Kevin Dart

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Timeline
About me
Creative Director & CEO at Chromosphere
Education
- Digipen institute of technology
  2000 - 2003
  Aaa 3d animation
Experience
- Nintendo software technology
  May 2002 - Aug 2002
  Production artist intern
  "1080: Avalanche"
- Cranky pants games
  Sept 2003 - Mar 2006
  Character artist
  "Destroy All Humans 3: Path of the Furon""Evil Dead: Regeneration"
- Pixar animation studios
  Jun 2007 - Aug 2007
  Art intern
  Visual development training with Harley Jessup and Bill Cone
- Cartoon network europe
  Nov 2007 - Apr 2008
  Background designer (freelance)
  Backgrounds and beat boards for Pete Candeland's "The Amazing Adventures of Kid Cole & Klay"
- The walt disney company
  Jan 2008 - Jul 2009
  In development
  Co-Creator of an original TV show for Disney Jetix
- Laika
  Mar 2008 - Apr 2008
  Character designer (freelance)
  Worked on Chris Butler's Paranorman
- Passion pictures
  Apr 2008 - Jun 2008
  Background designer
  Backgrounds and color styling for BBC Olympics "Monkey" spot directed by Pete Candeland
- Imagi animation studios
  Oct 2008 - Oct 2008
  Visual development artist (freelance)
  Beat paintings for an unrealized project directed by Bob Logan
- Cartoon network europe
  Feb 2009 - May 2009
  Background painter (freelance)
  Worked on Charlie Bean's "Cosmo" pilot
- Passion pictures
  May 2009 - Jul 2009
  Visual development (freelance)
  Background paintings, character designs, storyboard cleanups for Pete Candeland's Coke Zero commercial
- Cartoon network
  Sept 2009 - Oct 2010
  Background painter
  Genndy Tartakovsky's Sym-Bionic Titan
- Pixar animation studios
  Feb 2011 - Apr 2011
  Visual development (freelance)
  Paintings for an upcoming project by Pete Docter
- Dreamworks animation
  Feb 2011 - Apr 2011
  Visual development (freelance)
  Peabody & Sherman
- Walt disney animation studios
  Apr 2011 - Aug 2011
  Visual development artist
  Development art for a new feature film directed by Don Hall
- Passion pictures
  Aug 2011 - Mar 2015
  Director
  Co-directed with Stephane Coedel and designed the "Perfect Mom" sequence for Spike Jonze's "Her"Directed "Mr. Porter's Party Etiquette"Co-directed with Stephane Coedel "Randy Cunningham" Opening TitlesCo-directed with Stephane Coedel "A Year of Sun with Mr. Persol"
- Cartoon network europe
  Oct 2011 - Oct 2011
  Background painter
  Chris Garbutt's Pinky Malinky
- The walt disney company
  Oct 2011 - Nov 2011
  Visual development artist
  Mickey Mouse Shorts! Directed by Paul Rudish
- Cartoon network
  Apr 2012 - Aug 2013
  Steven Universe! Directed by Rebecca Sugar The Powerpuff Girls! Directed by Dave Smith
  - Art Director
    Feb 2013 - Aug 2013
  - Art Director
    Apr 2012 - Mar 2013
- Dreamworks animation television
  Jan 2014 - Aug 2016
  Art director
- Chromosphere studio
  Jul 2014 - now
  Creative director / ceo
  Founder of Chromosphere, a creative hub crafting animation and design content for multiple award-winning productions. From landmark short film Forms in Nature to involvement in edutainment-based media like the AR-based Sinclair Snake and Netflix’s Carmen Sandiego, Chromosphere’s interest in the intersection of art and science through the lens of education is a long-running studio state-of-mind.
- Artcenter college of design
  Sept 2024 - now
  Adjunct associate professor
  Capstone Animation Production 2
Licenses & Certifications
- Creative mentor
  Artcenter college of design
  Dec 2021
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Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Kevin Dart
  VES Awards - Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project VES Awards 2019
- Awarded to Kevin Dart
  Daytime Emmy Award - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Daytime Emmys 2017
- Awarded to Kevin Dart
  Annie Award - Outstanding Achievement in Production Design Annie Awards 2016