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
 
"BROTHER"                     October 2021
Animated Documentary Presented by ITVS
Director of Animation, Director of Cinematograpy, Animation, Effects, Story
 
"CANDLE LIT"  Midtown Social  
Music Video                 
Character Animation, Layout (camera), Co-Producer 
 
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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