Jack Gray graduated with a BFA in Animation from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2017, and is currently based in Philadelphia. He is an animation artist and filmmaker whose approach fuses traditional and experimental techniques, often with playful characters and looping sequences.
ARTIST TALKS
-Keynote speaker at CutOut Festival. Querétaro, Mexico (2022).
-Arist Lecture at University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA (2022).
-Artist Lecture at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (2021).
AWARDS
Menagerie (2022, Short animated film)
2022
- GLAS Animation Festival 2022- US Competition Special Mention Award
- Animation Block Party 2022 - Best In Show Award
- Imaginaria Animation Festival 2022 - International Competition Special Mention Award
- Fantoche International Animation Festival 2022 - International Competition Special Mention Award
- Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival 2022 - Eyepopper Award - Best Experimental & Boundary Pushing
SCREENINGS & SHOWS
Menagerie (2022, Short animated film)
2023
MONSTRA in Arras - Screening - Arras, France - January
2022
- MONSTRA - Lisboa Animation Festival - International Short Film Competition - Lisbon, Portugal - March
- Athens ANIMAFEST - Official Selection - Athens, Greece - March
- GLAS Animation Festival - US Competition - Berkeley, CA - US Competition - April
- International Short Film Festival Oberhausen - Children's and Youth Film Competition - Oberhausen, Germany - May
- Flatpack Festival - Short Film Competition - Birmingham, England - May
- Directors Notes Official Selection - Brighton, UK -May
- Animatricks Animation Festival Helsinki - Official Selection - Helsinki, Finland - May
- ANNY Animation Nights New York - Screened in Program #71, Season 7 In Competition Films - New York USA - May
- Krakow Film Festival - International Short Film Competition - Krakow, Poland - May
- Sydney Film Festival - Animation Program - Sydney, Australia - June
- Fest Anča - World Panorama - Žilina, Slovakia - June
- Screening at Substance Skatepark with NPCC.NYC, Supertight, Massacre Video - summer fest 2022 - Brooklyn, USA - June
- Athens Digital Arts Festival - Official Selection - Athens, Greece - June
- Cardiff Animation Nights - Screening at The Underdog - Cardiff, Wales - July
- X Insomnia International Open-Air Animation Film Festival - International Competition - Moscow, Russia - July
- International Animation Festival Chilemonos - International Short Film Competition - Santiago, Chile - July
- Imaginaria Animation Festival - Official Selection - Conversano, Italy - August
- Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival - Animated Short Competition - Providence, RI - August
- Animation Block Party - Official Selection - Brooklyn, NYC - August
- Salute Your Shorts - Official Selection - Los Angeles, CA - August
- Festival of Animation Berlin - international Competition - Berlin, Germany - September
- Pictoplasma - Official Selection - Berlin, Germany - September
- Reykjavik International Film Festival - Youth Program - Reykjavik, Iceland - September
- Fantoche International Animation Film Festival - International Competition & Kids Film Competition - Baden, Switzerland - September
- Supernova Digital Animation Festival - Official Competition - Denver, CO - September
- Vermont Animated Film Festival - screening - Newbury, VT- September
- Sedicicorto International Film Festival - ANIMALAB Competition - Forlì, Italy - October
- Anim'est International Animation Festival - International Competition - Bucharest, Romania - October
- TAIS Animation Showcase - Official Competition - Toronto, Canada - October
- Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival - International Program - Baltimore, MD - October
- BitBang Animation Festival - International Competition - Buenos Aires, Argentina - October
- Festival Cinéma Jeune Public - International Short Competition - Lausanne, Switzerland - November
- London International Animation Festival - International Competition - London, England - November
- PÖFF Shorts - Non-Competitive Program - Tallinn, Estonia - November
- Chicago International Children's Film Festival - Official Selection - Chicago, IL - November
- Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival - Official Selection - Calgary, Canada - November
- Tatsuno International Film Festival - Official Selection - Tatsuno, Japan - November
- CutOut Fest - Official Selection - Querétaro, Mexico - December
- San Diego Underground Film Festival - Official Selection - San Diego, CA - December
Illuminate the Plaza
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA June-Sept 2021
Exhibited a short animated piece, in a group show at PAFA.
Navigational Dream (2016, Short animated film)
Lausanne Underground Film Festival & Music Festival - Experimental Short Film Competition -
Lausanne, Switzerland October 2016
WORK EXPERIENCE
CreatorUp
Los Angeles, CA 2021-Present
Working for CreatorUp as a freelance designer/animator. Worked with a team to create motion graphics in After Effects for commercial animation projects.
Rogue Artist Ensemble
Los Angeles, CA 2020-Present
Currently working as a 3D animation and asset
creator using Maya, Unity and Photoshop for a mobile app.
GB Geotechnics USA Inc
New York, NY 2018-Present
Currently working as a computer media specialist, focusing on 3D modeling, 2D architectural
drawing design, web design & social media design.
Drisko Studio
Los Angeles, CA 2017-2018
Worked with the director of the architecture studio, to develop videos and interactive components for their website. Additionally, created architectural 3D models for a project with The Claremont Healthcare and Wellness Center.
RISD Film/Animation/Video Teacher Assistant
Providence, RI 2017
Invited to assist in a course focusing on special effects and video compositing.
Personal Artist Assistant for:
Janie Geiser, Los Angeles, CA (2016-7).
Suzan Pitt, Los Angeles, CA (2016).
Lewis Klahr, Los Angeles, CA (2016).
-Keynote speaker at CutOut Festival. Querétaro, Mexico (2022).
-Arist Lecture at University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA (2022).
-Artist Lecture at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (2021).
AWARDS
Menagerie (2022, Short animated film)
2022
- GLAS Animation Festival 2022- US Competition Special Mention Award
- Animation Block Party 2022 - Best In Show Award
- Imaginaria Animation Festival 2022 - International Competition Special Mention Award
- Fantoche International Animation Festival 2022 - International Competition Special Mention Award
- Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival 2022 - Eyepopper Award - Best Experimental & Boundary Pushing
SCREENINGS & SHOWS
Menagerie (2022, Short animated film)
2023
MONSTRA in Arras - Screening - Arras, France - January
2022
- MONSTRA - Lisboa Animation Festival - International Short Film Competition - Lisbon, Portugal - March
- Athens ANIMAFEST - Official Selection - Athens, Greece - March
- GLAS Animation Festival - US Competition - Berkeley, CA - US Competition - April
- International Short Film Festival Oberhausen - Children's and Youth Film Competition - Oberhausen, Germany - May
- Flatpack Festival - Short Film Competition - Birmingham, England - May
- Directors Notes Official Selection - Brighton, UK -May
- Animatricks Animation Festival Helsinki - Official Selection - Helsinki, Finland - May
- ANNY Animation Nights New York - Screened in Program #71, Season 7 In Competition Films - New York USA - May
- Krakow Film Festival - International Short Film Competition - Krakow, Poland - May
- Sydney Film Festival - Animation Program - Sydney, Australia - June
- Fest Anča - World Panorama - Žilina, Slovakia - June
- Screening at Substance Skatepark with NPCC.NYC, Supertight, Massacre Video - summer fest 2022 - Brooklyn, USA - June
- Athens Digital Arts Festival - Official Selection - Athens, Greece - June
- Cardiff Animation Nights - Screening at The Underdog - Cardiff, Wales - July
- X Insomnia International Open-Air Animation Film Festival - International Competition - Moscow, Russia - July
- International Animation Festival Chilemonos - International Short Film Competition - Santiago, Chile - July
- Imaginaria Animation Festival - Official Selection - Conversano, Italy - August
- Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival - Animated Short Competition - Providence, RI - August
- Animation Block Party - Official Selection - Brooklyn, NYC - August
- Salute Your Shorts - Official Selection - Los Angeles, CA - August
- Festival of Animation Berlin - international Competition - Berlin, Germany - September
- Pictoplasma - Official Selection - Berlin, Germany - September
- Reykjavik International Film Festival - Youth Program - Reykjavik, Iceland - September
- Fantoche International Animation Film Festival - International Competition & Kids Film Competition - Baden, Switzerland - September
- Supernova Digital Animation Festival - Official Competition - Denver, CO - September
- Vermont Animated Film Festival - screening - Newbury, VT- September
- Sedicicorto International Film Festival - ANIMALAB Competition - Forlì, Italy - October
- Anim'est International Animation Festival - International Competition - Bucharest, Romania - October
- TAIS Animation Showcase - Official Competition - Toronto, Canada - October
- Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival - International Program - Baltimore, MD - October
- BitBang Animation Festival - International Competition - Buenos Aires, Argentina - October
- Festival Cinéma Jeune Public - International Short Competition - Lausanne, Switzerland - November
- London International Animation Festival - International Competition - London, England - November
- PÖFF Shorts - Non-Competitive Program - Tallinn, Estonia - November
- Chicago International Children's Film Festival - Official Selection - Chicago, IL - November
- Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival - Official Selection - Calgary, Canada - November
- Tatsuno International Film Festival - Official Selection - Tatsuno, Japan - November
- CutOut Fest - Official Selection - Querétaro, Mexico - December
- San Diego Underground Film Festival - Official Selection - San Diego, CA - December
Illuminate the Plaza
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA June-Sept 2021
Exhibited a short animated piece, in a group show at PAFA.
Navigational Dream (2016, Short animated film)
Lausanne Underground Film Festival & Music Festival - Experimental Short Film Competition -
Lausanne, Switzerland October 2016
WORK EXPERIENCE
CreatorUp
Los Angeles, CA 2021-Present
Working for CreatorUp as a freelance designer/animator. Worked with a team to create motion graphics in After Effects for commercial animation projects.
Rogue Artist Ensemble
Los Angeles, CA 2020-Present
Currently working as a 3D animation and asset
creator using Maya, Unity and Photoshop for a mobile app.
GB Geotechnics USA Inc
New York, NY 2018-Present
Currently working as a computer media specialist, focusing on 3D modeling, 2D architectural
drawing design, web design & social media design.
Drisko Studio
Los Angeles, CA 2017-2018
Worked with the director of the architecture studio, to develop videos and interactive components for their website. Additionally, created architectural 3D models for a project with The Claremont Healthcare and Wellness Center.
RISD Film/Animation/Video Teacher Assistant
Providence, RI 2017
Invited to assist in a course focusing on special effects and video compositing.
Personal Artist Assistant for:
Janie Geiser, Los Angeles, CA (2016-7).
Suzan Pitt, Los Angeles, CA (2016).
Lewis Klahr, Los Angeles, CA (2016).