Pete Hriso

Graduate Coordinator
Professor of Digital Animation
Office: VA 239
Email: phriso@kennesaw.edu

Kennesaw State University professor Peter “Pete” Hriso is a digital artist, animator, and educator with more than 25 years of experience in higher education, digital media production, and animation. He serves as Graduate Coordinator and Professor in the Department of Art and Design at Kennesaw State University, where he leads the online Master of Arts in Art and Design program, with concentrations in Digital Animation, Art Education, and Museum Studies.

Over the course of his academic career, Hriso has developed animation and digital media curricula, led academic programs and departments, mentored graduate and undergraduate students, and advanced digital arts education through teaching, research, and service. His creative and scholarly work has been exhibited internationally in film festivals and juried exhibitions across the United States, Europe, Canada, and Asia.

His research and teaching focus on 3D animation, motion graphics, visualization, rendering technologies, curriculum development, and emerging digital media practices, including the integration of AI within animation workflows.

Specialties: Visualization, product renders, broadcast graphics, 3D animation, motion graphics, experimental animations, 3D modeling, 3D Rendering: Arnold, V-Ray, Octane, Redshift, digital media curriculum design and development, graduate education, and instructional media design.

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