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Skyler Brown is an animator, filmmaker, artist, photographer, and composer. Inspired by the states of agitation and paranoia that arise from heartbreak, stress, and sleep deprivation, he uses a variety of mediums to depict mental and emotional instability.

Skyler's work has been displayed in the Crocker Art Museum and various galleries across the US. His photos and illustrations have been featured internationally in publications ranging from POLITICO to The Daily Mail, and his films have screened at the Museum of Jurassic Technology and The Cinefamily in Hollywood. In 2014, Tumblr listed Skyler as one of the top 25 artists to watch.

Skyler graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 2015 with a BFA in Experimental Animation, after majoring in both Film and Fine Arts.

Skyler is currently based in Seattle WA.

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2012-2015
California Institute of the Arts
BFA Experimental Animation
Valencia, CA

2011-2012
California Institute of the Arts
Fine Arts
Valencia, CA

2010
California State Summer School for the Arts
California Arts Scholar

Valencia, CA

2007-2011
C. K. McClatchy High School
Humanities and International Studies Program

Sacramento, CA


Personal Film Projects:

2017
'Dyad 1909'
animated short film

2014
'Current'
experimental short film

2013
'To a Lost Memory'
animated short film

2013
'Escape'
animated short film

2013
'98759'
experimental short film

2012
'Kat's Nightmare'
short film

2009
'Annabel Lee'
short film

 

Music Videos:

2023
of1000faces feat. Curt Smith: 'Love Reigns Free'
official music video

2019
Azam Ali: 'Hope'
official music video

2019
American High: 'U.N. Article 14'
official music video

2018
American High: 'Cheye Calvo'
official music video

2017
Ricky Davis: 'Mercury Poisoning'
official music video

2014
Dalamig: 'Ultrasalient'
official music video

2014
Skyler Brown: 'Rorschach'
official music video

2014
Skyler Brown: 'Circles'
official music video

2012
Dalamig: 'Depolarized'
official music video

2012
Ólafur Arnalds: 'Brotsjór'
unofficial music video

 

Graphic Design Credits:

2018
The Macallan
promotional images
credit: photographer / graphic designer

2018
American High:
'Bones in the Attic, Flowers in the Basement'
'UN Article 14'

two albums
credit: artwork designer

2013-2017
Brand X Music:
'Drums: Assault'
'Elevate'
'Epic Builds and Action (Vol. 3 & 4)'
'Terror Lab (Vol. 1-3)'
'Cinematic Electronica (Vol. 1)'
'Modern Rock Hybrid'
'Ugly X-Mas Sweater'
'Outlaws, Bikers, and Blues (Vol. 1-2)'
'Thriller and Sound Design (Vol. 3)'
'Tension and Deliberation (Vol. 2)'

fourteen albums
credit: cover designer

2017
Dalamig: various instruments
virtual instrument design
credit: artwork designer

2012-2015
Josh Kramer:
'Where the Light Goes'
'Rebirth'
'Light in the Shadows'
'Afterglow'
'Shades of Grey'

five albums
credit: cover designer

2014
'Ouija'
feature film, dir. Stiles White
credit: promotional artist

2013
P4NTHR:
'The World is Calm'

album
credit: cover designer

 

Live Performances and Events:

2012-2014
CalArts Halloween 2012, 2013, & 2014
event / performance
credit: animator, projections, muralist, render artist

2014
'Rainlight'
dance performance, dir. Maya Haines
credit: background projections

2014
'Room 248'
theatrical performance, dir. Bianca Ruiz Brockl
credit: background projections

2012
'Dalamig'
musical performance, dir. Brian Parkhurst
credit: background projections

 

Assorted Film Contributions:

2010
'The Eternal Heart'
short film, dir. Marnie Weber

credit: assistant monster designer, assistant costume designer, actor, assistant set decorator

2013
'The Walls are Screaming'
short film, dir. Tyler Russo

credit: cinematographer

2013
'The Dark: Behind the Scenes'
9 mini-featurettes

credit: cinematographer, sound mixer, editor


Dec 2018
PureM Music Awards
Best Music Video of 2018: American High - Cheye Calvo

2008-2018
California State Fair
Best of Show (1), Best of Class (1), First Place (13), Publishers Award (1), Award of Excellence (4), Award of Merit (11)
(colored pencil, digital art, photography, and animation divisions)

Aug 2012
UArt Open Competition
Second Place

Jul 2011
California State Parks Foundation Art Award

Winner

May 2011
10th Annual High School Self-Portrait Show
First Place

Feb 2011
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards & California Arts Project
Silver Key Winner

Dec 2009
Documentary Foundation Doc School Fall Competition
Winner: Best Cinematography


October 2019
"Delta Ghosts"
(Solo Gallery Show)
Arthouse on R
Sacramento, CA

October 2017
"Light Out of Darkness"
Beatnik Studios
Sacramento, CA

September 2016
"Black & White"
Black Box Gallery
Portland, OR

September 2015
"INSIDE Cover Art Show"
33rd Street Bistro and Gallery
Sacramento, CA

May 2014
"New Dogs, Old Tricks"
The Museum of Jurassic Technology
Los Angeles, CA

May 2013
"Autarky! Frontier Animation from CalArts"
The Cinefamily
Los Angeles, CA

May 2013
"BFA 2 Experimental Animation Show"
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA

May 2013
"BFA 1 Experimental Animation Show"
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA

Sept 2012
"UArt Open Exhibition"
University Art
San Jose, CA

May 2012
"BFA 1 Fine Arts Show"
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA

May 2012
"Undergraduate Composers Concert"
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA

Mar-Jul 2011
"Meaning and Medium"
Crocker Art Museum
Sacramento, CA

May 2011
"Young Artists Show"
Brickhouse Gallery
Sacramento, CA

Apr, Aug 2011
"Captured Daydreams"
Shine Café
Sacramento, CA

Feb 2011
"WCHS Student Art Show"
West Campus High School
Sacramento, CA

Feb 2011
UC Davis Student Gallery
Davis, CA

Oct 2010
"10th Anniversary Show"
33rd Street Bistro and Gallery
Sacramento, CA

Apr 2010
"A Unique Exhibition"
Second Saturday
Sacramento, CA

May 2009
California District 5 Congressional Art Show
Sacramento, CA