Animation Industry Experience:
· Lead Armaturist, Bix Pix Entertainment. July 2021 - April 2022
· Armaturist, Wooden Boy Productions. July 2019 - April 2021
· Freelancer at Bent Image Lab, Shadow Machine, and more. February 2017 - Ongoing
· Armaturist, Laika Entertainment. May 2012 - February 2017
· Foam and Silicone Casting Assistant, Laika Entertainment. October 2010- March 2012
· Animation Generalist, Bent Image Lab. Sept. 2009 – Oct. 2010
· Puppet Fabrication Intern, Shadow Machine Animation May – Sept. 2007
Awards and Recognition:
· Alumni Atelier Ambassador, Savannah College of Art and Design. Spring 2023
· Emerging Alumna Award, Savannah College of Art and Design. 2015
· Kimberly Gales Emerging Artists Scholarship, Portland Open Studios. 2014
· Project Grant Recipient, Regional Arts and Culture Council. 2014
· Portfolio Scholarship Recipient, Savannah College of Art and Design. 2005-2007
Teaching and Advising
· Mentor, Rise Up Animation September 2022 - Present
· Animation Professor, Portland Community College. April 2021 - Present
· Puppet Fabrication Professor, Pacific Northwest College of Art. Jan. 2018 - May 2020
· Armature Class, CE, Oregon College of Art and Design. October 2016
Time Based Media Projects:
YouTube Series, Stop Motion Related Content, YouTube. Develop animation tutorials and interviews with industry professionals to create access to free learning opportunities surrounding stop motion.
Show Ridiculous, Sketch Comedy Show, Public Access Television. December 2017-July 2019. Co-Writer and Floor Manager for monthly sketch comedy show filmed at Open Signal in front of a live audience.
Fancy Footwork, Stop Motion Short Film, Featured in Computer Arts with accompanying DVD, vol. 133, February 2010. Creator and Co-Director with Randy Wakerlin. Produced at Bent Image Lab.
Paper Cuts, Stop Motion Senior Thesis Short Film, Student Screening, Savannah College of Art and Design. Spring 2007. Creator.
The Checker Queen, Stop Motion Short Film, Crossroads Film Festival, Jackson, MS. Spring 2006. Co-creator and Co-Director with Anthony Ayres.
Theater Productions
Crossroads, Short Play, Haywire 24 Hour Playfest, August 19, 2018. Co-Director and Co-Writer with Kelsey Peake. Produced at Curious Comedy Theater.
Cut and Run, Sketch Comedy Show, March 2018. Assistant Director to Carla Cackowski. Produced at Curious Comedy Theater.
Cat Patrol, Sketch Comedy Show, September 2017. Stagehand and Actor. Directed by Chris Canigilia at Ape Theater.
Femme Fatale Wannabe, Short Play, Ten Minute “Mystery” Play Festival, March 2017. Director and Writer. Produced by Monkey with a Hat On at Clinton Street Theater.
The Final Exam, Sketch Comedy Show, September 2016. Co-Writer and Co-Performer. Directed by Shelley McLendon. Produced at Siren Theater.
Super Sandwich, Short Play, Ten Minute “Super Heroes” Play Festival, November 2015. Writer. Produced by Monkey with a Hat On at Clinton Street Theater.
Articles Relating to Emily Myers
Harris, Miriam. “Mixing it Up: Coraline and LAIKA’s Hybrid World.” Coraline: A Closer Look at Studio LAIKA’s Stop-Motion Witchcraft, edited by Mihaela Mihailova, Bloomsbury Publishing, September 23 2021.
Wakerlin, Randy. “Create a Stop-Motion Film.” Computer Arts, no. 133, February 2010.
Exhibits:
Stop Motion and Miniatures
· Hidden Worlds, Laika show. March 2023 Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle, WA.
· Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio December 2022 MOMA. New York City, NY.
· Animating Life, Laika show. October 2017 Portland Art Museum. Portland, OR.
· When Ruby was Blue, solo show. September 2014 Basil Hallward Gallery. Portland.
· Put a Bird on It!, silent auction. October 2013 Sandbox Studio. Portland, OR.
· Good is Evil, group show. November 2010 Good Gallery. Portland, OR.
Illustration
· A Call for Light, group show. November December 2022 Past Lives Gallery. Portland.
· Overgrow the System, group show July 2022 Alberta Street Arts, Portland OR.
· Laika Artists Show, group Laika show August 2016 Walters Gallery, Portland OR.
· Diverse Dimensional Approaches, group show. March 2014 Impact Artist’s Gallery. Buffalo, NY.
· Mounted, group show. March 2014 Good Gallery. Portland, OR.
· Fire Sale, group show. December 2013 AFRU Gallery. Portland, OR.
· Bird Show, group show. September 2013 Laika. Hillsboro, OR.
· Art in the Canteen, solo show. December 2012 Laika. Hillsboro, OR.
· Untitled Show, group show. September 2012 Sum Gallery. Portland, OR.
· Art in the Canteen, solo show. December 2012 Laika. Hillsboro, OR.
Additional Community Involvement in Animated Arts:
· Stop Motion Class Guest Lecture, Clackamas Community College. February 2021
· Jury Member, AnineFest Festival. March 2018
· Jury Member, Northwest Animation Festival. 2017-2019
· Women in Animation Panel Participant, Wacom Experience Center. 2016 - 2017
· Digital Media Guest Lecture, Clackamas Community College. October 2016
· Stop Motion Presentation, Savannah College of Art and Design. April 2015
· Soul Corps Grant Selection Committee, Laika. March 2016
· Artist and College Student Mentor, Portland Open Studios. October 2014
· Stop Motion Class Guest Lecture, Clackamas Community College. January 2014
· Animation Career Lecture, McCoy Academy. May, 2013
· Paper Cut-out Puppet Workshop, Namanu Day Camp. July, 2012
· The Art of Animation and Career Presentation, Camp Fire Columbia. May 2012
· Animation and Drawing Peer Tutor, Savannah College of Art and Design. 2006-2007
· Publicity Coordinator, Contemporary Animation Society. 2006-2007
Associations:
Women in Animation (member)
ASIFA Hollywood (member)
Couch Collective (member)
Education and Professional Development:
· School of Motion, Online. 2022 - projected 2024
· Animation Mentor, Online Winter/Spring 2012
· Puppets in Prague Workshop, Czech Republic. June 2009
· Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia. Fall 2007 B.F.A in Animation, cum laude