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Student Spotlights
Elsa Hashemi is a Persian-Canadian interdisciplinary artist and educator based in Toronto. Her practice critically investigates the intersections of language, memory, and the physical body. Her "research-creation" methodology, which explores the complexities of dislocation and...
Emily Tat is a 3rd year York university design student; She is a multi Disciplinary designer with a passion for incorporating her unique perspectives into her work. Creating brand identities is her specialty; with the...
Hi, I’m Seunghyeon Sydney Yeom — most people call me Sydney. With three years of experience in UX/UI design and web development, I'm a branding designer building cohesive design systems and structured brand experiences. My...
Opal is a designer with a focus on design, strategy, and narrative. She specialized in Branding and all things associated with system and storytelling. Her work has been featured in RGD, ADCC, DNA Paris and...
Long Le is a product designer with experience working in public health, emergency management and artificial intelligence.
Dona Nissangaratchie is a Toronto based documentary film director and sound artist whose work explores the intersections of politics, economics and everyday life. Originally from Sri Lanka, she draws inspiration from textures of her homeland,...
Adriane Vant Erve (née Kozicki) is a fibre and mixed media artist from the Canadian prairies. Her work focuses on themes of the domestic, the body, emotion, and abstraction. She often makes use of repeating...
My name is Gabriel Paragas, a fourth-year student in the Design program. I am a visual and brand designer who incorporates motion into everything I do. I love creating, designing, and illustrating, while also bringing...
I started taking pictures because I liked paying attention to moments most people pass by. Over time, that turned into an interest in the camera and how images can quietly shape the way a story...
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Student Testimonials
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How was your experience using the YorkU Motion Media Studio?
Janice Smithsonian
How did the facilities at YorkU Music Studio shape your experience?