Nicholas Kozis

For many years, Nicholas has pursued a successful career in digital animation and fine arts, as a digital artist, professor, animator, director/producer of animation films and commercial products. His work has been exhibited both national and internationally.  

His interest in animation as an art form began during his final year as an undergraduate Fine Arts major at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. There Nicholas was influenced by the paintings of Vasilij Kandinskij: his compositions and theory provided the inspiration to incorporate movement and color in Nicholas paintings. 
Upon graduation, he was accepted to the graduate program in Experimental Animation at the California Institute of the Arts. It was there that he met animation pioneer, Professor Jules Engel. Under his mentorship, Nicholas was encouraged to look outside commercial animation and explore other forms of art (dance, fine art, sculpture), which  he then incorporated into filmmaking and the digital arts.  

Currently Nicholas is an Artist in Residence in the Los Angeles Arts District.