Art Instructors
Solange Adum Abdala
Photography instructor: Date Nights
Date Nights: Palimpsest Photography instructed by Solange Adum Abdala, an interdisciplinary photographer and educator with an MFA from the University of British Columbia and founder of Galería Pública.
Anna Lynch
Textile instructor: Date Nights
A textiles instructor and arts advocate, she teaches popular date-night needle-felting workshops, including felted ornaments.
Aranza Bergés Navarrete
Animation instructor: Date Nights
Aranza Bergés Navarrete is a Vancouver-based experimental animator and graduate of Emily Carr University of Art + Design. At Date Nights she leads flipbook workshops exploring animation and storytelling through accessible, hands-on creative sessions.
Varsha Gill
Textile Instructor: Adult courses
Courses & Workshops: Natural Dye Workshop: A Comprehensive Introduction Flower Pounding (Tatakizome) Varsha Gill (she/her) is a textile artist, filmmaker, community arts facilitator, and social worker who believes in the transformative power of art for...
Han Pham
Photography instructor: Date Nights
Working across date nights and children’s camps (including Scanography and Camp Creative), Hân Phạm is an emerging artist and filmmaker exploring memory, language, and landscape through photography, video, and sound.
Mahsa Farzi
Painter Instructor: Adult course & Children’s Camps
Working across adult courses and children’s camps: Mixed Media Sketchbook and Acrylic Painting – Myth and Visual Narrative with Mahsa Farzi. She is an Iranian-Canadian artist whose practice explores migration and storytelling through painting and sculpture.
Mahnaz Moghaddasi
Paper Instructor: Date nights and Children’s Camps
Working across date nights, adult courses, and children’s camps (Cityscape Papier-Mâché Vase; Quick-Dry Clay: Historical and Contemporary Forms; Camp Creative). I am an artist and educator based in North Vancouver with a background in museum and material-based creative practice. My work explores making as a tactile process of memory, transformation, and sustainability, designing workshops that encourage experimentation, play, and inclusive creative expression.
Kenzie Pattillo
Life drawing facilitator: Adult Courses
Kenzie Pattillo teaches Life Drawing: Body Diversity and is a multidisciplinary artist and long-time life model whose creative practice spans drawing, collage, and mindful exploration of the human form and lived experience.
Emma Fish
Painter Instructor: Date nights and Children’s Camps
Emma Fish is our courses and workshops instructor with North Van Arts, leading date-night acrylic cityscapes and children’s programs. She is an emerging British Columbia–based artist whose landscape-inspired work connects community, creativity, and sustainability.
Sophia Longo
Watercolor instructor: Adult Courses
Sophia Longo has been running our popular Continuing Watercolour class since 2023, attracting regular participants. A visual artist from Brazil, she teaches at North Van Arts and explores themes of interconnectedness through nature and memory in her work.
Stephanie Blundell
Sculpture Instructor: Date Nights
Stephanie Blundell is a Vancouver-based visual artist offering Date Nights: Found Object Sculptures. Her work transforms discarded objects into art, exploring their hidden stories and new meanings.
Sandrine Pelissier
Life drawing facilitator: Adult Courses
Courses & Workshops: Life Drawing: Body Diversity Originally from France, Sandrine Pelissier is a North Vancouver based Artist. Working from her studio, part of Welch street studios, she explores creating art in a variety of media : acrylics, watercolor,...
Sydney Tough
Music Instructor: Camp Creative
Sydney Tough is the longest-running children’s camp instructor at Camp Creative, bringing years of leadership to its Summer Camps, courses, and workshops. A graduate of Capilano University with a Bachelor of Jazz and Education, she is a bassist, vocalist, composer, and visual artist passionate about inspiring young creators through music and fine arts.