Mindy Johnson

CalArtians Awarded AICAD Teaching Fellowships for 2025–26

July 7, 2025

Two recent CalArts graduates have been selected for the 2025–26 Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD) Teaching

Susan Kinsolving’s Debut Novel ‘The Head’s Tale’ Available Now

June 30, 2025

Susan Kinsolving (née Baumann), a member of CalArts’ first MFA class in 1972, released her debut novel The Head’s Tale

Dog Star Festival Closes with Final Weekend of Experimental Performances

June 24, 2025

The 21st annual Dog Star Festival comes to a close this weekend with four days of free performances at Automata,

CalArts Named One of ‘The Hollywood Reporter’s’ Top Animation Schools for 2025

June 17, 2025

CalArts was recently named in The Hollywood Reporter’s inaugural Top Animation Schools list for 2025. With programs in Character Animation (BFA) and Experimental

CalArts Reef Residents to Host Open Studios June 7

June 6, 2025

On Saturday, June 7, the CalArts Reef Residency will host Open Studios, featuring work by the CalArts alumni from the

Producing the Producers’ Show Opening Sequence: Behind the Scenes with Tabs Wekerle

June 4, 2025

As the theater lights dimmed in the Academy Museum’s plush red David Geffen Theater on May 6, CalArtian attendees and

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CalArtians Win 2023 Annie Awards

February 20, 2024

This past weekend, artists from all corners of the animation industry convened at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles to celebrate achievements in the industry

CalArtians Honored at 50th Annual Annie Awards

February 27, 2023

The Annie Awards returned to an in-person ceremony for its semicentennial this past weekend, bringing emerging talent and luminaries alike from all corners of the

CalArtians Among the Nominees, Honorees for 50th Annie Awards

January 18, 2023

The International Animated Film Society (ASIFA-Hollywood) announced the nominees and honorees for the 50th annual Annie Awards. As in previous years, CalArts’ alums and faculty

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Mindy Johnson Discusses ‘The Only Woman Animator’ – Women at the Dawn of an Industry

December 9, 2022

Editor’s Note: The name of the trailblazing animator has been revealed: Bessie Mae Kelley, whose works are now credited as the earliest known hand-drawn animated

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