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OUR TEACHING STAFF


Claudine Ascher

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Claudine Ascher is a professional artist for more than 20 years. She has a Bachelor of Arts (1974) and a Diploma in Education (1976) from McGill University, as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts (1983) from Concordia University, and a Master of Art Education from Concordia University (2005).  A certified teacher since 1978, she has taught art technique and practiced at Arts Centers around Montreal and in Banff


Michael MacDonald (guitar)

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Michael MacDonald studied music at McGill University and Concordia University and has taught guitar for over 20 years.  He has experience teaching music at the elementary and secondary levels and works as a performer in the Montreal area.


Janette Haggar

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Janette Haggar has a DEC in ceramic technology from Abbott College and a Masters in Art Education from Concordia University. She has experience teaching at the preschool through to university level.


Bev Wight

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Bev Wight is a professional artist who has studied painting, visual design, and art theory in university and with many notable professional artists. She has taught both adults and children and participated in shows in New York, Winnipeg, and Montreal.Her paintings are in private and corporate collections in Europe and Canada including the Colart Collection in Montreal.

Website: www.bevwight.com  


Deirdre McCay

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Deirdre McCay has been painting and teaching in Montreal for more than 35 years. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in painting from Boston University and a Masters Degree in Art Education from McGill University. She is an art consultant for the EMSB school system, has taught art from elementary to university levels including at the Visual Art Centre for 17 years.

Website: www.deirdremccay.com 


Sheryl Ann Medicoff

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Sheryl Ann Medicoff is an event, corporate and portrait photographer for 10 years. She photographed Concordia University's 2001 promotional campaign, CJA's fundraising campaigns in 1998 and 2002 and for 8 years was the photographer for the Pulp and Paper Convention. 


Tracey Steele 

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Tracey Steele studied with the Royal Toronto Conservatory and has over 20 years experience teaching music. She also has 20 years of experience in dance of all types, has taught at a top-ranked competitive dance school and has performed in a leading Hip-Hop dance troupe in Montreal.


Branka Marinkovic Forte

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Branka Marinkovic Forte has painted and studied throughout Canada, the USA and Europe.  She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting and art history from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston.   Her paintings are in private collections in Canada and Europe.

Website: www.bmf-art.com


Stewart Fletcher

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Stewart Fletcher has a DEC in Fine Arts from John Abbott College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University. His paintings, drawings and works on paper can be found in several hundred private, public and corporate collections in over 30 American States and 20 countries. 

Website: www.stewartfletcher.com

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Kim Vergil

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Kim Vergil is a professional artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Univérsité du Québec à Montreal and a degree in Ceramic Technology from John Abbott College. She has exhibited in Canada and the U.S.A. and has taught and lectured at many organizations including the Visual Arts Center in Montreal and Hartwick College in New York.

Website: www.kimcreation.net 


Melanie Matthews

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Melanie Matthews studied at Dawson College and Concordia University.  She has pursued an art career for the last 25 years ans is currently a working artist for Golden Artist Colours.

Website: www.melaniematthews.ca


Charlie Rossen

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Charlie Rosen has a DEC in Professional Theatre at John Abbott College. He has taught at both the Fine Arts Camp and the DCA`s Saturday theatre classes and has appeared in local theatrical and radio productions and international films.


Megan Bradley

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Megan Bradley is a graduate of the John Abbott College Professional Theatre Program and has been working at the Dollard Centre for the Arts for over five years, teaching Theatre during the school year and working at the Summer Camp (as Music Instructor and then Supervisor). Outside of DDO, Megan is an actor and works with the Montreal Shakespeare Theatre Company doing their ‘Shakespeare for Kids’ School Tour.

Website: www.mstc.ca


Erik H. Goulet

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Erik H. Goulet has been active in the film industry since 1990. After studying stop­motion animation at Concordia University in Montreal, he worked in the film business in animation houses before joining Softimage in 1998 as a 3D product specialist. In his spare time, he continues to produce puppet­based animated shorts and teaches stop­motion animation at Concordia and is the head of the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival.

Website: www.stopmotionmontreal.com

 
Joseph Blair Dunlap

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Joseph Blair Dunlap is a professional artist with a Master of Art Education from Concordia University and has also studied painting and drawing with several internationally recognized artists.

Website: www.josephdunlapart.com 

 
Mariola Nykiel

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Mariola Nykiel has a diploma in Fashion Design and computer assisted design from Lasalle College and has worked in the fashion industry since 1987.

 
Cheryl Miller

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Cheryl Miller has a bachelors degree in Art Education and a Masters degree in Art Therapy from Concordia University. She is a professional art therapist and has been teaching art to students of all ages for many years.

 
Nga Nguyen

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Nga Nguyen an accomplished watercolorist, is completing her degree in Art Education at Concordia University. She has a BA In English and has experience teaching at both the elementary and secondary levels.

 
Miriam Elda Arsenault

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Myriam Elda Arsenault has a BFA from Concordia University with a major in Animation Cinematography and has worked for several film companies in the Montreal area. myriamelda.blogspot.com.

Website: myriamelda.blogspot.com.