Konoco Studio is the illustration + animation studio of Cecile Fountain-Jardim, an American artist based between London and New York. With a practice centered around storytelling through image, she works predominantly in digital drawing and frame-by-frame animation, a blend of both traditional and stop-motion. Her work is often heartfelt, aesthetically playful, and inspired by the concept of ‘wabi-sabi’, or a focus on imperfection. It is through this focus on the imperfect and playful that she explores the tension between the lighthearted and the serious, often pairing colorful, tactile visuals with the deeply emotional stories she tells. Through her pieces, she investigates themes such as nostalgia, memory, and speculated realities to create and share human-centered narratives which reflect the commonalities in our respective experiences in light and accessible ways.
Cecile holds an MA in Animation from the Royal College of Art and her films have been screened at venues such as the British Film Institute and the BBC Television Centre in London.
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AWARDS & PRESS
Directors Notes: The Future of Animation: Six Standout Short Films from the 2025 RCA Grad Show
Strange Beast Prize Shortlist, 2025
Carole Dorothy Joyce Student Film Grant Finalist, 2024
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & SCREENINGS Big Screen Showcase, BBC Television Centre (London), 2025
British Film Institute (London), 2025
Creative Nonfiction Film Weekend (London), 2025
Good Bad Guys Group Exhibition, Jenny Haytch Gallery (Glasgow), 2024-25
PUBLICATIONS
As Alive Journal (Issue 03), 2024
particular, 2024 (group publication)