Faculty of Art
Experimental Animation
Learn the skills to bring your imagination to life in OCAD University's new Experimental Animation program. Students mix traditional and digital media using 2D, 3D, stop-motion, digital compositing and augmented/virtual reality to push the boundaries of animation as a contemporary art form.

Experimental Animation
Mariana Garcia
“My thesis proyect is virtual reality experience that depicts three Colombian folk-horror stories: Bola de Fuego, Patasola, and Madremonte, in attempt to preserve oral mythology and transform it into an immersive digital environment through visual... More”
Experimental Animation
Gabrielle MacIntosh
“You Can’t Stay Here is a risograph printed 2D animated short film that explores lived queer loneliness and connection in Alberta, Canada. It follows an empty figure traversing the contrasting industrial and natural environments of the province. ”
Experimental Animation
Noor Bajaj aka. Sticky Rice
“I create animation that speaks to me with stories that entertain me, and now, I hope you enjoy seeing them as much as I enjoyed making them ”
Experimental Animation
Benjamin Khadem aka. Bennie
“I'm a Toronto-based game developer and 3D artist obsessed with real-time work, whether that's interactive installations, games, or something in between. I make things that are fun, memorable, and stunning. ”
Experimental Animation
Stella Dipieri
“Entiérrame (Bury Me) is a short stop-motion animated film that centres on the unravelling of a grieving girl, as she turns to an unexpected habit to cope with the loss of her mother. ”
Experimental Animation
Mai Anh Tran
“Art is a celebration of human creativity, experience and growth through progress and mistakes ~ And I am here for all of it! More”
Experimental Animation
Yoonha Jang
“it's all about shaping feelings into tangible forms and making them live in new spaces. ”
Experimental Animation
Sam Imbrogno
“ Or, The Whale is a three-minute animated short film that explores themes of parental pressures and self betrayal through a combination of 2D digital animation and paper cutout background pieces. ”
Experimental Animation
Jayden Rostie aka. jaydengale
“An artist dedicated to the craft of storytelling, turning a lifetime of imagination into something real. Drawing from years of reading and notebooks full of ideas, I believe art and animation are the best way to bring the stories I’ve always... More”
Experimental Animation
Maggie Cameron
“What I create is real to me. My creations live in a liminal world separate from ours. I frequent this world in order to communicate my lived experiences. ”
Experimental Animation
Catalina Auguste aka. Cat
“Catalina Auguste is an animator whose work blends personal storytelling with mixed media. Her recent short film, “Dear, Dad”, uses 2D animation and stop motion to explore childhood memories of emotional struggle, as a young version of herself reads... More”
Experimental Animation
Iulia Iordache
“With a focus in 3D art, and game design. My strength resides in digital mediums, and creating three dimensional art with both organic and technical methodology. Utilizing programs like Maya, Blender, Zbrush, and Substance Painter. As well as... More”
Experimental Animation
Gabriella Maruta Siqueira aka. gabi.fbx
“As I found myself drowning in pessimistic nihilism, feeling demotived yet looking around for inspiration, I started to look at the past and became detatched from reality. In my thesis film, I travelled through the process of growing up, exploring... More”
Experimental Animation
Melanie Aguilar Garcia aka. Mad4u
“Midnight Monologues is a series of animated visual poems that transform intimate reflections into immersive, multi-sensory experiences. Combining abstract 3D animation, generative visuals, footage, sound design, and multilingual voiceover, the work... More”
Experimental Animation
Tanya Forte
“Kaleidoscope is a video game concept confronting the complex impact that technology is actively having on our natural environments and the importance of finding a way to conserve what is left of them. In this world, the irresponsible use of... More”
Experimental Animation
Sina Labbaf
“If you need someone to sprinkle some positivity into a team and make great work, I’m your guy! More”
Experimental Animation
Aysenur (Ash) Ozkan
“I love creating hand-drawn animation that explores emotion and human behaviour through storytelling ”
Experimental Animation
Samuel Wasserman
“Experimental artist, animator, and sound fanatic based in Toronto. ”
Experimental Animation
I-Ting Kuo aka. Wasabi
“I’m passionate about 2D animation and emotional character storytelling. I focus on themes like inner loneliness, memories, and personal reconciliation, taking charge of character design, storyboarding, keyframe animation, and motion refinement. I... More”
Experimental Animation
Archana Sundararajan
“Experimental Animation student creating narrative-driven work informed by mythology, spirituality, painting, and lived experience. ”
Experimental Animation
Elise Antoinette Nopuente aka. miscel
“What defines a place? Is it architecture, geography, or the accumulation of lived experiences? “Scarborough: Places That Hold Us” is a collection of everyday regions, using miniature environments and recorded voices to explore memory, routine, and... More”
Experimental Animation
Lola Ross aka. Exesaturated
“Lola “Lo” Ross is a 2D Animator, Storyboard Artist, and Character Designer based in Toronto, Canada. With a focus on frame-by-frame character animation for its freedom and hands-on nature, Lola draws inspiration from human complexity and... More”
Experimental Animation
Paola Caramanna
“"How Many Twins Have the Same Skin?" is a stop-motion puppet performance inspired by the Sicilian Opera dei Pupi and Mexican Folkloric Dance, that dissects the disjunction that comes with quantifying a singular identity, and instead reframes... More”
Experimental Animation
Maya Harding
“I like to make cool projects with cool people! I'm sharing two experimental animations that I directed this year. Cloud Watchers (2026) was made in OCAD U's Animation Studio House, and completed very recently. It is a love letter to the creative... More”
Experimental Animation
Lucas Piperias aka. phuyii
“I am not selling you a pen if that's what you mean. ”
Experimental Animation
Renee Zhang aka. RZ/Jiaying
“Is this the real life or Is this just Fantasea? ”
Experimental Animation
Selinyena Ozel
“I turn emotions into cinematic worlds, hopefully ones you won’t forget! ”
Celebrate the work of OCAD U’s class of 2025/2026!