Meet the Artist

Lola

Ross

aka. Exesaturated, 2D Digital Animation

“Lola “Lo” Ross is a 2D Animator, Storyboard Artist, and Character Designer based in Toronto, Canada. With a focus on frame-by-frame character animation for its freedom and hands-on nature, Lola draws inspiration from human complexity and interpersonal connection.

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Lola utilizes unnerving atmospheres and liminal spaces as common visual themes and narrative settings throughout her projects as a way of representing her own mindscape.She has won several art awards from previously attended schools, as well as the Best Mixed Media/Hybrid/Expanded Project from OCADU, and she ranked 7th place overall for a 30 second short film made by her and her groupmates in the international 24 Hours Animation contest based out of California.Lola seeks to share her stories and characters with others as a form of connection, and to create a space that feels accepting for anyone who struggles with identity or mental health.
OCAD U - Faculty of Art
Experimental Animation
Major Completed, 2026

Frame by frame character animation Storyboarding Character Design Lip synch Screen Writing Toon Boom Harmony Adobe After Effects

2026, GradEX
OCAD University
2025, Best Mixed Media/Hybrid/Expanded Project Award
OCAD University
2024, 7th Place Worldwide
24 HOURS Animation Contest
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