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Margaret Li

“Margaret Li is a Cleveland-based artist with a background in Illustration, Graphic/Motion Design, and Animation. With experience working for local creative firms and as a freelancer, she has been involved in a variety of projects, including GameSamba’s “Fairy Tail: A Hero’s Journey”, an animated series for the Ohio Department of Higher Education, and motion graphics […]

Alexander Rivera

Zach Owens

Zachary Owens is a CIA alum and received his Animation BFA in 2018. Zach is versatile with a background in Illustration, Animation, and 3D modeling. Just as new applications, software, and workflows are being introduced he makes sure to stay up to date, exploring the latest and the unknown.

Benjamin Anderson

Robert Lauer

Robert Lauer completed his BFA in game design at the Cleveland Institute of Art. He has freelanced for companies like Bio Enterprise and Halo Media Works and taught animation courses to high school students through the Center for Arts Inspired Learning. Robert has a passion for teaching, and frequently conducts game design workshops and lectures […]

Anthony Scalmato

Anthony Scalmato has created more than 100 published works which have been viewed on television, web and mobile devices. Before joining CIA, Scalmato worked as a Senior Creative Developer at American Greetings where he provided animations, illustrations and art direction for products that are viewed globally by millions of people every month. He created the […]

Lincoln Adams

Lincoln Adams has worked for 20 years as an illustrator, storyboard artist and designer. His projects have included magazines, television shows, character design, book covers, and greeting cards and was selected to the 47th Annual Society of Illustrators West Show in Los Angeles. He as worked on popular animated shows such as Hasbro’s Hanazki, Barbie: […]

Jeff Simonetta

Jeff Simonetta began his path into animation by attending Bowling Green State University. While attending Jeff was active as the chair of the BGSU ACM SIGGRAPH Student chapter for two years and worked to restore the digital arts community at BGSU. In 2011 he received a BFA in Digital Arts specializing in Animation. After graduation […]