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Majors & Degrees

Daniel Welynn

Daniel Weylynn

Daniel Welynn

Associate Professor

Department

College of Arts & Sciences

Education

M.A., Visual Development - Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
M.A., Animation/Visual Effects - Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
B.A., Media Studies - Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH

Contact

Office Location: Beacom Institute of Technology
Phone: (605) 256-5270
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  • Special Mention 2025 One-Reeler Film Festival - Fire Race: A Karuk Tale
  • Special Mention 2025 Global Shorts Film Festival - Fire Race: A Karuk Tale
  • Best Animation 2017 Intendence Film Festival - Coyote Story

  • 2021 Harmony Software: Rigging in Harmony
  • 2021 Harmony Software: Puppet Animation in Harmony
  • 2018 Arizona Department of Education Certificate: Standard Specialized CTE Industrial & Emerging Technologies
  • 2016 Faculty Standards Teaching Certificate: Pima Community College - Studio Art, Digital Arts, Art for Personal Development & Game Design

Both Coyote Story and Fire Race: A Karuk Tale have been accepted to numerous film festivals both domestic and international and are award winning short animations based on Native American Stories about Coyote the Trickster.

Coyote Story was displayed in the Minneapolis/ St Paul International Airport.