g i l b e r t r @ r o w a n . e d u w w w . r o b b y g i l b e r t . c o m 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 ArtRowan University, Glassboro, NJ
2014 - 2020 Assistant/Associate Professor of Animation / Illustration Chair, Visual Arts Department (2018 - 2020) Northern Vermont University-Lyndon, Lyndonville, 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 2025New 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
2019Mind 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 2025Luna 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
1999Humpty Dumpty Written by Kin Eagle, illustrations by Rob Gilbert Charlesbridge Publishing, Boston, MA
1997Rub A Dub, Dub Written by Danny and Kim Adlerman, illustrations by Rob Gilbert Charlesbridge Publishing, Boston, MA
1996Hey, Diddle, Diddle, written by Kin Eagle, illustrations by Rob Gilbert Whispering Coyote Press, Boston
1995Out of the Night, written by Lola Schaefer, illustrations by Rob Gilbert Whispering Coyote Press, Boston
1994It’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