
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
Yubang Huang aka. caibang
“"Breathing life into imagination through animation, giving form and soul to what once only lived in imagination." More”
Experimental Animation
Charlotte Lavoie-Auspert
“My passion is fuelled by the need to question, understand and represent the human experience. As a mixed-media stop motion artist, I like to use materials to push the boundaries of my creativity. ”
Experimental Animation
Olivia Wilyman
“How does the mind change as one grows out of their childhood? Through storytelling, watercolour painting and stop-motion, I attempt to answer this question in my thesis film "Freshwater". This narrative outlines the way in which, with age,... More”
Experimental Animation
Ben Fieldhouse
“ My newest artwork, an experimental short film titled Quenched, is an informal critique on addiction culture present in corporate North America. In this film, I explore my personal experience growing up with my father, a victim of corporate... More”
Experimental Animation
Shania Sukhai aka. SDScreates
“Shania Sukhai is a Canadian-West Indian Interdisciplinary Artist whose work explores Mental Health, and Canadian-Caribbean identity. Specializing in Experimental Animation, and Sculpture/Installation, Shania blends digital and traditional... More”
Experimental Animation
Derya Ozparlak Charlotte Lavoie Auspert
“Materials are silent storytellers; they speak with the emotions we give them ”
Experimental Animation
Jemila Li
“Creativity starts when you bring your pencil to paper and explore the boundless paths of your imagination. ”
Experimental Animation
Emily Black aka. Spicy Coffee
“Animating with a hint of silly to make your day a little better. ”
Experimental Animation
Nghi Hoang aka. Yi Huang
“Why do we create imaginary people in our heads and then make them experience the same thing we have gone through as a way to face our trauma without directly talking to a professional? Anyway, I animate and make comics about my characters for fun. ”
Experimental Animation
Mahi Kakkar
“My work as an animator focuses on creative storytelling. I love being inspired by my own unique experiences, whether it be regarding identity, my culture, insecurities- the beauty of human experiences. ”
Experimental Animation
Emi Vantyghem
““Kevin” follows an undercover housecat navigating a monotonous corporate jungle, braving the average business man’s biggest fear… his boss. More”
Experimental Animation
Raghad Daghestani
“I create short, minimal animations that explore emotion and storytelling through movement and design. ”
Experimental Animation
Jassira De Almeida
“I have always felt connected to nature as an artist and human. ”
Experimental Animation
Nader Soliman
“My latest short film, January 2211, is a sci-fi 3D animation exploring Egypt, my home country under totalitarian A.I rule 200 years after the January 2011 revolution. My aim for this work was to be politically engaging, mixing futuristic imagery... More”
Experimental Animation
Jeff Norman
“I create dreamlike digital worlds that explore the strange harmony between human instinct and digital systems. Shaped by intuition, observation, and my subconscious experience of the real world, my work aims to express the feeling of contemporary... More”
Experimental Animation
Teo Degli Angeli aka. teo.fbx
“...so I had this weird dream that I could turn into a mouse, and I thought, why not make this a video game? ”
Experimental Animation
Jada-Le Daley
“Animation is a medium with rules meant to be squashed and stretched ”
Experimental Animation
Flora Yiduo Wang
“"Build worlds that feel like dreams, and stories that echo when the screen goes dark." ”
Experimental Animation
Anisha Vatnani
“Māyā, a choose-your-own-adventure game, invites players to confront the boundaries between dream and reality, questioning whether the world they inhabit is genuine or a deception. As players move through surreal, shifting rooms, they face choices... More”
Celebrate the work of OCAD U’s class of 2024/2025!