Joel Frenzer has worked as both a professional animator and independent artist. Through the Olive Jar Animation Studio and The Animation Cowboys, he's been involved with several Cartoon Network projects as animator and voice-actor. His independent films have been featured in festivals, workshops, galleries, and on the web. He has assisted and taught animation classes at Harvard University, CRCAP, the Cambridgeport School, and WGBH, and has been a full-time animation instructor at the SMFA for the past 3 years. He is a two-time recipient of a LEF Foundation Grant, and is currently working on a new animated short about an overly-dramatic safari hunter.