Anisa Ozalp is an American Artist who was born and raised in New York and has exposure to many cultures. She taught herself how to draw and paint at the age of three; her first drawing was "Elmo" from Sesame Street. Anisa was inspired by Walt Disney, Pixar, Studio Ghibli, DreamWorks, and Laika movies and books she read when she was little. She enjoyed animation and stop-motion films and was intrigued by how they were made behind the scenes. In addition, she loved reading imagination-provoking books which gave her the ability to create art today. Those who love art in its entirety would be admirers of her work. 

She created handmade dolls from imagination using her Singer sewing machine at a very young age. She also has experienced assisting on art-related e-commerce projects which involve handmade products. Her artwork is a mix of handcrafted, digital, and fine art. 

CERTIFICATES AND TRAININGS: Anisa holds a Fashion Design Certificate, Adobe Certificate in Illustration, Photoshop, InDesign which she obtained in early 2021, and PCAE Art Experience at Academy of Art University which is an art and design education program. 

She is knowledgeable with Procreate software, where she creates her digital art. She actively references material from books like "The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams", "The Illusion of Life Disney Animation by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston." and various online resources. 

SOCIAL MEDIA: Anisa has a social media following of individuals with various age groups. No matter what age, everyone finds a piece of themselves within her work. 

COMPETITIONS: Anisa completed several challenges, such as "Poet Sezai", "Inktober," "Continuous Line Challenge," "100 Days of Sketching" (2020 and 2021), "100 Heads Challenge", "Ten Hundred Shape Challenge", with great success and praise from her followers. She is determined, focused, and continuously evolving in her work. Anisa always pushes the boundaries and experiments with various verticals. She incorporates her artwork inter-culturally, representing different parts of the globe.

PERSONAL ACHIVEMENTS: Anisa was awarded a trophy for swimming in the Jersey Flyers Aquatic Club Team, which develops their swimmers to join the Olympics during the middle school years. She finished all levels of British Swim School ahead of schedule. Additionally, she has fulfilled intermediate-level piano lessons while in middle school. All of these accomplishments showcase her determination and her desire to perform to the best of her ability.

In her free time, she likes to research entertainment companies and their past/current projects. She obtains vast knowledge in the creative industries and follows all relevant news in the field. She attends art exhibits and expos such as One Art and Dangdai Taipei. She also visited numerous art museums in New York. 

Anisa possesses a free soul with passion for virtue and harmony and wants to do meaningful and beneficial work in the entertainment and fine art industry and beyond.

OBJECTIVE: Develop artistic and technical skills with the ability to organize the visual elements required to communicate concepts and experiences across various media.