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School of Creative Arts

Faculty and staff

Shelley Liebembuk, PhD

Director, School of Creative Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1402a

Phone: 604-504-7441 Ext. 6367

email Shelley

Tetsuomi Anzai

Associate Dean of Faculty

Abbotsford campus, B315e

email Tetsuomi

Aimée Brown, BFA, MFA

(she/her)

Assistant Professor
Foundations, 3D and Extended Media

Visual Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1040

email Aimée

Geoffrey  Carr, PhD

Associate Professor
Art History

Visual Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1402e

Phone: 604-504-7441 Ext. 4384

email Geoffrey

Marcel  Casarini, MDes

Assistant Professor
Media Arts

Abbotsford campus

email Marcel

Candace  Couse , MFA, PhD

(she/her)

Assistant Professor
Drawing, Painting, Professional Practice

Visual Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1402b

email Candace

Chris  Friesen

Associate Professor
Painting and Drawing

Visual Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1104

Phone: 604-504-7441 Ext. 4433

email Chris

Anna Griffith, PhD

(she/her)

Assistant Professor, Theatre
Changemaker, Curriculum Developer - Teaching & Learning Centre

Abbotsford campus, D118c

email Anna

Aleksandra Idzior

Associate Professor
Art History

Visual Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1402g

email Aleksandra

Melanie Jones

(they/them)

Assistant Professor
Sculpture & Film Production

Visual Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1040

Phone: 604-504-7441 Ext. 4486

email Melanie

Davida Kidd

Associate Professor
Print Media

Visual Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1041

Phone: 604-504-7441 Ext. 4447

email Davida

Bruce Kirkley, PhD

Associate Professor

Theatre

email Bruce

William Maher

Assistant Professor
Media Arts

Abbotsford campus

email William

Parjad Sharifi, MFA, PhD Candidate

Associate Professor

Theatre

Abbotsford campus, D118a

Phone: 1-604-792-0025 Ext. 4842

email Parjad

Tetsuro Shigematsu, PhD

Assistant Professor, Theatre

Theatre

Abbotsford campus

email Tetsuro

Deborah  Silver

Assistant Professor

Visual Arts

Abbotsford campus

email Deborah

Shel Stefan, MFA, BFA, IPAC Mandarin

(they/them)

Associate Professor

Visual Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1018

Phone: 604-504-7441, Ext. 4441

email Shel

Alejandro  Yoshizawa

(he/him)

Assistant Professor
Film, Video Production and Media Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1402g

email Alejandro

 

Limited Term Appointment

Toni  Latour, BFA, MFA

(she/her)

LTA instructor
Photography, drawing, performance, print media

Visual Arts

Abbotsford campus

email Toni

Anushray Singh, MFA

(he/him)

LTA Instructor
Digital Photography, Media Arts, Filmmaking and South Asian Studies

Visual Arts

email Anushray

 

Sessional Faculty

Colleen Brown

Sessional Faculty, Media Arts

email Colleen

Alexander Lazaridis Ferguson, PhD

Sessional Instructor

Theatre

email Alexander Lazaridis

Randall Steeves

Sessional Instructor

Visual Arts

email Randall

Qahraman  Yousif

Sessional Instructor, Painting

Visual Arts

email Qahraman

 

Retired

Jill Bain

Associate Professor
Art History & Visual Studies

Visual Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1020

Phone: 604-504-7441 Ext. 4738

email Jill

Ian Fenwick, MFA

Emeritus Faculty

Theatre

email Ian

Brenda  Fredrick

Associate Professor, Honorary

Visual Arts

email Brenda

Grace  Tsurumaru

Associate Professor
Photography

Visual Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1062

Phone: 604-504-7441 Ext. 4405

email Grace

 

Staff

Jennifer Chew

(she/her)

Visual Resources & Communications Specialist (on leave)

Visual Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1402j

Phone: 604-504-7441 Ext. 4793

email Jennifer

Giuseppe Condello

(he/him)

Production Manager

Theatre

Abbotsford campus, D100

Phone: 604-504-7441 ext. 4418

email Giuseppe

Alex  Duff

Coordinator, IT & Media

Visual Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1060

Phone: 604-504-7441 Ext. 4232

email Alex

Paula Funk

Academic Advisor

Academic Advising Centre

Abbotsford campus, 3rd Floor, Building S (SUB)

email Paula

Robin Pittman

Digital Media Technician, on leave Fall 2023-Winter 2025

Abbotsford campus, C1055

Phone: 604-504-7441 Ext. 4424

email Robin

Zaira Ramirez

Photo Technician

Visual Arts

Phone: 604-504-7441

email Zaira

Jared  Raschke, MFA

(he/him)

Technical Coordinator
Sessional Instructor

Theatre

Abbotsford campus, D101

Phone: 604 504 7441 Ext. 4843

email Jared

Heather Robertson, MA

Wardrobe Manager

Theatre

Abbotsford campus, D113

Phone: 604 504 7441 ext.4418

email Heather

Pat  Taddy

Senior Studio Technician

Visual Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1052

Phone: 604-504-7441 Ext. 4385

email Pat

Jocelyn Thiessen

(she/her)

Events & Committee Assistant

Creative Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1402c

email Jocelyn

Arty Urdabayev

Digital Media Technician

Creative Arts

Phone: 604-504-7441

email Arty

Andrea  Van Schubert

(she/they)

Studio Technician, Print Media

Visual Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1130

Phone: 604-504-7441 Ext. 4438

email Andrea

Jordan Zimmermann

(she/her)

School Coordinator

Creative Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1402c

Phone: 604-792-0025 ext. 4857

email Jordan

Liz Wurzinger

Visual Resources & Communications Specialist

Creative Arts

Abbotsford campus, C1402j

Phone: 604-504-7441

email Liz

Jacqueline Nolte

Emeritus Faculty, Art History

Creative Arts

email Jacqueline