I was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1979.

I moved to Houston TX, USA in 2001 for my college education,

graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2004

as a 3D animator, and have been working as a freelance

animator - illustrator since November 2004

I practiced at various art courses and schools in Istanbul

before I moved to USA. Studied design and painting

with academic figure painter Aslan Eroglu from 1996 until 1999,

where I started to develop my artistic intellect.

I worked on different art jobs throughout the years,

including body painting at festivals, custom T-shirt designs,

and 4 years as a tattoo artist. After college, I decided to concentrate

my work on character animation and digital illustration. I moved to New York

where I started working on various animated shorts in different techniques

over the years.

After 4 years of production experience in the New York industry,

I moved back to Istanbul in 2008, worked on short term projects for more

than a year inside various studios. Currently, I`m producing, directing,

and animating short films for my clients worldwide, in a studio that I own,

on project basis.

I try to be involved in projects where I can experiment.

I`m into non-mainstream character story telling. A number of

my work can be directly or indirectly political, containing

a social commentary.

I live in Istanbul, while working on various animated shorts,

pushing my career towards directing feature animation and film.

My hobbies include composing electronic music, writing,

cycling and photography...

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Jeff Treves

Treves Studios