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
    • 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
  • research
  • NEWS
    • WCAX Interview
    • VPR Interview
    • Vermont Animation Festival
    • Claymation Camp
    • Kathy Temean Interview
    • Classic Ranger Rick Interview
  • about
    • CV
    • teaching
    • music
Robby Gilbert, MFA, M.Ed
robby.gilbert@vcfa.edu                                                                                                          
​robby@robbygilbert.com
​


Education

                        MFA, Visual Art. Vermont College of Fine Arts. Montpelier, VT
                        M.Ed, Educational Leadership. Argosy University, Seattle, WA
                        BFA, Media Arts. School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

Teaching

Assistant Professor of Visual Arts and Animation, Northern Vermont University, Lyndonville, VT (2014-present)
​Visiting Faculty, Animation, Bennington College (2018)

Lead Faculty, Digital Gaming and Media, Lake Washington Institute of Technology (2009 -2014)
Academic Department Director, Animation/Game Art and Design, Art Institute of Seattle (2006-2009)
Full Time Faculty, Animation, Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, WA, (1995-2006)
Adjunct Faculty, Digital Media, Northwest College of Art and Design, Poulsbo, WA (1998-2011)
Adjunct Faculty, Digital Media, Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA (1996-2011)
Teacher, Animation, Bainbridge Island Park and Recreation District, Bainbridge Island, WA (09-present) summer workshops

Courses Taught

Visual Narrative, Drawing I, Intro to Animation, Motion Graphics I, 3D Animation, Game Design, Interactive Media Design, Puppetry, Character Animation, Environment Art, Storyboarding, Painting, Design, Design Seminar, Design Review, Image Manipulation, Cartooning, Drawing Fundamentals, Adobe Creative Suite, Portfolio, Maya, Illustration, Time-Based Media, Video II and I, 2D Animation, History of Multimedia, Visual Storytelling, Imagery and Design, Digital Animation, Animation Principles, Raster Graphics, Language of Animation and Film, History of Animation, Digital Media Production, Advanced Animation, Design, Special Topics in Animation, Internship, Digital Illustration, Life Drawing, Advanced Life Drawing, Animation for New Media, Production Team, Audio for Animation, Sound Design, Graphic Design,  Digital Portfolio. ​

Illustration, Animation, and Interactive Media

National Wildlife Federation, Reston, VA. Monthly Contributor, The ADVENTURES of RANGER RICK (1999-2008)
Disney Interactive/AdHoc Interactive, Sausalito, CA. Animation Director  (1996-1998)
Broderbund Software/Living Books, Novato, CA. Senior Animator, LivingBooks series of interactive titles (1994-1996)
Edmark, Inc., Redmond, WA. Senior Animator. Thinkin' Things Series (1996)
Nickelodeon Studios/Jumbo Pictures, New York, NY. Assistant Layout Artist, DOUG (1994)
Broadcast Arts, New York, NY. Animator (1991-1993)
Freelance Illustrator/Animator (1986-present)

Publications

Ranger Rick Magazine: National Wildlife Federation, Reston, VA  (1999-2008)
Your Big Backyard Magazine: National Wildlife Federation, Reston, VA  (2004-2006)
It's Raining, It's Pouring:  by Kin Eagle. Whispering Coyote Press, Boston, ©1994 
Out of the Night: Written by Lola Schaefer. Whispering Coyote Press, Boston, ©1995
Hey, Diddle, Diddle: Written by Kin Eagle. Whispering Coyote Press, Boston, ©1996
Rub A Dub, Dub: Written by Kin Eagle. Charlesbridge, Boston, ©1997
Humpty Dumpty: Written by Kin Eagle. Charlesbridge, Boston, ©1999

Awards and Honors

2012        Recipient, Instructional Excellence Award, LWIT, Kirkland, WA
2008        
Recipient, Academic Director Excellence Award, AIS, Seattle,  WA
2007        TOONIE Award, 2008. Best Print Comic, Cartoonists Northwest
2006        Recipient, Excellence in Teaching Award, AIS, Seattle, WA
1997        A.I.S.A.P.  Award, Best Faculty Advisor
1994        Parenting Publications Award, Lenny's MusicToons. Art Director

1988        Master Eagle Gallery 1st Runner Up. Illustration

Professional Affiliations

Society for Animation Studies
​College Art Association
Cartoonists Northwest
SVA Alumni Society
Graphic Artists Guild, Seattle Chapter
A.S.I.F.A. Seattle
Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators
Seattle Blender Users Group
Washington Interactive Network
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
    • 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
  • research
  • NEWS
    • WCAX Interview
    • VPR Interview
    • Vermont Animation Festival
    • Claymation Camp
    • Kathy Temean Interview
    • Classic Ranger Rick Interview
  • about
    • CV
    • teaching
    • music