Steven Subotnick (born 1956 in San Francisco, California) is an American animation teacher and animator. He received a BFA in Film from UCLA. He later received an MFA in Experimental Animation from

California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...

. While at CalArts, he was mentored under

Jules Engel Jules Engel (; March 11, 1909 – September 6, 2003) was an American filmmaker, painter, sculptor, graphic artist, set designer, animator, film director, and teacher of Hungarian origin. He was the founding director of the experimental anima ...

. He is married to animator Amy Kravitz. He has taught animation at

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, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and currently at

Rhode Island School of Design The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase th ...

and

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. Steven Subotnick is the son of

Morton Subotnick Morton Subotnick (born April 14, 1933) is an American composer of electronic music, best known for his 1967 composition '' Silver Apples of the Moon'', the first electronic work commissioned by a record company, Nonesuch. He was one of the fo ...

Filmography

*''Lake'' (2013) * ''Baby'' (2012) * ''Fight'' (2012) * ''Boy ''(2011) * ''Two ''(2011) * ''West'' (2011) * ''Thine'' (2011) * ''Jelly Fishers '' (2009) *''Glass Crow'' (2004) *''Hairyman'' (1998) *''The Devil’s Book'' (1994) *''Calling Cards'' (1992) *''Twins'' (1986) *''The Dancing Bulrushes'' (producer, 1985) *''3 Nocturnes'' (1985) *''Snow Woman'' (1985)

External links

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The Man Behind ''Hairyman'': Interview with Steven SubtonickRISD faculty profile:Steven SubtonickASIFA profile
American animated film directors Living people Rhode Island School of Design faculty Harvard University faculty Animation educators Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-animator-stub