
Pearl Low
Founder, Director
Pearl Low (they/them) is the founder of Orange Blossom Studios. They are a Director, Story Artist and Writer that has worked in animation for over 10 years. They also work in publishing as a Writer and Illustrator.
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Low is the Director and Creator of the indie project Wheels & Roses, and has directed at Sanrio and Studio Smokescreen. They have storyboarded on projects such as Hair Love (Sony Pictures Animation), Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Network), #1 Happy Family USA (A24) and Canvas (Netflix). Their work has earned them an Oscar for Best Animated Short film for "Hair Love", an NAACP Award for Outstanding Short Film for their work on Canvas, an NAACP Image Award nomination for their episode "A League of Maya's Own (Craig of the Creek)", and an Annie Award Nomination for Best Writing TV/Media for their episode "Whose Dimension is it Anyway? (Craig of the Creek).
In Publishing, Low has worked for Scholastic adapting two volumes of the series, "The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids" into graphic novels. They have also worked for OwlKids magazine and Great Books Foundation creating educational and engaging illustrative materials for children in grades 2 to 5.
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Creating community through storytelling is at the heart of why Low tells the types of stories they do. Celebrating the authenticity of our personhoods and lived experiences is how we connect with one another. They believe there's no better way than using the limitless medium that is storytelling, to achieve this.
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Literary Agent
For publishing inquiries, please contact:
Kelly Sonnack kelly@andreabrownlit.com
Awards
Academy Award
Best Animated Short Film, (Hair Love, 2020)
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NAACP Image Award
Best Animated Short Film, (Canvas 2021)
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Annie Award Nomination
Best Writing - TV/Media, (Whose Dimension is it Anyway, Craig of the Creek 2025)
NAACP Image Nomination
Outstanding Children's Program, "A League of Maya's Own (Craig of the Creek 2024)"
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Press and Features
Black Nerd Problems
Breakfast Television Vancouver
The Georgia Straight Vancouver
Ming Pao News
LooseLeaf Magazine
Client List
Animation
A24
Sanrio
Cartoon Network
Nickelodeon
Netflix Animation
Sony Pictures Animation
DreamWorks Animation
Studio Smokescreen
ShadowMachine
Atomic Cartoons
Wildbrain
Cinesite
Kickstart Entertainment
Rainmaker Entertainment
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Publishing
Scholastic
Graphix Books
​OwlKids
Great Books Foundation
Andrea Brown Literary Agency
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Non Profit Work
Chinatown Today
Hua Foundation
Latest Exhibitions
2020 - present
Vancouver Mural Festival 2020
"Precious Fruit" mural painted at 1138 Davie St, Vancouver BC
Vancouver
2019
Vancouver
Black Art Gastown: Illustration Ad for Black Art Gastown 2019
Main Street Science World Station
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2018
TENSION: The Exhibit
The Cheeky Proletariat
Vancouver