Art Instructors
Daphne Woo
Rooted in the traditional, ancestral, and stolen territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking peoples, Daphne Woo 胡可欣 is a Vancouver-born artist of Chinese ancestry whose practice weaves together textiles, teaching, and community care.
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.
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.
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.