Samantha Santos

2D Animator / Illustrator

2D Character Animation, VanArts

Samantha Santos is a 2D animator and illustrator who loves bringing everyday stories to life through colorful and expressive art. She graduated with honors from the VanArts 2D Character Animation program and now works professionally in the animation industry while also creating her own personal projects. Samantha’s goal as a teacher is to help students feel confident in their skills by breaking things down into simple steps and building a solid foundation—so they can grow their unique style and creative voice.

Chenxi Zhan

BFA in Oil Painting, Pratt Institute

MFA in Painting, UAL

Chenxi Zhan is an artist currently based in Vancouver, with a strong passion for painting that has been nurtured since childhood. Over the years, she has continuously refined her artistic skills, and her works have earned numerous awards both domestically and internationally. She had 5 years of teaching experience from kindergarten to grade 12.

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Meg Boer

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2D Animator

Meg Boer is a Storyboard Artist and 2D Animator who graduated with a Bachelor in Animation from Sheridan College, one of the leading institutions in the field. Her work focuses on creating impactful visual storytelling and strong draftsmanship. Meg excels at working with an idea and developing it into a fully realized project within a collaborative setting. She hopes to bring her skills and experience to young artists to help build both their technical skills and creative confidence.

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Claire Lordon

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Artist

Illustrator / Author

BFA Rhode Island School of Design

Claire Lordon earned a BFA in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. She is an illustrator and/or author of eight books for children. She also is an illustrator and designer creating comics, surface designs, murals, maps, and greeting cards for a number of companies. Claire’s work is influenced by her passion for storytelling and playful, vibrant designs.

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Sol Yoon

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Video Artist

Sol Yoon is a video artist who completed a Bachelor's degree in Multimedia Video Art from Korea National University of Arts. Sol worked in commercial video production, creating artistic and persuasive videos. With over three years of experience as an art instructor in Korea, Sol now focuses on helping students build a strong foundation in art and develop their portfolios using a variety of art materials.

Olesia Metın

Artist

Olesia Metın, an artist with a rich Ukrainian and Turkish intercultural background. Her deep passion for art led her to fully immerse herself in the creative world, where she has spent years refining her skills and collaborating in the studios of renowned painters. With a decade of experience, Olesia now teaches the principles of painting still-life and landscapes, shares the intricacies of working with oil mediums, and conducts plein-air workshops. Her works have been exhibited in Istanbul art galleries, with floral still-life being her favoured subject.

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Jinglan Ge

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Artist, ECUAD

Jinglan Ge is an accomplished artist and designer with a Master's degree in Design from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Canada. With a strong foundation in drawing and extensive creative experience, she is skilled in a wide array of artistic media. Jinglan is dedicated to guiding students in their exploration of different artistic techniques, fostering a dynamic and playful classroom environment that nurtures their creative potential.

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Rachel Ryu

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Visual Artist

Rachel Ryu is a visual artist and graphic designer with a BA in Industrial Design from Hanyang Women's University in Korea. She has extensive experience as both an artist and designer across various industries. For over six years, Rachel has been teaching drawing and painting to students aged 5 to 19. She is passionate about fostering creativity, exploring diverse art materials, and teaching both fundamental and advanced techniques. Rachel is dedicated to helping students grow at their own pace through art and is excited to share her knowledge and connect with them.

Angela Qu

MFA in Textiles, Parsons The New School

BA in Menswear, UAL

Angela holds an MFA in Textiles from Parsons and a BA in Menswear from the University of Arts London and . Her professional journey includes conducting research on Bio-plastics at Genspace in New York, alongside her role as a fashion stylist for numerous celebrities at Harper’s Bazaar China. Passionate about sustainability, Angela is committed to integrating sustainable materials into various industries, aiming to contribute to the development of a more sustainable future.

Yamah Yusufi


Artist

Yamah Yusufi is an Illustrator and 3D Artist who was born in Vancouver, majoring in 3D Modelling and Animation from Visual College of Art and Design with a love for designing characters. Yamah has extensive experience working with characters in 3D and 2D mediums in a variety of art styles and greatly enjoys working with people of all ages, happy to share the knowledge mastered over the years.

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Marzi Fakhr (M. F)

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Contemporary Artist

Marzieh A Fakhr, born in 1981, is an Iranian contemporary artist whose work centers on the provocative and sensual aspects of human nature and the physical body. Marzieh shared her expertise in the field of painting as an instructor for more than 10 years. She worked with students on both a group and individual basis, teaching creative design and painting techniques, including coloured pencil, watercolour, oil painting and acrylic.  

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Alejandra Morales (A.M)

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Visual Artist

BFA, McGill University

MFA, UBC

Alejandra Morales is a visual artist from Monterrey, Mexico. She received her BA from McGill University in 2016 and recently completed her MFA in Visual Arts at the University of British Columbia. She works mostly on large scale paintings made with oil and acrylics, which she sees as distorted and baroque other-worlds through which she explores traditional female ideals as well as the social practices of her natal city.

Susanna Moyer

Professor of Parsons The New School

Global Mentor / Fashion Influencer

Susanna is an entrepreneurial creative director, executive, and educator. She has managed multimillion-dollar brands, developed business strategies, and elevated the level of design teams, driving business outcomes. Her experience in the women's and men's fashion industry has led her to work with many renowned brands, including Christian Dior Paris, Liz Claiborne, and Hickey Freeman. Over the course of 10 years, Susanna designed, funded, and oversaw operations for her eponymous line, which was carried in Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, and over 250 specialty stores. Currently, Susanna is a professor at Parsons School of Design, teaching BFA and MPS courses, and also a professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).enjoying the challenges of new subjects, mediums and genres.

Hai-Ping Lee (HP.L)

Artist

Hai-Ping Lee applies an innovative approach to oil and watercolour painting. Her mixed media work on rice paper combines both traditional and modern styles. Trough out her life she has travelled extensively, taking photographs and using them as reference material for her paintings, Hai Ping has been dubbed an " experimental Artist" enjoying the challenges of new subjects, mediums and genres.

Simon Ahn

Architect AIBC

M.Arch, University of Toronto

Hong is an architect based in Vancouver and has worked in Vancouver and Seoul for over 10 years in architectural design. His project experience varies from mid/high rise residential, cultural, recreation, and education. He has been fascinated by how people perceive space and how it forms collective spatial memory. Recently he started to investigate the correlation between human intuition and the machine in the design process, immaterial architecture, and architecture as image.

Chase Airmet

MS. ArtCenter College of Design

Chase Airmet is a product designer based out of Austin TX where he has taught design and research basics at the University of Texas at Austin for the iSchool. After completing a MS in Industrial Design from ArtCenter College of Design in 15’ he has focused his work in the healthcare space creating experiences and products to serve patients, physicians, and nurses across the United States for athenahealth, Siemens Healthcare, and now Ascension.

Alison Guan

Co-founder & Curriculum Development Director of GAAC

With over 20 years of experience in art education and college admissions planning, holding an educational background from Harvard University, Alison specializes in guiding students to create internationally competitive portfolios and develop platforms that combine professional practice and public influence. This includes personal branding, fashion and art exhibitions, design publications, and social media strategies.

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Ocean Wong

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BFA, Illustration, Rhode Island School of Design

Ocean Wong 是一位来自香港的艺术家，毕业于美国罗德岛设计学院，主修插画专业。 Ocean 的作品着重于角色人物和故事背景的创作，以提高人们对代表性不足的文化的认识。 作为自身经历过 IB 课程和作品集准备的老师，Ocean清楚的知道高等教育课程的重要性以及其对结果的期望值。 他曾在美国的教育机构教授作品集课程，并帮助许多学生完成能够足以代表他们个人和独特世界观的作品集。利用这一经验，他将鼓励并引导学生在概念思维和执行力上跳出框架、挣脱固有思维。

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Ocean Wong (He/They)

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BFA, Illustration, Rhode Island School of Design

Ocean Wong is a queer non-binary artist from Hong Kong. They graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a major in Illustration. Ocean's work focuses on creating characters and stories that raise awareness of under-represented cultures. Having gone through IB Diploma and and portfolio preparation themselves, Ocean understands the expectations of higher education programs.