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Umaimah is a designer and visual development artist from Northern Nigeria. She spends most of her time drawing, but she loves to watch cartoons and read romance novels when she is not making art. In the few months since graduating from Savannah College of Arts and Design (BA), she has worked with studios like Sesame Studios, Disney TV Animation, and Cartoon Network. Her work has been featured in a Universal Studios Gallery show for the critically acclaimed movie Get Out by award-winning director Jordan Peele. Her final year film Harvest is currently making its way through festivals like PRIX ROYAL Paris Animation Award, Kid's First Film Festival and Standalone Film Festival. She loves working with other creative people and being inspired by them.
E-mail - udamakka@gmail.com
Literary representation - Susan Graham of Einstein Literary Management
E-mail - udamakka@gmail.com
Literary representation - Susan Graham of Einstein Literary Management
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EXPERIENCE
Disney TV Animation ( September 2020 - current )
- Color Designer for Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.
- Working with Art Director to create color variations for characters to fit their environment.
- Making sure each character fits the mood lighting of each scene.
- Meeting Art Director and Creator demands with quick turn arounds.
Sesame Studios ( March 2020 - May 2020 )
- Lead Character Design Coordinator.
- Collaborated with classmates to assist in developing concepts, artworks and designs for potential original short videos.
- Used Photoshop to design characters and create character sheets of poses and expressions.
- Created multiple story beat thumbnails and the final black and white story beat illustrations.
Cartoon Network
- Created title card concept sketches for an TV Show under NDA.
- Finalized a fully designed title card.
Weird Enough Productions
- Color stylist for The Uncommons.
- Worked with the design team in following an established art direction.
- Efficiently flatted 66 pages while making sure to meet deadlines and quick turn arounds.
- Worked with a global team using online tools like Notion, Asana, and Slack.
RECOGNITION
Exhibition
- Get Out (2017) by Jordan Peele art piece displayed in the Universal Studios gallery show.
- Las Laguna Art Gallery - Women in Art 2021
Film ‘Harvest’
- PRIX ROYAL Paris Animation Awards 2021 - Award Winner.
- Monthly Indie Shorts 2021 - Award Winner (x 2).
- Panthéon du Prix Royal 2021 - Nominee.
- Standalone Film Festival & Award 2021 - Official Selection.
- Kid’s First! Film Festival 2020 - Official Selection.
Disney TV Animation ( September 2020 - current )
- Color Designer for Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.
- Working with Art Director to create color variations for characters to fit their environment.
- Making sure each character fits the mood lighting of each scene.
- Meeting Art Director and Creator demands with quick turn arounds.
Sesame Studios ( March 2020 - May 2020 )
- Lead Character Design Coordinator.
- Collaborated with classmates to assist in developing concepts, artworks and designs for potential original short videos.
- Used Photoshop to design characters and create character sheets of poses and expressions.
- Created multiple story beat thumbnails and the final black and white story beat illustrations.
Cartoon Network
- Created title card concept sketches for an TV Show under NDA.
- Finalized a fully designed title card.
Weird Enough Productions
- Color stylist for The Uncommons.
- Worked with the design team in following an established art direction.
- Efficiently flatted 66 pages while making sure to meet deadlines and quick turn arounds.
- Worked with a global team using online tools like Notion, Asana, and Slack.
RECOGNITION
Exhibition
- Get Out (2017) by Jordan Peele art piece displayed in the Universal Studios gallery show.
- Las Laguna Art Gallery - Women in Art 2021
Film ‘Harvest’
- PRIX ROYAL Paris Animation Awards 2021 - Award Winner.
- Monthly Indie Shorts 2021 - Award Winner (x 2).
- Panthéon du Prix Royal 2021 - Nominee.
- Standalone Film Festival & Award 2021 - Official Selection.
- Kid’s First! Film Festival 2020 - Official Selection.
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Press
LIGHTBOX EXPO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M02kbetHxY
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jordan-peele-get-team-celebrate-fan-inspired-art-1059794
ALEXIS BURLING (critic / writer / editor) - https://alexisburling.com/in-she-votes-100-female-artists-retell-the-suffrage-movement-story/
BLACK NERD PROBLEMS - https://blacknerdproblems.com/i-would-just-call-my-art-style-fluffy-an-interview-with-umaimah-damakka/
The Chiswick Calendar - https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/chiswick-reconfined-reconstrained/
ShoutOut Atlanta - https://shoutoutatlanta.com/meet-umaimah-damakka-animation-artist/
