Frank Gresham
Biography
Counting over four decades of experience creating 2D and 3D animated cartoons in the USA and abroad, Frank Gresham has directed and supervised award-winning series and shorts for the BBC, Cartoon Network, MTV, Nickelodeon, Sesame Street, Disney, Scholastic, Fox, SyFy, and HBO. This includes such shows as The Cramp Twins, Sniz & Fondue, Dennis & Gnasher, and Speedbump The Roadkill Possum.
As a Screen Actor’s Guild union actor, Gresham has lent his voice to numerous cartoons for MTV Productions and The Cartoon Network. He began his career in the 1980s as a staff designer with the NYC animation/mixed media production company Broadcast Arts Inc. (of Pee Wee's Playhouse fame). When not animating, Gresham enjoys surfing, snowboarding, bicycling, birding, gardening, and performing old hokum tunes on the guitar with his jug band.
Gresham currently teaches at both FIT and the School Of Visual Arts. He was previously
an instructor at Parsons School of Design and New York University, as an instructor
of cartoon animation and storyboarding.
Exhibitions
"I _____ AMERICA AND AMERICA _____ME!" School of Visual Arts MFA/CA Fall Exhibition; Gresham's CGI short film "JACOB’S GAUNTLET" was included in this exhibition of animations, sculptures, and interactive installations by SVA MFA Computer Arts faculty, students, and alumni concerning the American Dream. SVA Flatiron Gallery, NYC. 2019
"X: VARIATIONS IN EXPERIENCE" School of Visual Arts MFA/CA Thesis Exhibition; Gresham's thesis film "URANUS WHISPERS" was included in this exhibition of select projects by MFA Computer Art graduate students. SVA Chelsea Gallery, NYC. 2019
"Too Art For TV 6" Sixth annual curated group exhibit showcasing the individual artistic endeavors of work-for-hire animation industry professionals; select comics, animation, paintings, and illustration embracing the experimental and the whimsical. Bunnycutlet Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. 2012
"FRIEND OF THE DEVIL" Solo employee showcase displaying the original illustrations of Gresham's published comic strip Friend Of The Devil, drawn for The Grateful Dead. Broadcast Arts, Inc. New York, NY. 1992
Awards
New York Cinematography Awards (NYCA) Best Animation Film 2019: "URANUS WHISPERS" thesis film for SVA MFA/CA degree.
PAULA RHODES MEMORIAL AWARD for Exceptional Achievement in MFA Computer Art 2019, conferred by the School of Visual Arts, NY.
ASIFA Excellence In Animation Award 2010: "DENNIS & GNASHER EPISODE TITLE SEQUENCE," Long form animated TV series for BBC/Channel 9 Australia/Red Kite.
ASIFA Soundtrack Craft Award/WILDSound Best Musical Score Award 2007: "KEEP THIS COUPON," independent film by Bruce Knapp. Music performed by Frank Gresham & Jonathan Royce (a.k.a. The Wildparty Sheiks).
BAFTA Award nominee/Pucinella Award 2005; Best TV Series For Children: "THE CRAMP TWINS; SEASON 2," Long form animated TV series for Cartoon Network UK.
ASIFA Design Award winner 2001: "JERK CHICKEN," Pilot Episode for Pitch Productions/Nickelodeon.
ASIFA Design Award winner 1994/1996 Sesame Street Film Festival Citation: "BEGINNING, MIDDLE, END," & "COOPERATION," 2 Independent Shorts for CTW/Sesame Street.
ASIFA Design Award winner 1992: "SPEEDBUMP THE ROADKILL POSSUM," Three shorts for Harrison Powers Transmissions/MTV Liquid Television.
Harvey Cartooning Award nominee 1992; Best New Talent: "FRIEND OF THE DEVIL," published comic strip, drawn for The Grateful Dead Comics #2/Kitchen Sink Press.
Memberships
Screen Actor's Guild
ASIFA International Animation Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society
Courses
- IL 306 Visual Storytelling for Evolving Media I
Websites
BERZERK CONTEMPO the animation + art of Frank Gresham