Paris Baillie is an artist and animator from Los Angeles. Her childhood dreams of being a Broadway star, and teenage years of experimenting with photography and taking dance has influenced her animation practice. Paris is obsessed with stop motion animation, and enjoys the control and playing god. Paris directs and animates short films that focus on her community of fabricated characters and their own worlds. 

In 2017, Paris graduated from Skidmore college with a BS Degree in Studio Art, concentrating in painting and digital media. She then earned a MFA in Experimental Animation at CalArts in 2023, and was a recipient of the Jules Engel scholarship. Her short film, Tulpa, has shown at Atlanta Shortsfest, #MoStopMo Shorts festival, Cannes Short Film Festival, NYShorts International Film Festival, and won the award for best animation at Brooklyn Film Festival in 2023. Paris’ most recent film, “Humantis,” premiered at Annecy Animation Festival in the graduation film section in June 2024. 

PRESS

ANIMATION MAGAZINE

CANVASREBEL

VOYAGELA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

COLLABORATIVE STOP MOTION ANIMATION WORKSHOP, POSTER HOUSE MUSEUM, 2024

ANIMATION PROFESSOR, SUMMERS AT SKIDMORE, 2019 - 2022

TEACHERS ASSISTANT TO STEPHEN CHIODO, CALARTS, 2021-2023

RESIDENCIES / FELLOWSHIPS

YADDO, ARTIST RESIDENCY, APRIL - JUNE 2024

SUMMER MELLON COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH FELLOW, ASSISTING SARAH SWEENEY, TANG MUSEUM, 2017

STUDIO / ANIMATION EXPERIENCE

ART DEPARTMENT, STOOPID BUDDY STOODIOS 2024-2025

ANIMATING ON DORMILION, FILM INDEPENDENT AND LAIKA FELLOWSHIP FILM DIR. BY OLIVIA MARIE VALDEZ, 2024

FABRICATION INTERN, OPEN THE PORTAL, 2024