Patrice Pinardo

Biography

Patrice Pinardo is a Los Angeles-based artist and educator with a MFA in Animation from UCLA and a BS in Human Biology from USC. At UCLA, she was honored as the 2020 and 2021 Card Walker Motion Picture Fellowship recipient, and as the Dan McLaughlin Animation Fellowship recipient of 2021. She merges her passions for the Arts and STEM in her work and teaches the Interactive Animation and Visual Story Development courses at LMU. She also serves as a co-instructor for the Senior Thesis and Production class. Patrice's artwork is playful; with a focus on character design and development. She is dedicated to making a positive impact in her community through her art.

Education (2)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): MFA, Animation 2021

University of Southern California: BS, Human Biology (Game Animation Minor) 2018

Areas of Expertise (4)

Interactive Animation

Background Design

Character Design

Game Design

Industry Expertise (3)

Research

Animation

Design

Affiliations (1)

• Women in Animation

Languages (1)

• Bahasa indonesia