Jacy Richardson

Jacy Richardson

Interdisciplinary Artist

Jacy (JC) is an artist based in the Appalachian mountains of East Tennessee. She works with and between physical and digital mediums, often incorporating elements of her mountain heritage.

In her work, you will find spatial narratives whether it is through transforming a gallery, a museum, or aquarium. Her commercial work serves as a means of engagement through digital art.

She brings these skills as a 3D & VFX Artist to Cortina Productions, located outside of Washington D.C. She also carries her work and experience into the classroom as an Assistant Professor at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. You can find her teaching classes in the Digital Media undergraduate program as well as the Digital Media MFA program.

Where to see my work

  • Worked on a fully immersive and interactable room for the White House Historical Association (3D modeling, texturing, rendering, animation)

  • Defense Against the Dark Arts and House Points Interactive (Animation, 3D Modeling, Character modeling)

  • Shark Exhibit (3D Modeling and Animation, Texturing, Unity optimization)

  • Wall signage, interactive tables, short film (ideation, editing, graphic design, animation)

  • Music Pods, Elevator Ride, Dress for the Fest, many more films and interactives (3D Modeling, Animation, Unity optimization, Lighting, Texturing, Compositing)

  • VR Goalie Experience (Animating with Mocap Data)

  • 360 Film, various other films, interactives (Video editing)

  • Ramses the Great (3D Modeling and Animation)

  • Outbreak Exhibit (Content Design)

  • Mountain Fish Interactive Game (Compositing)

  • Cyclorama Projection Film (Compositing)

  • Numerous films (Video Editing, Sound Design, Animation, Design)

  • Jacy has worked on many more projects and is currently working on something new and exciting.

  • Community Quilt Interactive (Modeling and Animation)

  • Edited over 200 testimonial videos of Holocaust Survivors; full CG film created in C4D and Unreal

  • Cyber Rotunda Interactive, Dog Interactive (Video Editing, Animation, Design)

  • Designing the Future Film, Future City Interactive, Interactive Wall (3D Modeling and Animation, Character Animation, Render Farm Setup, Compositing, Video Editing)

  • Content creation for Virtual Camera Interactive  (Content Design)

  • Care Lab MRI Interactives, Rhythm Makers Interactive, and Weathercast Interactive (animation, video editing, compositing)

Education

East Tennessee State University

  • B.S. in Digital Media with a concentration in Animation (2016)

  • M.S. in Technology with a concentration in Entrepreneurial Leadership (2018)

School of the Art Institute Chicago

  • MFA Low Residency Studio Art (In progress - 2025)