Charlotte Belland, B.F.A., M.F.A, is an illustrator, animator and educator who specializes in animal gesture drawing. Chair and Professor of Animation at Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD), Charlotte established an on-campus animal ambassador sketching program that creates a jubilant and respectful space for artists of all ages to sketch animals close-up. From wolves, to miniature horses, to insects, to a variety of birds, artists can see comparative anatomy in-action. Charlotte’s animal illustrations have been part of Art Pop Street Gallery (Class of 2019) and was recently featured in a solo show at the Ohio Art League’s Gateway to the Arts at the John Glenn International Airport. Expanding her work to 3D, Charlotte created a herd of zebras that were 3D printed in “color” and exhibited at the S. Dot Gallery in Columbus Ohio. She collaborated with the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on a class that taught students how to make cardboard enrichment for the health and wellbeing of the animals. Charlotte has presented at SIGGRAPH, LightBox Expo, co-presented at the Biggest Week in American Birding, and co-taught drawing at the Wild Wonder Foundation Hog Island Audubon Nature Journaling Retreat. In 2023, Charlotte created and hosted Birds Inspire, a multi-day event that featured birding experts, accomplished avian illustrators, and celebrated one of the co-founders of Black Birding Week. As part of her 2024 CCAD Faculty Sabbatical, Charlotte recently self-published “Draw All the Animals,” a how-to book that she needed when she was a young artist.