Why Mr. Gee
“…Mr. Gee saw that the kind of drawing I did would lend itself to animation- it was his coercion that led me to apply to Sheridan and study animation, my career of over 30 years now. While many in the past had done their best to encourage me, it was Mr. Gee who first spoke to me in the language I needed most to learn. It was he who opened the door and welcomed me into a much wider world.”
M. Marren, former student
About Mr. Gee
- Artist (mixed media, painting, photography, drawing)
- Secondary school art department Head; Curriculum Leader; art instructor; art mentor
- BA (Art and Art History), University of Toronto
- Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology
- B. Ed (Visual Arts Specialist, Guidance I), University of Toronto
- Visual Arts teacher Specialist (OCT)
- editor/reviewer for OSEA Visual Arts documents in “Visual Design”
Mr. Gee has extensive knowledge and experience in traditional and contemporary (including digital) art making and art education. He has developed strong, successful, Ontario high school and private Art programs supporting all areas of artistic interests... from architecture to animation, photography to fashion, industrial design to graphic design, art history to digital media. He is supporting numerous students as they develop art and design interests and backgrounds and as they work on their specific portfolio preparation.
His teaching manner, abilities and experience enables Mr. Gee to well support and mentor his students.
To help you make connections, Mr. Gee employs a total approach (designed for you!) to help you understand your art and portfolio preparation in terms of content, context, purpose, technique(s) and presentation.
Refine your abilities to problem identify (even problem create!) and problem solve while developing your artistic and creative skills. You will be guided to research your ideas and benefit from other disciplines and interests. Your abilities to talk about art, to nurture creativity and to understand your way of creating effective, meaningful art will also be supported and eveloped.
This all inclusive approach will support your art or design school portfolio preparation.
Mr. Gee has worked successfully with very many International students, as well as Toronto GTA and Ontario students, as they prepare their art / design portfolios.