Biography
I am an multidisciplinary artist based in California's Bay Area. The transcendent power of storytelling informs my work and collaborations. My cartoons have appeared in publications including The New Yorker, The New Republic, Alta Journal, and Narrative. I am developing my longtime comic-strip, Stewball — starring a bipedal unicorn-horse with an existential dilemma — as a graphic novel and an animated series. Stewball also inspired my animated short film Dear Death, partially funded by a Matt Groening Fellowship, which screened at U.S. and international festivals.
I have taught animation at UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television and California College of the Arts. In addition to story development and digital animation techniques, I teach sound design, for which I draw on my work as a songwriter and music producer. My students include animation MFA candidates, undergraduates, working professionals, and high schoolers. I also serve as a freelance creative consultant across industries, collaborating with clients to bring their stories to the world.
I have a BA in English and American literature from Harvard and an MFA in animation from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
I have taught animation at UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television and California College of the Arts. In addition to story development and digital animation techniques, I teach sound design, for which I draw on my work as a songwriter and music producer. My students include animation MFA candidates, undergraduates, working professionals, and high schoolers. I also serve as a freelance creative consultant across industries, collaborating with clients to bring their stories to the world.
I have a BA in English and American literature from Harvard and an MFA in animation from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
ABOVE LEFT: Kate Isenberg (photo by Megan Krause). RIGHT: Q&A at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival.