Successful Animator Credits Einstein’s Visual Arts Center
Silver Spring native Rebecca Sugar got her start at a Montgomery County high school arts program.
Rebecca Sugar draws. She tells stories. She composes songs on her ukulele. And, despite rebelling against the idea as a teenager, she has a point. She also has a bright future. When her new animated show, Steven Universe, debuts later this year, the 25-year-old Silver Spring native will become the first woman to create a show for Cartoon Network. Her original and versatile style and work as a storyboard artist on the Emmy-nominated Cartoon Network show Adventure Time earned her a nomination for “Best Storyboarding in a Television Production” at the 39th Annual Annie Awards, honoring the best in animation. Forbes recently named her to its “30 Under 30” Hollywood list. Sugar moved to California three years ago after graduating from the …
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