Short Bio
Mayet Andreassen is both an artist and educator whose core philosophy centers on promoting artistic and creative excellence in her students and herself. She earned her M.F.A. in Film and Animation from The Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and her B.F.A in 2D Animation and Illustration from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
Mayet has over 14 years of teaching experience at the College and University level and is currently working as the Associate Program Director of the B.S. in Visualization and as a full-time Instructional Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University in the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts. She teaches classes in Animation Production, Virtual Production (ICVFX), and Game Development.
Mayet has led and served on various Committees and Boards. She currently serves on two non-profit Boards, including TXMPA. She has also served on SXSW EDU’s panel Picker review board since 2021, and recently joined the SIGGRAPH Education Committee. Mayet’s previous work experience is in the games industry, and as a freelance designer and illustrator.
