"AN INVISIBLE HISTORY - TRAILBLAZING WOMEN of ANIMATION with Author, Historian & Filmmaker - Mindy Johnson"
"AN INVISIBLE HISTORY - TRAILBLAZING WOMEN of ANIMATION with Author, Historian & Filmmaker - Mindy Johnson"
From the earliest pioneers of hand-rendered animated films, to the advent of digital technology, women have been at the forefront of the animation medium, yet their extraordinary contributions have largely gone unrecognized. From our earliest pioneers to leaders of the digital age, join author/historian Mindy Johnson as she raises the celluloid curtain on the remarkable women of our collected animated past. Mindy Johnson is a multi-award-winning author, historian, filmmaker and educator. A recipient of the June Foray "Annie" Award for her significant contributions to the Animation industry, Mindy is also an Academy Film Scholar with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences - the first woman to recieve this award for animation. Mindy is the author of several game-changing books including her landmark volume Ink & Paint the Women of Walt Disney's Animation and her forthcoming book The "Only" Woman Animator - Women at the Dawn of an Industry (2026). Johnson is a frequent speaker/presenter, and has appeared in/produced a number of documentaries and short subject films. Mindy Johnson is the guest curator of HerStory of Animation - Mary Blair & Beyond, currently open at the Muskegon Museum of Art thru Sept. 27, 2026. Mindy Johnson is a multi-award-winning author, historian, filmmaker and educator. A recipient of the June Foray "Annie" Award for her significant contributions to the Animation industry, Mindy is also an Academy Film Scholar with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences - the first woman to receive this award for animation. Mindy is the author of several game-changing books including her landmark volume Ink & Paint the Women of Walt Disney's Animation and her forthcoming book The "Only" Woman Animator - Women at the Dawn of an Industry (2026). Johnson is a frequent speaker/presenter, and has appeared in/produced a number of documentaries and short subject films. Mindy Johnson is the guest curator of HerStory of Animation - Mary Blair & Beyond, currently open at the Muskegon Museum of Art thru Sept. 27, 2026.