGREGATE ANIMATE SHORTS 2017, Aggregate Space Gallery, Oakland, CA August 2017


THE MEASURE OF ALL THINGS, The Great Hall, S.F. 1999

 

THE SCIENTIFIC REALM, The Mills Building, S.F. 1999

 

GROUP SHOW, Samson Fine Arts, New York, 1995

 

ARABESQUE, PPOW  Gallery, New York, 1994

 

GROUP SHOW, David Beitzel Gallery, New York, 1993

 

CHRISTMAS GALA SHOW, AC Project Room, New York 1991

 

E-MOTION, Ihara Ludens Gallery, New York, 1990

 

MOVER AND MAKERS,  AC Project Room, New York, 1990

ECLECTICS, Bavid Beitzel Gallery, New York, 1988

 

SMALL WORKS SHOW, BACA Downtown, Brooklyn, NY, 1988

 

NEW TALENT, Marilyn Pearl Gallery, New York, 1985

 

GROUP SHOW, Sharon Arts Center, Sharon, CT, 1985


T E A C H I N G   / Administration

California College of the Arts            Fall 2011 - Current 
  • Director Fine Arts Division

California College of the Arts            Fall 2006 - Current

Associate Professor

Chair, Animation Program

  • Animation
  • Film
  • Created and launched Animation program in 2007 (130 students 2013

Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore                      Spring 2011           

  • Week-long student critiques and external program review 

City College of San Francisco                       Spring and Fall - 2006

Digital Film Instructor

  • Short Film and Editing Classes 

Academy of Art University            Spring 2004 - 2006

Instructor: Digital Graphics and Motion Graphics

  • Topics in Motion Graphics (Graduate level After Effects, Final Cut and Film)
  • Advanced Digital Imaging (Graduate level Photoshop and image-making)
  • Digital Imaging for Photographers (Advanced Photoshop and image-making)
  • Portfolio (Senior level Portfolio-building for Animation and Modeling students)
  • Adobe Illustrator Intro
Contra Costa Community College                    Spring 2004 - 2006  Digital Graphics Instructor

Adobe Photoshop-based art concept and advanced software techniques class

Mission College of San Jose                            Spring 2004 - 2006

Digital Graphics Instructor

 

  • Introduction to Digital Art – Traditional art concepts and intro to Photoshop
Pixar Animation Studios            1999 – 2003 
employee Teaching Coordinator / Instructor                                

·       Teach graphics and video software applications to Pixar employees

·       Teach film, film production, and editing basics to Pixar employees

·       Teach productivity applications to Pixar employees

·       Independently develop curriculum, write courseware, and generate materials for above classes.

       Digital Graphics and video:

·       Basic Adobe Photoshop

·       Advanced Photoshop

·       Basic Apple Final Cut Pro 3

·       Advanced Apple Final Cut Pro 3 (Building a Project – Editing)

·       Basic Adobe Illustrator

·       Basic Adobe After Effects

·       Basic imovie

                    Film

·      Composing Pictures – film language,  composing shots, storyboarding, editing

·       4 Day film boot camp –Practical Film Lab

                    Productivity:

·       For Pixar’s Mac OSX rollout, I created all curriculum, classes, and class materials to

      successfully transfer 400 employees from Mc OS9 to the new Mac OSX platform.

·       Mac Desktop Efficiency

·       Word 98

·       Excel

·       MeetingMaker

College Prep School                                            Spring 2004

Intraterm Instructor

  • One week intensive Animation class – intro to After Effects                       

USF      Spring 2004

Guest Lecturer

  • Two week Animation / Intro to After Effects cla                                         

Richmond High School 2001 - 2004

 Multimedia and Video Production instructor

·       Teach High School and College Students Video Production 

·       Wrote courseware and created materialsor Illustrator. Final project is a finished video with transitio 

Yale University                                                             1985

    Teaching Assistant to Richard Lytle, Color Theory

 

Yale Norfolk Children’s Summer Workshop     1984

     Organized and taught an art workshop for 30 children

F E L L O W S H I PS

The Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA                        2009

National Endowment for the Arts Visiting Artist                                                              
Macdowell Colony Fellow    1991                                                                                                           

 

 

 

 

 

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