Steve Socki

Steve Socki is an independent animation artist and an associate professor of animation at DePaul University in Chicago. He earned an MFA in animation at the California Institute of the Arts, studying with Jules Engel, and previously taught at CalArts. His Hollywood career spans more than 25 years, including animation direction and production on Rugrats, Hey Arnold! and Curious George, animation work on The Simpsons and Futurama, and work at Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Disney Television, Universal Animation, Warner Bros., Bento Box and Klasky Csupo; he has received an Emmy Award and five nominations. His independent animated films include Water Cycle, Chalk Tale, Sparrow Duet, Hallowstide and Enfold.