Colin Turner

Colin has been an instructor at LaSalle College Vancouver (formerly The Art Institute of Vancouver) since 2005 in the Media Arts Program. He graduated from Sheridan College, School of Art and Animation, in 2000 with a diploma in the three year Advanced Interpretive Illustration program. He has developed curricula in Perspective Drawing Class, Life Drawing, Concept & Illustration, Drawing and Character Drawing.

In addition to teaching, Colin enjoys collaboration with other faculty and staff to enchance curricula and teaching practices, as well as, mentoring students and new faculty. He continues to stay current with industry standards through professional work.

He is presently illustrating a graphic novel for Teach Magazine including: character designs that accurately represents descriptions, background and environment illustrations for a historically accurate period piece, illustrations for publication, accompanied by video interviews from historians, that tell a factual story and the creation of an online and interactive, teaching aid for students. He has worked with Wired: Toronto, Envision: Toronto, IRD1 Video Game Developers, as well as, a slide show animation in Niagara Falls.