Lynn Tomlinson

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Lynn Tomlinson
Education
Occupation(s)Animator, artist, professor
Employer Towson University
Notable workThe Elephant's Song, The Ballad of Holland Island House
Website lynntomlinson.com

Lynn Tomlinson is an animator and artist. She is a professor at Towson University. [1] She lives in Baltimore, MD, with her husband, Craig J Saper, and her family. She has taught at Cornell University, the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Maryland Institute College of Art, and Delaware College of Art and Design, Richard Stockton College, and Tufts University. Her films have been screened at film festivals around the world over the past two decades. She has received awards and grants including several Mid-Atlantic Emmys, an ITVS production grant, and Individual Artist Fellowships from the State Arts Councils of Pennsylvania, Florida, and Maryland.

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Education

Tomlinson holds degrees from Cornell University (BA, English), the University of the Arts (MA, Art Education), the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania (MA, Communication), and Towson University (MFA, Studio Art). [2]

Work

Tomlinson's animation work involves the use of a "clay on glass animation technique", involving the use shifting perspectives and the animation of the moving clay. [2] Her work explores environmental themes, examining the human impact on the environment. [3] Tomlinson has created animations for PBS Kids, Sesame Street, and MTV. She has also exhibited her films internationally. [4] Tomlinson's works have been cited for "expand[ing] the horizons of contemporary animated form" [5] as well as "convey[ing] the enormity of permanent loss". [6]

The Elephant's Song received multiple awards, including Best of Festival from the Peekskill Film Festival and Best Animation from the University Film and Video Association. The Ballad of Holland Island House was awarded a prize from Greenpeace. [7]

Selected filmography

Media art projects

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