Doug Hudson
Professor of Animation
Bio
Douglas Hudson has championed independent creative practice for over forty years. His early works include producing the entire 14-hour soundtrack for a revolutionary choose your own adventure game, creating an immersive installation as part of a theater production staged inside a historic penitentiary, and animating the festival classic Two. He was a member of the first team of animators to bring the iconic Looney Tunes characters to the web for Warner Brothers in 2000 as well as animating for the DC series Gotham Girls and Lobo.
In 2005, Doug designed and founded the animation department at KCAI, featuring a unique curriculum anchored in creative exploration and professional practice that embraced all facets of the medium. By 2015, the department had grown to represent one-quarter of KCAI’s total enrollment and had graduated award winning students successfully working throughout the industry. He stepped down as chair in 2025. Currently, Doug makes short films and teaches animation history while mentoring seniors through their graduation projects. And yes, he is the voice of Jonathan in Erica Wester’s Welcome to Hell.