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Chris McDonnell
McD Workshop LLC
Studio (215) 687-7645
Fax (610) 592-1756
Email Chris

Located in Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.

Personal

Born in Philadelphia in 1979, went to The School of Visual Arts in NYC in 1997, moved to Los Angeles in 2002 and bounced back to Philly in 2008.

About McD Workshop

McD Workshop LLC is the company that I formed to manage my commercial projects for clients such as those listed below. I draw cartoons, animation, comics, storyboards, and illustrations. I direct, edit and composite video, experimental animation and motion graphics. I design books, packaging, symbols, logos and type forms. I paint pictures. I edit and publish comics, children’s books and sketchbook anthologies. I record instant rock records and EZ listening synth jams. I instruct art from elementary to college levels. Email me with inquiries.

The energy that powers the McD Workshop LLC design studio is 100% renewable electricity provided by the Energy Co-op. Currently it is 3% solar, 10% wind, and 87% low impact hydro.

Education

2001 School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
BFA, Animation
Awarded the Silas H. Rhodes Scholarship

Exhibitions

2004 Meltdown Gallery, “Meathaus Meltdown” group show, Los Angeles, CA
2004 MoCCA Gallery, Meathaus group show, New York, NY
Chris McD / James Jean collaborative poster in XFUNS group show, Taiwan
2005 XFUNS group show, Taiwan
2006 Nickelodeon Studios, “Real Life Wizardz” group show, Los Angeles, CA
2008 World of Wonder Gallery, “I am 8-Bit” group show, Los Angeles, CA

Press

2003 XFUNS Creative & Design Magazine No. 8, feature on “Chris McDonnell” and animation included
on CD-ROM
2005 XFUNS Creative & Design Magazine No. 19, feature on “Meathaus Team”
2006 BBC Collective interview on Meathaus, “DIY Comic Genius”
2008 Outline, Illustrators Australia Newsletter interview, “Meathaus SOS: Chris McD Talks”
2008 Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi covered in Entertainment Weekly, the New York Times, Arthur, Tokion, Playboy, Juxtapoz, BlackBook, the Soho Journal, Vanity Fair, New York magazine and more

Work Experience / Clients

Urban Box Office, New York, NY
Flash animator and designer for a weekly animated cartoon, 2001

Meathaus, New York, NY
Co-editing, design and comics created for all nine issues of this independent comics anthology, 2000 to present

Dogmatic Inc., New York, NY
Freelance animation projects for this video production studio’s work on Pepsi corporate videos, 2001

Kounterattack Design, New York, NY
Animation and compositing on the music video for “Overdue” by the band The Get Up Kids, 2002

The Left Rights, New York, NY
Direction and execution of an animated music video for the band The Left Rights, 2002

G2 / Grey Advertising, New York, NY
Freelance concept illustrations of sales kiosks, 2002

Bakshi Productions Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Concept artwork and pitch production with director Ralph Bakshi on various projects, 2002 to present

Spümcø International, Los Angeles, CA
Concept artwork, pitch production for various projects and layout on the new Ren and Stimpy show, 2003

Island / Def Jam Records, New York, NY
Designed the website for musician Andrew WK, 2003

Glyphix, Woodland Hills, CA
Website Flash animation and various web projects for this design agency, 2003 to 2005

Lemon, New York, NY
CD illustration and packages and related marketing and website graphics for the band Lemon, 2004 to present

Mark Burnett Productions, Santa Monica, CA
Live-action storyboards for the opening sequences of the shows The Contender and the un-produced Rescue, 2004

Adult Swim / Cartoon Network, Los Angeles, CA
Animation, compositing and editing for the complete two seasons of the show, Tom Goes To The Mayor, 2004 to 2006

Virgin Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA
Concept renderings and final production art for storefront displays, POP displays, directional signage and all manner of store interiors for Virgin Megastores, 2006 to present

Nickelodeon, Los Angeles, CA
Compositing and editing live-action characters onto original animated backgrounds and motion graphics for the children’s show Yo Gabba Gabba, 2007

Cartoon Brew, Los Angeles, CA
Poster and postcard promotional illustrations for this animation industry news blog, 2007

Comedycentral.com, Los Angeles, CA
Animation and editing for the Tim and Eric mini web series, Steven and Stephen, 2007

Rizzoli / Universe Publishing, New York, NY
Co-wrote and designed the art book Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi, 2007

Nicktoons, Los Angeles, CA
Wrote and storyboarded two episodes of the cartoon series Ape Escape, 2007

History Channel, Los Angeles, CA
Created production artwork for the Workaholic Productions Inc. produced show, Extreme Marksmen, 2008

Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Adjunct instructor in the art department teaching packaging, fall 2008
Adjunct instructor in the art department teaching portfolio, spring 2009

Books

Meathaus, issues 1 – 7, published by Meathaus Enterprises, New York, NY
Meathaus 8: Headgames, published by Alternative Comics, Gainesville, FL
Go For The Gold: A Meathaus Sketchbook, published by Meathaus Enterprises, New York, NY
Meathaus S.O.S., published by Nerdcore, Los Angeles, CA
Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi, published by Universe, New York, NY
Shape Friends, published by McD Workshop LLC, Philadelphia, PA

Skills

Storyboard illustration for animation and live-action, video editing and compositing, photo manipulation and photography, book publication, layout and design, graphic design, cartooning and comics, animation and animation design, stop-motion and experimental animation, illustration in digital and traditional media, printmaking, web design.

Software

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark Xpress, Sketch-up, After Effects, Flash, Final Cut Pro, iStopMotion

For more inspiring work, check Meathaus regularly for links to artists, cartoonists, animators, painters and designers from around the world.