Camille Abbott is an American illustrator, art director, and designer. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Art Directors Guild in 2014. [1]
Abbott received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Chouinard Art Institute in 1957. [2] In 1960, she became the third woman to join then IATSE Local 790 (Illustrators and Matte Artists). [1] She served as Secretary Treasurer of the local for 42 years. During her career, she drew storyboards and production design drawings for dozens of films including Spaceballs , Flashdance , and Battlestar Galactica. [3] For the film Spaceballs, Abbott worked in the art department as an illustrator. [4] For Career Opportunities Abbott also worked in the art department, but as a production illustrator for the film. [5]
Abbott has lectured as a storyboard and sketch artist at universities including the University of Hawaii, San Diego State University, and the UCLA. [6] Abbott was nominated for Best Costume Design by the NAACP for the play Shaking the Mess out of Misery . [1]
In the mid-1970s, Abbott, along with a small community of parents, founded the first multicultural school in Los Angeles. She continued her work within the education system by heading various committees among four elementary schools, forming a multicultural calendar for them. [1]