Education
2017-2021, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Illustration) - Parsons School of Design
2017-2021, Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy) - Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts
Select Work / Client Collaborations
2023
Part-time Faculty, Illustration Department, Parsons School of Design
Animation Director, Nearpod
Artist in Residence, A Studio Digital (Bento Box)
Music Video Director/ Animator, Ethan Bortnick (Columbia Records)
Animation Assistance, Cécile McLorin Salvant (Nonesuch)
2022
Animator, Out There: A National Parks Story
Music Video Animator, Hark Madley
Animation Assistance, Hulu
2D Animation Lead, NYC Civic Engagement
Illustrator and Poster Designer, Backseat Lovers (Capitol Records)
Filmmaker / Animator, GIPHY
Logo Designer, Good Studio
Lead 2D Animator, Blinkink and Tic Tac
Music Video Animator, TOLEDO (Grand Jury Music)
2021
Music Visualiser Animator, Wingtip
Title Sequences, ‘This Room is My Oyster’
Music Video Animator, Backseat Lovers (Capitol Records)
2D Animation Cleanup, Dua Lipa and Elton John, Blinkink
Filmmaker, A Studio Digital (Bento Box)
Lead 2D Animator & Board Artist, Mighty Oak / RCA Records
2020
Music Video Director, almost monday (Hollywood Records)
Music Video Director, MICHELLE (Atlantic Records)
2D Animator, Ghosted
Music Visualiser Animator, mxmtoon
2019
2D Lead Animator, NYC Department of Youth and Community Development
2018
Animation assistance, Louis the Child x MAX (Warner Records)
Kohana Wilson
Based in Brooklyn, NY
Awards, Residencies, Press
Slamdance Film Festival, Grand Jury Award for Animated Shorts, 2024
Good Moves TV, Artist Feature, 2024, 2022
Animation Magazine, Sundance / Slamdance Winners writeup, 2024
A Studio Digital (Bento Box), Artist in Residence, 2023
Adolescent Content Creator Grant Recipient, 2021
Graduated summa cum laude, The New School, 2021
Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship - The Rockstar Games Award for Excellence in Animation, 2021
Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship - The FoTN Award for Moving Image, 2021
Parsons School of Design Dean’s BFA Scholarship, 2017-2021
The New School Dean’s List, Fall 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
ESF Chairman’s Award for Academic Excellence, 2017
Teaching
Topics: Bodies Interpreted Professor, Parsons School of Design, 2024 (ongoing)
Core 4D Seminar Professor, Parsons School of Design, 2024 (ongoing)
SVA Artist Talk, 2024
Explorations in Drawing Professor, Parsons School of Design, 2023
After Hours Animation, Artist Talk, 2022
First Year Animation Guest Critic / Lecturer, 2022
Professional Practices Speaker, Parsons School of Design (Illustration), 2022
Host of an Animation Podcast, ‘Boiled Over’, 2021
Alumni Panel Speaker, Parsons School of Design (Illustration), 2021
Film Festival Screenings
Slamdance Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize Winner, 2024
Fantoche International Animation Festival, 2024
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles, 2024
Transfiguration International Animation Festival, 2024
Florida Film Festival, 2024
Silver Lake Shorts, Official Selection, 2024
Dizzy TV, Screened, 2024
London International Animation Festival, Official Selection, 2023
Bitbang International Festival of Animation, Official Selection, 2023
Animation Block Party @ BAM, Screened, 2023
Lago Film Fest, Screened, 2023
Annecy Festival, Official Selection, 2023
Sour Social, Screened, 2022