Mark Challen

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > Art history instructor Mark Challen is a design and style expert. He is the former Vice-President of Communications at Canadian House & Home magazine where he worked for 18 years, creating custom advertising campaigns for lifestyle companies like IKEA, Intel, Kraft, L’Oreal, and Homesense. Mark is also an accomplished public speaker […]

Karen Logan

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > A lifelong learner, Karen earned her Advanced Honours Certificates in Visual Arts from Mohawk College. Always looking for opportunities to try new media she is currently working between coloured pencil, pastel, acrylic, and Chinese Brush Painting. Originally a mechanical draftsperson and technical illustrator Karen prefers detailed illustrative work and is currently […]

Judy Major-Girardin

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > MFA, BFA Judy received a BFA from the University of Windsor and an MFA from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. She is Professor Emerita from the School of the Arts at McMaster University where she taught for thirty-nine years. She lives in Cambridge Ontario and has served as Co-Chair of […]

Cassandra Ferguson

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > MFA, BFA Canadian artist Cassandra Ferguson is fueled by the seductive character of common objects and manufactured environments. Her work produces sculptures and drawings that reveal an interest in architecture, industrial manufacture and design practices. She explores a multi-faceted relationship to objects and spaces that draws from, and is reminiscent of, furniture design and architecture, […]

Ariella Boltinsky

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > B.F.A., Hons. Ariella is a lover of craft and a textile artist, having earned her Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts from McMaster University in 2023. Her creative journey is fueled by a desire to explore and master a diverse array of artistic skills and techniques, and to educate and inspire others […]

Giulia Morosin

INSTRUCTOR View Classes >  As an avid walker and hiker, Giulia’s love of the Canadian landscape provides the inspiration needed to create bold and bright acrylic paintings. Finding shapes and layers of colour within the landscape are what bring these paintings to life. The ever-changing Canadian seasons allow for experimentation in movement and expression while […]

Heather Smith

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > B.A., Hons. When I was about 11, my first favourite fine-artist was Rene Magritte for his striking but simple dream-like compositions; Since then I’ve remained drawn to imagery that conveys a subtle surreality. My visual style and imagery are also influenced heavilly by children’s book illustrations and by a lifelong fascination […]

Amanda Kopas

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > BFA Amanda Kopas is an emerging artist based in Hamilton Ontario. Amanda attended Haliburton School of the Arts for an intensive 1 semester program in ceramics and upon graduating in 2013 she bridged into the second year of the ceramics diploma program at Sheridan College in 2014. Amanda continued on to […]

Siobhan Lynch

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > Passionate about glass, Siobhan creates vibrant artworks that reflect her innate understanding of the interplay between glass and light. She is a graduate of the University of Guelph and Fanshawe College and works out of her studio, Siobhan Lynch Glass in Dundas. Located on Mineral Springs Road, the studio features her […]

Dawn Hackett-Burns

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > Acclaimed ceramic artist and Sheridan grad, Dawn Hackett-Burns lives in Greensville, ON and has been teaching children’s clay classes for over 10 years. Her own clay practice often references place and culture and utilizes pattern and repetition. Nature is also a recurring subject. She has a gift for designing lessons and […]