Daby Zainab Faidhi

About

About

 Zainab “Daby” Faidhi is an Iraqi visual artist and architect whose work spans animation, visual development, illustrations and storytelling.

Based in Los Angeles, she most recently worked as Assistant Art Director on Bat Family and the Emmy-nominated Merry Little Batman at Warner Bros. Animation. Her past credits include the Oscar-nominated feature The Breadwinner, for which she was nominated for Best Production Design at the Annie Awards, as well as various television projects. After earning her BA in Architecture from Jordanian University, she completed her MA in Character Animation at Central Saint Martins UAL in London in 2015. Daby then transitioned into animation and quickly gained recognition. Her early work at Cartoon Saloon in Ireland helped shape her distinctive voice as a visual artist.

She is currently working on a new exhibition that explores the layered architecture and landscape of Los Angeles through mixed media and sculptural compositions. In parallel, she is developing a personal project inspired by her real-life experiences and childhood memories.

Daby is currently based in Los Angeles, available for full-time and freelance jobs!

 

Awards and Certificates

  • Annie Awards Nominee/ Best Production Design The Breadwinner 2018

  • MA-Character Animation Design/ University of Arts London/Central Saint Martins 2015 (Distinction)

  • BA-Architecture Engineering/ University of Jordan 2009

  • Baghdad International Film Festival 2016-First Price

  • Oscar-Student Academy Award 2016 ( Collaboration for Concept Design with Director Ahmad Saleh) Ayny/ My Second Eye, Foreign Animation Gold Medal

  • Nova Award Nomination 2015-Nominated for best student's work

  • AnimArte! Animation Festival, Brazil 2015 -First Price-Cultures category.

  • Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2015 -SemiFinalist-Best film

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