Karen Macey is a Digital Artist based in the North East, specialising in creating Illustrations and tactile Animations.
She began her career after discovering a passion for 2D animation which sparked her to develop a distinctive style, incorporating a largely experimental approach involving the physical manipulation of film. Her work has been screened at a variety of festivals around the world including both the London and Austrailian Animation Festivals, Glastonbury and Tricky Woman Animation Festival in Vienna.
Shortly after graduating she was chosen, as part of Northern Film and Media & The UK Film Councils Digital Shorts Scheme, to animate and direct the short film A Trace of Her.
Since then she has progressed into creating digital imagery and illustrations, expanding upon her hand-made feel and mixing it with a more graphic style of art, utilising programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects.