Curriculum Vitae
Jonah Primiano (b.1993)
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Education
2021 - MFA Experimental Animation, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
2015 - BFA Animation, Savannah College of Art and Design, Magna Cum Laude, Savannah GA
Teaching Experience
Spring 2022 - Adjunct Faculty, Intro to Animation, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Remote
Spring 2022 - Adjunct Faculty, Professional Development 1, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Remote
Fall 2021 - Post Graduate Teaching Fellow, Traces of the Image Class, CalArts, Valencia CA
Fall 2021 - Adjunct Faculty, 2D Animation Studio, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Remote
Fall 2021 - Lead Instructor of Animation, Sony Pictures Media Arts Program, Los Angeles, CA
2021 - Lead Instructor of Graphic Design, Sony Pictures Media Arts Program, Los Angeles, CA
2019-21 - Animation Instructor, Sony Pictures Media Arts Program, Los Angeles CA
2018-21 - Teachers Assistant at CalArts, Various Classes, Valencia CA
2019 - Animation Instructor, Community Arts Partnership Summer Session, Los Angeles CA
2016-17 - ToonBoom Harmony & Photoshop Instructor, Madison Area Technical College, Madison WI
Work Experience
2021 - Film/Video Department Technical Staff, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2020-21 - Motion Graphics Animator, The Gravel Institute
2019-21 - Editor & Publisher, Mostly Moving Magazine, Los Angeles CA
2019-20 - Coordinator, Experimental Animation Visiting Artist Series, Valencia, CA
2017-18 - Motion Graphics Animator & Graphic Designer, Fetch Rewards, Madison WI
Artist Talks
2021 - "The Image Gazes Back, Rotoscope & Demystification", After Hours Animation Community
2021 - "Observing the Image, the Rotoscopic Way of Seeing", The New School, New York, NY
Volunteer Experience
2020-21 - Project Coordinator, Action Graphics Network, Los Angeles, CA
2020 - Motion Graphics Animator, Nithya Raman City Council Campaign
Screenings
2020
Driftless - London International Animation Festival | London, UK
Driftless - Tacoma Film Festival | Tacoma, WA
Driftless - Slamdance Film Festival | Park City UT
2019
Driftless - Student Experimenttal Film Festival | Binghamton NY
Driftless - Malt Adult #15 | Columbus, OH
Driftless - San Diego Underground Film Festival | San Diego CA
Driftless - REDCAT CalArts Experimental Animation Showcase | Los Angeles CA
2018
jimmies - Hellavision Tellavision Episode 5
2016
Idle - Melbourne International Animation Festival | Melbourne, Australia
Idle - New Zealand International Film Festival | New Zealand
Idle - Ransater Film Festival | Ransater, Sweden
Awards & Honors
2021 - Awarded Post Graduate Teaching Fellowship, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2020-21 - Board Approved Endowment Scholarship, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2020 - Appointed Student Liason for CalArts COVID Response
2020 - "Mostly Moving" Presentation accepted, Society for Animation Studies Conference
2018-20 - Lillian Disney Scholarship, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2015 - Deans Award in Animation, SCAD, Savannah GA
2015 - Graduated Magna Cum Laude, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Films
Myth Today (Forthcoming), 2021, 5m
Sunset Blvd Drawings, 2020, 4m
Driftless, 2019, 6m
Jimmies, 2018, 1m
Idle, 2015, 4.5m
Software & Technique Specialty
2D Animation Dragon Frame
Rotoscope. ToonBoom Harmony
After Effects Premiere Pro
Adobe Animate ProTools
Photoshop Cinema 4D (experience)
Press
Directors Notes
Animation Magazine
Cartoon Brew
Voyage LA
Directors Notes (2018)
Directors Notes (2015)
Jonah Primiano (b.1993)
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Education
2021 - MFA Experimental Animation, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
2015 - BFA Animation, Savannah College of Art and Design, Magna Cum Laude, Savannah GA
Teaching Experience
Spring 2022 - Adjunct Faculty, Intro to Animation, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Remote
Spring 2022 - Adjunct Faculty, Professional Development 1, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Remote
Fall 2021 - Post Graduate Teaching Fellow, Traces of the Image Class, CalArts, Valencia CA
Fall 2021 - Adjunct Faculty, 2D Animation Studio, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Remote
Fall 2021 - Lead Instructor of Animation, Sony Pictures Media Arts Program, Los Angeles, CA
2021 - Lead Instructor of Graphic Design, Sony Pictures Media Arts Program, Los Angeles, CA
2019-21 - Animation Instructor, Sony Pictures Media Arts Program, Los Angeles CA
2018-21 - Teachers Assistant at CalArts, Various Classes, Valencia CA
2019 - Animation Instructor, Community Arts Partnership Summer Session, Los Angeles CA
2016-17 - ToonBoom Harmony & Photoshop Instructor, Madison Area Technical College, Madison WI
Work Experience
2021 - Film/Video Department Technical Staff, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2020-21 - Motion Graphics Animator, The Gravel Institute
2019-21 - Editor & Publisher, Mostly Moving Magazine, Los Angeles CA
2019-20 - Coordinator, Experimental Animation Visiting Artist Series, Valencia, CA
2017-18 - Motion Graphics Animator & Graphic Designer, Fetch Rewards, Madison WI
Artist Talks
2021 - "The Image Gazes Back, Rotoscope & Demystification", After Hours Animation Community
2021 - "Observing the Image, the Rotoscopic Way of Seeing", The New School, New York, NY
Volunteer Experience
2020-21 - Project Coordinator, Action Graphics Network, Los Angeles, CA
2020 - Motion Graphics Animator, Nithya Raman City Council Campaign
Screenings
2020
Driftless - London International Animation Festival | London, UK
Driftless - Tacoma Film Festival | Tacoma, WA
Driftless - Slamdance Film Festival | Park City UT
2019
Driftless - Student Experimenttal Film Festival | Binghamton NY
Driftless - Malt Adult #15 | Columbus, OH
Driftless - San Diego Underground Film Festival | San Diego CA
Driftless - REDCAT CalArts Experimental Animation Showcase | Los Angeles CA
2018
jimmies - Hellavision Tellavision Episode 5
2016
Idle - Melbourne International Animation Festival | Melbourne, Australia
Idle - New Zealand International Film Festival | New Zealand
Idle - Ransater Film Festival | Ransater, Sweden
Awards & Honors
2021 - Awarded Post Graduate Teaching Fellowship, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2020-21 - Board Approved Endowment Scholarship, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2020 - Appointed Student Liason for CalArts COVID Response
2020 - "Mostly Moving" Presentation accepted, Society for Animation Studies Conference
2018-20 - Lillian Disney Scholarship, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2015 - Deans Award in Animation, SCAD, Savannah GA
2015 - Graduated Magna Cum Laude, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Films
Myth Today (Forthcoming), 2021, 5m
Sunset Blvd Drawings, 2020, 4m
Driftless, 2019, 6m
Jimmies, 2018, 1m
Idle, 2015, 4.5m
Software & Technique Specialty
2D Animation Dragon Frame
Rotoscope. ToonBoom Harmony
After Effects Premiere Pro
Adobe Animate ProTools
Photoshop Cinema 4D (experience)
Press
Directors Notes
Animation Magazine
Cartoon Brew
Voyage LA
Directors Notes (2018)
Directors Notes (2015)