Gerald Habarth is an artist and animator currently serving as Associate Professor of Art at West Virginia University where he heads the Electronic Media program in the School of Art and Design. He holds an MFA degree from the University of South Florida and a BFA degree from Parsons School of Design. His works have screened at numerous national and international venues and festivals including the Tampa Museum of Art, the Huntington Museum of Art, the 31st Festival Les Instants Vidéo and the 33. Stuttgarter Filmwinter. In 2010 he founded the West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival. He currently resides on the outskirts of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania