ROBBY GILBERT
  • illustration
    • children's books
    • ranger rick
    • Painting and Drawing
    • "facebook"
    • teach your dog to play the banjo
    • gumshu, undercover dragon
    • shoe in the road project
  • animation
    • zoetropes
    • teaching praxinoscope
    • the firefly
    • MTV/liquid television
    • sesame street
    • commercial demo reel
    • strobe on vinyl
    • visual music
  • intermedia
    • sky in a box
    • decision painter
    • "decisions, decisions"
    • 5D
    • pepper's ghost joust
    • triad >
      • triad
    • virtual reality
    • performance
    • video
    • 3D
    • early interactive books
  • Film & Video
  • Photography
    • Sakartvelo
    • street portraits
  • research
    • Moving Image Research Lab
  • NEWS
    • WCAX Interview
    • VPR Interview
    • Vermont Animation Festival
    • Claymation Camp
    • Kathy Temean Interview
    • Classic Ranger Rick Interview
  • music
  • about
    • CV
Robby Gilbert, MFA, M.Ed
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 M.Ed., MFA
Robby Gilbert 
Curriculum Vitae 

g i l b e r t r @ r o w a n . e d u 
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Education 
MFA, Visual Art, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT. 2015 
M.Ed., Educational Leadership, Argosy University, Seattle, WA. 2006 
BFA, Media Arts, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY. 1989 

Academic 
Appointments 
2020 - present Assistant Professor / Concentration Lead, Animation 
Department of Art Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 

2014 - 2020 Assistant/Associate Professor of Animation / Illustration 
Chair, Visual Arts Department (2018 - 2020) 
Northern Vermont University-Lyndon, Lyndonville, VT 

2018 Visiting Faculty, Animation 
Bennington College, Bennington, VT 

2016 - 2020 Online Instructor, Digital Animation 
Community College of Vermont, Montpelier, VT 

2009 - 2014 Lead Faculty, Digital Gaming and Media, Applied Design Programs 
Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Kirkland, WA 

2006 - 2009 Academic Department Director, Animation / Game Art and Design 
Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, WA 

1995 - 2006 Faculty, Animation, 
Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, WA 

1998 - 2011 Adjunct Faculty, Digital Media, Northwest College of Art and Design 
Poulsbo, WA 

1996 - 2011 Adjunct Faculty, Digital Media, Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA 

Publications 
2025 New York Animation 1969-1999: A City in Motion 
Monograph 
ISBN 978-3-031-89489-3, 2025, Editon 1, XVII, 502 p. 96 illus. 
Palgrave MacMillan, Palgrave Animation Series 

Journal Articles 
2020 The Concrete Zoetrope: Philosophies and Formal Elements of Animation and the Moving Image 
Journal of Early Visual Culture 

2019 Mind The Gap: Considering the Practice of Animation as a Form of Applied Philosophy 
https://blog.animationstudies.org/?p=2753 

2019 
Pre-Cinema in the Classroom. The Philosophical Opportunity of Red Raven Movie Records 
https://blog.animationstudies.org/?p=2728 

Children’s Publishing 
2025 Luna Muli 
by Danny Adlerman. Illustrations by Robby Gilbert 
Lee and Low, New York (anticipated publication 2026) 
1999 - 2009 The Adventures of Ranger Rick 
Monthly Illustration Contributor 
Ranger Rick Magazine, National Wildlife Federation, Reston, VA 

2004 - 2007  Your Big Backyard Magazine. Regular Contributor 
National Wildlife Federation, Reston, VA 

1999  Humpty Dumpty 
Written by Kin Eagle, illustrations by Rob Gilbert 
Charlesbridge Publishing, Boston, MA 

1997 Rub A Dub, Dub 
Written by Danny and Kim Adlerman, illustrations by Rob Gilbert 
Charlesbridge Publishing, Boston, MA 

1996 Hey, Diddle, Diddle, written by Kin Eagle, illustrations by Rob Gilbert 
Whispering Coyote Press, Boston 

1995 Out of the Night, written by Lola Schaefer, illustrations by Rob Gilbert 
Whispering Coyote Press, Boston 

1994 It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, written by Kin Eagle, illustrations by Rob Gilbert 
Whispering Coyote Press, Boston

Selected Presentations 
2025 From Harlem to Hollywood: New York’s Early Black Animators 
Society of Animation Studies Conference 
University of the Arts, London, UK. June, 2025 

2025 Unearthing Black History within Animation: A Conversation with The Hidden Critique 
College Art Association Conference, New York, NY 
https://www.thehiddencritique.com/episodes. 

2024 Concerning the Spiritual in Animation: Ngoma, Kabuki, Spiderwoman, and the Vervistic 
Society of Animation Studies Conference 
University New South Wales, Sydney, AU. 

2024 Researching and Restoring Early Chromolithographic Film Loops 
35th World Festival of Animated Film, Zagreb, Croatia. 

2023 Chromolithographic Loops: The First Animated Films 
Society of Animation Studies Conference 
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. 

2022 Unlocking the History of 1930’s Alternating View Projectors 
Society of Animation Studies Conference 
Teesside University, Middlesborough, UK.
 
2022 From Zoetrope to Animation (And Back Again) 
Eric Dyer Symposium 
Arts University, Bournemouth, UK. 

2022 From Altamira to Zoetrope (And Beyond) 
The Useful Task of Teaching Moving Image Histories in the Age of Tik Tok 
Society of Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference 
Chicago/Online.
 
2021 The Interdisciplinary Study of Interdisciplinarity 
Society of Animation Studies Conference 
Tulane University/Online.
 
2019 A Cartography of the Invisible Interstice 
Society of Animation Studies Conference 
Lisbon, PT. 

2018 Materials of the Synesthetic 
Society of Animation Studies Conference 
Montreal, QC.
 
2015 Gaming Culture 
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum 
St. Johnsbury, VT.
 
2014 Gertie’s Defiant Decision: Designing Meaningful Choices 
Catamount Arts 

St. Johnsbury, VT. 
2014 Why Games Matter 
Washington Technology Alliance 
Kirkland, WA. 

2014 Designing Meaningful Choices 
Redmond Digital Arts Festival 
Redmond, WA. 

Selected Exhibitions 
2024 Animation Adjacent 
Group Show 
Area 405 Gallery, Baltimore, MD
 
2018 The Ghost in the Shoe 
Solo Exhibit of Photographs 
Quimby Gallery, Lyndonville, VT 
2015

Annual Juried Exhibition 
Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury, VT 

2015 The Framing of Time and Relation 
MFA Thesis Exhibition 
Moore Gallery, Montpelier, VT 

2014 Cognizant 
Group Exhibition 
Quimby Gallery, Lyndonville, VT 

2014 Vermont Illustrators 
Group Exhibition 
Quimby Gallery, Lyndonville, VT 

2014 DecisionPainter 
Serious Play Expo 
Redmond, WA 

Professional Awards 
2007 Toonie Award, Best Print Comic, Cartoonist’s Northwest, Ranger Rick 

1993 Parenting Publications Award, Best Interactive Title for Children 
Lenny’s MusicToons 

1989 Master Eagle Award. Illustration 


Funding and Grants 
External 

2024 STORI Fund Grant. $2,050.00. Moving Image Research Lab. Awarded. 

2021 Francis R. Lax Fund for Faculty Development, 2021. $1,000.00. Awarded

Teaching Awards 
2019 Excellence in Advising Award 
Northern Vermont University, Lyndonville, VT
 
2012 Instructional Excellence Award 
Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Kirkland, WA 

2008 Academic Director Excellence Award 
Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, WA 

2006 Excellence in Teaching Award 
Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, WA 

Classroom Technology 
16mm, 8mm, Super 8 Film 
Oculus VR 
Adobe Creative Suite 
Unity 3D 
MakerBot 3D Printing 
Learning Management Systems 
Digital Photography/Video 
Animation Production/Pipelines (both 3D and 2D) 
Sound Recording 
DragonFrame 
Analog Photography Processes 
Autodesk Maya 
Maxon ZBrush 

Core Courses Taught 
Intro to Animation, Visual Narrative, Life Drawing, Motion Graphics, Animation for 
New Media, Philosophies and Formal Elements of Animation and the Moving Image, 
3D Animation, Fundamentals of Game Design, Interactive Media Design, Character 
Animation, Storyboarding, Drawing, Portfolio, 3D Modeling, Illustration, Video I 
and II, Digital Animation, History of Animation, Digital Media Production, Advanced 
Animation, Cartooning, Production Team, Audio for Animation, Digital Sculpting, 
Animation Practicum, Stop-Motion Techniques, Drawing I, Drawing II, Intro to 
Illustration, Digital Sculpting 

International Study Courses and Leadership 
2018 Life Drawing: London, Paris, Florence, Rome 
2019 Visual Narrative: Tokyo, Kamakura, JP 

Primary Research Interests 
Animation History 
New York Animation History 
Computer Aided Design 
Interdisciplinary Studies 
Moving Image Theory 
Game Design and Theory 
Pre/Proto-Cinema 
Chromolithographic Film 
Film Preservation 
Puppetry 
Animation Archaeology 
Synesthetic Design 
Decisions-as-Material 
Musicology 
Visual Music in the Moving Image 
Perception 

Current Professional Affiliations 
ASIFA East 
Board Member/Documentarian
 
The Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image
 
Society for Animation Studies 

Society for Interdisciplinary Studies 

Society for Cinema and Media Studies 

College Art Association 

Magic Lantern Society 

Vermont Animation Festival. Founder/Consultant 

County College of Morris. Animation Workshop Facilitator

Academic and University Service 
Department Curriculum Committee (Member, 2021–present) 
Department Recruitment Committee (Chair, 2024–present) 
Graphic Design Search Committee (Member, 2022) 
Illustration Search Committee (Member, 2022 and 2023) 
University Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee (Member, 2023–2025) 
University Retention and Recruitment Committee (2022, 2023) 
Co-Organizer, High School Studio Day (2024–present) 
Facilitator, Interdisciplinary Day Animation Workshops (2023–present) 
Organizer, Celebrating Diverse Voices: Jim Simon Event (2024) 
Conference Chair, 34th Annual Society for Animation Studies Conference (2023) 
Chair, Academic Standards Committee. Northern Vermont University, 2014-2020 

Professional Experience 

Film, Television and Interactive Media 
1986 - present Freelance Illustrator / Animator 
1996 - 1998 Animation Director, Disney Interactive / AdHoc Inc., Sausalito, CA 
1995 - 1996 Senior Animator, Edmark Inc., Redmond, WA 
1994 - 1995 Senior Animator, Broderbund Software / LivingBooks, Novato, CA 
1993 - 1994 Art Director, Paramount Interactive / MusicPen Inc., New York, NY 
1993 - 1994 Assistant Layout Artist, Jumbo Pictures, New York, NY 
1993 Animator, MTV / Liquid Television, New York, NY 
1993 Animator, Sesame Street / Jane Aaron, New York, NY 
1993 Animator, World Wrestling Federation, Stamford, CT 
1991 - 1992 Art Director, Media Productions International, New York, NY 
1990 - 1993 Freelance Animator, Designer, Broadcast Arts, New York, NY

Commercial Animation 
1993 WCBS Newsradio, Animator, Directed by Steve Oakes 
1993 Doink Interstitial, Animator, World Wrestling Entertainment 
1992 Slim Goodbody, Animator, PBS, Directed by Maciek Albrecht 
1992 Domino Rally, Animator, Magnet Pictures 
Directed by George Englebrecht 
1992 Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, Animator, Broadcast Arts 
Directed by Mark Baldo 
1992 Sports Illustrated for Kids, Assistant Animator, ABC 
Directed by Yvette Kaplan 
1992 Vtech Commercial, Animator, Magnet Pictures 
Directed by Kim Johnson 
1992 Runway Fashion Models, Animator 
Directed by Kurt Mueller and Bart Swanson for Ruben Toledo 
1992 Tornado Rex, Animator, Character Designer, Broadcast Arts 
Directed by Kim Johnson 
1991 Crest Commercial, Effects Animator, Broadcast Arts 
Directed by George Englebrecht 
1991 Super Sugarcrisp Commercial, Assistant Animator, Broadcast Arts 
Directed by Karen Engle 

Interactive Titles 
1997 Mighty Math Number Heroes, Edmark Software 
Design Director 
1996 Stellaluna, Broderbund Software / LivingBooks 
Senior Animator 
1996 Sheila Rae, the Brave, Broderbund Software / LivingBooks 
Senior Animator, Interaction Designer 
1995 The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight 
Broderbund Software/ LivingBooks, Senior Animator 
1995 Dr. Seuss’ ABC’s, Broderbund Software / LivingBooks 
Designer 
1994 Ruff’s Bone, Broderbund Software / LivingBooks 
Animator 
1994 Little Monster at School, Broderbund Software / LivingBooks 
Animator 
1992 Lenny’s MusicToons, Paramount Interactive / MusicPen 
Animator, Art Director, Designer 

Selected Filmography 
1993 Mona Lisa’s Face, Animator, Sesame Street 
Directed by Jane Aaron 
1993 Doug, Assistant Layout Artist, Jumbo Pictures 
1992 Speedbump the Roadkill Possum, Animator, MTV / Liquid Television 
Directed by Frank Gresham 
1992 Victor Borge Tells Hans Christian Andersen Stories 
Art Director, Animator, MPI / Media Productions International 

Web Animation 
1998 Disney’s Cyber-netiquette Comix, Disney Interactive / AdHoc, Inc. 
Animation Director 
1997 Hercules, Disney Interactive / AdHoc Inc. 
Animation Director 
1992 Basal Reader Series, Disney Interactive / AdHoc Inc. 
Animation Director 
 
copyright 2019 rob gilbert
  • illustration
    • children's books
    • ranger rick
    • Painting and Drawing
    • "facebook"
    • teach your dog to play the banjo
    • gumshu, undercover dragon
    • shoe in the road project
  • animation
    • zoetropes
    • teaching praxinoscope
    • the firefly
    • MTV/liquid television
    • sesame street
    • commercial demo reel
    • strobe on vinyl
    • visual music
  • intermedia
    • sky in a box
    • decision painter
    • "decisions, decisions"
    • 5D
    • pepper's ghost joust
    • triad >
      • triad
    • virtual reality
    • performance
    • video
    • 3D
    • early interactive books
  • Film & Video
  • Photography
    • Sakartvelo
    • street portraits
  • research
    • Moving Image Research Lab
  • NEWS
    • WCAX Interview
    • VPR Interview
    • Vermont Animation Festival
    • Claymation Camp
    • Kathy Temean Interview
    • Classic Ranger Rick Interview
  • music
  • about
    • CV