Image courtesy of Mayra Sierra-Rivera '20, Studio art major

Danielle Heitmuller is an animator, illustrator, and an Assistant Professor at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ in Digital Illustration and Animation. She is fascinated by the intersection of digital and traditional technologies, and is usually found somewhere between an easel and a computer. She has over 20 years of professional experience in Motion Graphics and Visual Effects for film and advertising. Danielle holds a BFA in Animation from Rochester Institute of Technology, and an MFA from UCLA’s Animation Workshop. Her award-winning animated films have traveled to festivals around the USA and the globe.