Jordan Bruner is an Art + Animation Director. Her animated films have been screened at festivals worldwide, including Pictoplasma and The LA Film Festival. She's worked with clients including The New York Times, Eve Ensler, The Atlantic, and Warby Parker. In 2013, Jordan received the Art Directors Club Young Guns Award. Her work has appeared at CADAF Miami and she has had multiple animated installations commissioned by the MTA Arts and Design program in NYC.
Jordan has shared her insights at conferences like Pictoplasma and Playgrounds while also mentoring MFA thesis students at the School of Visual Arts. In 2023, Jordan had her first solo painting show at Pairos Gallery in Richmond, VA.
Jordan returned to Richmond, VA, in 2019, where she lives with her husband Zack and dogs Zucchini and Cezar.
You can contact her at jordan@jordanbruner.net
Representation in the USA | Sunday Afternoon
Audrie Poole | Audrie@sundayafternoon.us
Representation in Europe | Troublemakers
James Hagger | james@troublemakers.tv | Tel +33 (0) 1 48 05 35 35
Selected Clients
Warby Parker // Google // NYTimes // The Atlantic // Nick Jr. // Axios // This American Life // TED // One Billion Rising For Justice // The Art Director's Club
Awards
D&AD // Google Pixel // Wood Pencil // Crafts for Advertising // Animation & Illustration for Digital Marketing // 2018
Asifa // Craft Award : Excellence in Design // Honorable Mention // 2018
Asifa // Commissioned Films over Two Minutes // 2018
American Illustration // International Motion Art Awards 6 // Conception // 2018
D&AD // Crafts for Advertising - Sneaker Dreams Campaign // 2016
D&AD // Outdoor Advertising - Sneaker Dreams Campaign // 2016
Society of Illustrators 58 // ADC Rare For a Reason // 2016
CLIO Silver // Sneaker Freaker – Sneaker Dreams Campaign (Rockets, Adorable, Float, Grip, Soft) – Print Technique Illustration // 2015
CLIO Bronze // Sneaker Freaker – Sneaker Dreams Campaign (Rockets, Adorable, Float, Grip, Soft) – Print Technique Art Direction // 2015
CLIO Bronze // Sneaker Freaker – Sneaker Dreams Campaign (Rockets, Adorable, Float, Grip, Soft) – Out Of Home Poster // 2015
KINSALE Silver // Sneaker Freaker - Print Campaign // 2015
KINSALE Bronze // Sneaker Freaker - Poster / 2015
ADC Young Gun // 2013
Best Animated Film, Commissioned // Tourniquet by Hem // SoDak Animation Festival, Billings, SD // 2013
Special Mention Award // Tourniquet by Hem // Fest Anca // Zilina, Solvakia // 2013
Best New Media // Music Video Category // Tourniquet by Hem // World Arts Film Festival, Jacksonville, FL // 2013
Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Individual Achievement In A Craft // Graphic Design And Art Direction // 2008 // New York, NY
Speaking + Teaching
VCU School of the Arts // Commencement Speaker // May 2023
VCU School of the Arts // Adjunct Professor, Animated Storytelling // Fall 2020
University of Indianapolis // January 2018
Pictoplasma NYC // November 2017
School of Visual Arts // NYC // July 2017
Playgrounds Festival // Amsterdam // November 2016
Solo Exhibitions
Wild Women in the Wild // Pairos Gallery // Richmond, VA // May 2023
Group Exhibitions
Grand Central Madison Station // MTA Arts and Design // NYC // 2023
Yungspace Gallery // NYC // 2020
Fulton Center // MTA Arts and Design // NYC // March 2020
CADAF // Miami // December 2019
ANNY Best of Fest AR Exhibit // NYC // 2019
ANNY Best of Fest AR Exhibit // NYC // 2018
Women Who Draw // University of Indianapolis // 2018
Then We Were Animating // Fine Arts Building Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University // Richmond, VA // 2014
Selected Press
2019 // Nasdaq
2018 // Stash
2017 // Variety Magazine Nov 2017
2015 // Creativity Online // Culture Scene
2014 // Communication Arts Magazine // Design Taxi // Tin House // Bust Magazine
2013 // Fubiz // Creative Review // Girl Crush // IMVDb // 1.4 // Motionographer //Creative Review
2012 //Aritzia // Dragonframe Blog //Boooooooom // visualMAG // Citylikeyou
2011 // Scoutmob // Style Weekly
Selected Screenings
Conception
Pictoplasma // Berlin // May 2018
AFI Festival // LA // November 2018
And Then We Were Jumping
Northwest Animation Festival // Portland, Oregon // May 2015
CutOut Fest // Querétaro, Mexico // 2014
Animation Block Party // Brooklyn, NY // 2014
SoDak Animation Festival // South Dakota // 2014
London International Film Festival // 2014
Fest Anča // Žilina, Slovakia // June 2014
Pris Ars Electronica // Linz, Austria // 2014
World Festival of Animated Films Animafest Zagreb // June 2014
Pictoplasma // Berlin // April 2014
Anima Festival // Brussels // Feb 2014
Tourniqet
Short Shorts Film Festival // Tokyo, Japan // May 2014
Northwest Animation Festival // Portland, Oregon // May 2014
World Festival of Animated Films Animafest Zagreb // June 2014
Anima Festival // Brussels // January 2014
CinAnima // Espinho, Portugal // 2013
anim'est // Bucharest, Romania // 2013
CutOut Fest // Querétaro, Mexico // 2013
Zwiebeln Animation Festival // Düsseldorf, Germany // 2013
Córdoba International Animation Festival // Córdoba, Argentina // 2013
SoDak Animation Festival // South Dakota // 2013
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival // Bristol, UK // September 2013
Fest Anča // Žilina, Slovakia // June 2013
LA Film Festival // Los Angeles, CA // June 2013
World Arts Festival // Jacksonville, FL // April 2013// Winner - Best New Media
Speakeasy Cinema // Melbourne, Australia // February 2013
Festival de Cine CreatRivas // Madrid, Spain // February 2013
Transitions Film Festival // Melbourne, Australia // January 2013
Anklebiters
World Festival of Animated Films Animafest Zagreb // June 2014
Anima Festival // Brussels // January 2014
Travelbird
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film // Sttutgart, Germany // April 2014
The Leaf Woman and the Centaur
Filmwerkplaats // WORM // Rotterdam, Netherlands // 2013
Animation Block Party // New York // 2011
James River Film Festival // Richmond, VA // 2011
Wassaic Summer Festival // Wassaic, NY // 2011
SoDak Animation Festival // South Dakota // 2011
Best of Animation Block Party // LA // 2011
Selected Exhibitions
Yungspace Gallery // NYC // 2020
Fulton Center // NYC // 2020
CADAF // Miami // 2019
ANNY Best of Fest AR Exhibit // NYC // 2019
ANNY Best of Fest AR Exhibit // NYC // 2018
Women Who Draw // University of Indianapolis // 2018
Then We Were Animating // Fine Arts Building Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University // Richmond, VA // 2014
Metro Gallery // Richmond, VA // 2011 // Animal Dance
Brooklyn Collective // Brooklyn, NY // 2011
440 Gallery // Brooklyn, NY // 2010 // Amoeba to Zebra
Convertible Gallery // Brooklyn, NY // 2009
Vincent Hester Gallery // Portsmouth, VA // 2006