Robyn Das-Romain
Animation Artist & Educator

CV & Resume

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Fine Arts, Character Animation

California Institute of the Arts | September 2018 - May 2022

Awards and Scholarships: Lillian Disney Scholarship, Los Angeles LGBT Center NBC Universal Scholarship, Lew and Edie Wasserman Scholarship

Animation Residency

California Institute of the Arts | June 2018

Bachelors of Fine Arts Candidate, Digital Media

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | September 2014 - May 2016

EXHIBITIONS

2024 Art Exhibitor, Magic Pride Festival, Madison WI

2024 MMOCA Gallery Night, Marquette Cafe, Madison, WI

2022 Opening Credits, CalArts Producers’ Show, Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, CA

2022 Thinking of You, CalArts Open Show, Burbank, CA

2019 Starlight, CalArts Open Show, Burbank, CA

2016 Poetry Showcase, Lyrical Sanctuary, Milwaukee, WI

2014 Digital Floral, Scholastic Art Awards, Milwaukee Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI

2013 Handfish, Tammy Baldwin Congressional Art Showcase, Madison, WI

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

University of Wisconsin - Madison | August 2024- Present

Lecturer for 2D Animation, 3D Animation and Independent Studies in Animation

Maydm | July 2024-August 2024

Lead Animation Instructor

CalArts Community Arts Partnership | June 2023-August 2023

Lead Animation Instructor

Little DaVinci Art Studio | Oct 2022-March 2023

Lead Animation Instructor

CalArts Producers’ Show Opening | April 2022 - June 2022

Producer

California Institute of the Arts | August 2020- May 2022

Teaching Assistant

Readymade Utopia | August 2019

Animator

California Summer School of the Arts | June 2018 - July 2018

Teaching Assistant

Galileo Summer Learning Camp | 2018-2019

STEM Summer Camp Assistant

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Instructing and Presenting
Project & Task Management
Interpersonal and Professional Communication
Problem Solving
Multimedia Content Creation
Technology Integration
Leadership
Critical Thinking
Curriculum Development

PORTFOLIO

robynromain.com

PUBLICATIONS

Lesbians in Nature - Zine Collaboration (2019)

Quaran-zine: Artists for Doctors without Borders (2021)

QT in Animation: Queer Joy Collaborative Zine (2022)

Articles and Reviews

Variety - Fine Cut Festival of Films

Voyage LA Magazine - Meet Robyn Romain, Voyage LA Magazine

HONORS AND AWARDS

Lillian Disney Scholarship
Lew and Edie Wasserman Scholarship
Los Angeles LGBT Center NBC Universal Scholarship
West High School Art Department Scholarship

“Thinking of You”, short film, 2022

Audience Award Winner- Scene Awards, Summer 2022
Award Winner - Hollywood Blvd. Film, July 2022
Award Winner - White Unicorn International Film Festival May 2022
Best Animated Film - New Creators Film Awards July 2022
Best Animated Short Film - Crown Wood International Film Festival May 2022
Best Student Short Film - Crown Wood International Film Festival May 2022
Best Animated Short Film - 8 & Halfilm Awards 2022
Best Animation Platinum Award - MegaFlix Film Awards 2022
Best Children’s Film Platinum Award - MegaFlix Film Awards 2022
Best Animated Film - Bluez Dolphins International Short Film Festival May 2022
Best Animated Short Film - The Atlantis Awards Summer 2022
Best Student Film - Crown Point International Film Festival 2022
Finalist for Animated Short - Cooper Awards 2022
Finalist for Animated Short - Hobnobben Film Festival 2022
Finalist for Animated Short - FineCut Festival 2019
Nominee for Animated Shorts - Black Panther International Short Film Festival 2022
Nominee for Animated Film - International Queer Film Festival Merlinka 2022
Honorable Mention - Tokyo International Monthly Film Festival 2022
Honorable Mention - Student World Impact Film Festival 2022
Honorable Mention - PRIDEFILM.online 2022
Official Selection - The Paus Premieres Festival
Official Selection - The Black Panther International Short Film Festival
Official Selection - Love & Hope International Film Festival
Official Selection - Iconic Images Film Festival
Official Selection - Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival
Official Selection - Something Wicked Film Festival
Official Selection - Paris Shorts Film Awards
Official Selection - Midwest Slam Fest
Official Selection - Panorama Film Festival: A Film Festival for Queer and Trans Youth
Official Selection - Color of Love International Queer Film Festival
Official Selection - Panama Series Festival