Özgür Aydoğdu (b. 1982, Turkey) is a Bay Area-based multidisciplinary artist known for his black-and-white photography and his role as a Pixar Artist. His work focuses on themes of alienation, otherness, and the intricacies of the human condition while combining traditional film processes and contemporary digital techniques.

His art has been showcased in esteemed exhibitions at the Town Hall Theatre Gallery in California, the İşbank Museum in Ankara, Turkey, and Sacramento Fine Art Center, while also finding a place in numerous private collections both nationally and internationally.

Solo Exhibitions
2023 ‘Whispers and Echoes’, Town Hall Theatre Gallery, CA, USA

Group Exhibitions
2023 ‘Black and White’, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, CA, USA
2023 ‘Red Again Red / Habip Aydoğdu’, İşbank Museum, Ankara, Turkey

Selected Collections
Özgür Aydoğdu is collected by various private collectors in the USA and Turkey.

Awards
2008 Honorable Mention, International Photography Awards, Los Angeles, USA
2006 Honorable Mention, International Photography Awards, Los Angeles, USA

Selected Press
Güney Cüceloğlu, “New York City Street Photography by Ozgur Aydogdu” in The New Yorker Life, online, 2021
Yüksel Maden, “Özgür Aydoğdu Söyleşi”, Söz Sanattan Açilmisken (Turkish), online, 2020
Özgür Aydoğdu, “Collaboration Without Borders: The Making of 10 Great CG Characters” in Artella Blog, online, 2016
İren İpek Karıksız, “Özgür Aydoğdu Röportaj” in Anima Okul (Turkish), online, 2016
Emrah Saka, "Röportaj - Yetenekli Bay Aydoğdu” in Esquire Türkiye Magazine Issue 9 (Turkish), in print, 2016
Hande Çayır, “Rigging’te bir Cenk, bilgisayar başında bir Özgür!” in T24 (Turkish), online, 2016
Sarp Dakni, “Sırlar Ve Rüyalar: Özgür Aydoğdu” in Le Cool Istanbul (Turkish), online, 2014
Lindsay Talbot, “Why a Great Rigger is an Animator’s Best Friend” in Animation Mentor Blog, online, 2014
Cenk Köksal, “Özgür Aydoğdu ile Karakter Rigleme üzerine” in Animasyon Gastesi (Turkish), online, 2014
Sema Özbek, “Animasyon sektöründe başarılı bir genç: Özgür Aydoğdu” in Zeck Magazine Issue 71 (Turkish), in print, 2014
Kenny Roy, “Artist interview - Ozgur Aydogdu”, How to Cheat in Maya 2013 book, in print, 2013

Publications
James Gu, Ozgur Aydogdu, Steven Song, ‘Sliding the Pieces into Place: Rigging the Pigeons of Spies in Disguise’, ACM SIGGRAPH Article, 2019
’Habip Aydogdu “Red” Retrospective’, Turkiye Is Bankasi Cultural Publications, Photographs, 2014

Artist Talks
2016 ‘3D Animation’ Talk and Q&A Session at Anadolu University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Eskişehir, Turkey

Professional Contributions
2016 - Present Active Member, Visual Effects Society, Los Angeles, USA

Movie Credits
2026 Unannounced Pixar Project, Character Artist
2025 Elio, Pixar Animation Studios, Character Artist
2023 Nimona, Blue Sky Studios/DNEG Animation, Character Artist
2022 Cars on the Road, Pixar Animation Studios, Character Artist
2019 Spies in Disguise, Blue Sky Studios, Character Artist
2019 Avarya (Short), Character Artist
2017 Ferdinand (Academy Award Nominee for Best Animated Feature), Blue Sky Studios, Character Artist
2016 Ice Age: Collision Course, Blue Sky Studios, Character Artist
2016 Bad Cat (Kötü Kedi Serafettin), Anima Istanbul, Character Artist
2015 Blinky Bill the Movie, Flying Bark Productions, Character Artist
2010 Ottoman Cowboys (Yahşi Batı), Visual Effects Artist
2009 The Breath (Nefes), Visual Effects Artist

Other
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