Instructors

"The instructors at APW are dedicated and attentive. Not only did I learn to draw, they also taught me how to see form, structure, and think and draw in 3D space. The skills I learned at APW have been extremely helpful through all four years in animation at Sheridan College." Lisa Wang - Animator at Electronic Arts (EA)

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Gerard Sternik AOCA

Program Director / Instructor

Vince Peets

Program Director / Instructor

Joshua Miller

Senior Instructor / Instructor Coordinator, Seneca Animation Graduate (2016)

Bernadette Peets AOCA

Administrator / Instructor

Niko Powell

Instructor, Graduate Sheridan Animation 2019, Animator Yowza 2019/20

Jessica Lu

Instructor (Sheridan Illustration 2022)

Audi DeOliveira

Instructor

Teaching Assistants

These energetic and devoted young artists are crucial to the APW team. They bring their experience of the day-to-day life of an animation student to their role of supporting the instructors in class operations.

Michelle Chen

Teaching Assistant (Sheridan Animation, 2023)

Ruby Saysanasy

Teaching Assistant (Sheridan Animation, 2023)

Grace Whaley

Teaching Assistant (Sheridan Animation 2024)

Christine Fitzgerald

Teaching Assistant (Sheridan Animation 2024)

Dani Elizondo

Teaching Assistant (Sheridan Animation Graduate -2020)

APW Support Team

These energetic APW grads are in class to do all of the drawing exercises with current APW students and to support the instructors and TA's by ensuring the smooth running of classes.