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Nicolás Villarreal Visual Development Faculty

Nicolás Villarreal

Executive Director of Visual Development, 2D Animation and Art Direction / Schools of Visual Development and Animation & Visual Effects

Villarreal graduated with honors from the Master’s program at Academy of Art University in 2002. He has worked as a traditional animator, character designer, sculptor, and Visual Development artist for film and video game companies, including Walt Disney Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment, Jim Henson Studios, Sega, Digital Domain, Reel FX, and Amazon Studios.

He has given presentations and screened his films at Pixar Animation Studios, DreamWorks Animation, Blue Sky Studios, the Sydney Opera House and several universities in South America and Europe.

Nicolás Villarreal Visual Development Faculty

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Christopher Carman
Associate Director School of Visual Development
Alessandro Squitti
Visual Content Editor School of Visual Development

Spring 2024 Part-Time Faculty

Faculty MemberEducational Background
Brandon PikeAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration)
Carlos Vazquez SantiagoAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Master of Fine Arts, Visual Development)
Jeremy SalibaAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration)
Marco KunardiAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Master of Fine Arts, Animation & Visual Effects)
Michael ShindeAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Development)
Steve GalgasColumbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, Ohio (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Media Studies Time-Based)
Tan BiAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Animation Modeling)
Vincenzo BarkasyAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Development)
Wilbur LiangSan Jose State University, San Jose, California (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Animation and Illustration)
William KloepferUniversity of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California (Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts (Studio))

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