Talks
Appearances
Ozark Media Arts Festival (OMAF)
Workshop presenter · Springdale, Arkansas · October 7, 2026 · upcoming
An 80-minute hands-on workshop for high school CTE media and arts students: a live animation demo using custom studio software, followed by the five career moves that turn creative work into a practice.
Base Mini App Showcase
Presenter · Online · November 2025
Showcased BizarreBeasts at a Base ecosystem demo day hosted by @0xBaseTurkiye and @inflynce.
Community Onchain Virtual Summit
Panelist · Online · February 2025
Panelist at a virtual summit hosted by /gmfarcaster and /openrank, discussing artist-led community building in web3. Moderated by @nounishprof.
Bio
Three lengths, for copying straight into a program or listing.
50 words
Speaker cards, programs, short listings.
Dylan Yarter is an artist and animator in Bentonville, Arkansas, creator of BizarreBeasts. He hand-draws primitive creatures with a single continuous line and writes the software that rigs and animates them. Recipient of a $100,000 A3 Startup Award from Arts3 Foundation, with a ten-episode animated series in production for DCP+.
100 words
Festival programs, catalogs, grant bio fields.
Dylan Yarter is an artist and animator based in Bentonville, Arkansas, and the creator of BizarreBeasts. He hand-draws primitive animal and humanoid shapes with a single continuous line, in ink, paint, and digitally, then writes the software that rigs and animates them. Since 2021 he has made 45+ canvas paintings, 300+ ink illustrations, and 578 layered source files, 98 percent of them for a ten-episode animated series now in production, premiering on DCP+. Self-taught as an artist and developer, he is a recipient of the $100,000 A3 Startup Award from Arts3 Foundation, administered by Decentralized Pictures.
150 words
Institutional programs, arts council applications, workshop listings.
Dylan Yarter is an artist and animator based in Bentonville, Arkansas, and the creator of BizarreBeasts. He hand-draws primitive animal and humanoid shapes with a single continuous line, in ink on paper, mixed media on canvas, and digitally, then writes the software that rigs and animates them. Since the first BizarreBeasts drawing in 2021 he has made 45+ canvas paintings and 300+ ink and digital illustrations. He has since built an animation studio of his own design, 300+ custom programs and 2,300+ hours of development, and is using it to produce a ten-episode animated series, premiering on DCP+. He exhibited "Rattlesnake" as a featured artist in RTown Gallery’s Annual Black and White group show in Grapevine, Texas, in 2023, and is a recipient of the $100,000 A3 Startup Award from Arts3 Foundation, administered by Decentralized Pictures. He is self-taught as an artist and developer, and works from an independent studio.
Photo
Usable in programs and listings. For print resolution, or for artwork to run alongside a listing, write to me and I will send files.
What the room needs
- Projector or large display with HDMI input. I bring my laptop and standard adapters, and I confirm the display input in advance.
- Power at the presenter position.
- Audio to the display or a separate speaker, so the animated character can be heard talking.
- Reliable Wi-Fi. Part of the demo runs live against the network.
- Tables and chairs with room to write and draw, for the hands-on format.
- A wireless or lavalier mic if the room has one. I move around during the demo.