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Chelsea O’Byrne

Administrative Assistant to the Dean of the Faculty of Art

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Bio

Chelsea has worked in art education for over 10 years and is passionate about helping students navigate art school and achieve their creative and academic goals.

Research Interests

Outside of her role at Emily Carr, Chelsea is an artist working in illustration and printmaking. She is the illustrator of several children's books and regularly teaches art and illustration in Vancouver.

Courses

Course Name Department Course Code Term
Illustration ILUS 305 26/FA

Description

This course varies in topic from section to section, and is repeatable for 3 credits so long as the thematic topic has changed. As a diverse field that spans print, screen, objects and environments both physical and virtual, Illustration increasingly necessitates the ability to adapt. The topics and thematics offered on this course are designed to expose students to a range of unique approaches to illustration practiced within the field. Students will engage in problem solving and debate, research and experimentation. Topics and thematics have included: Allegory, Botanical Illustration, Children's Books, Concept Design, Comics, Editorial, Food, Illustrating Literature and Illustration Design, Sci-Fi, etc.

Each section of this course runs with a different topic. See here .

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Print Media PRNT 305 26/FA

Description

This senior level print media course will provide students with the opportunity to develop a body of work in conversation with others around a specific topic not normally covered in detail within the curriculum. Depending upon the subject area and the specific instructor the class may take a variety of forms and be presented in a variety of ways. Emphasis will be placed on explorations within the specific subject area in order for students to incorporate new ideas and methodologies into their ongoing art practice.

Each section of this course runs with a different topic. See here .

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Illustration ILUS 400 26/FA

Description

Offered to Illustration Majors, this senior course allows illustration students in their final year of study to work closely with peers and faculty to plan and execute a final project. Students can choose to initiate either individual or group projects. The emphasis is on students developing a body of work that is intellectually and artistically sophisticated as well as to undertake research to support their emerging practice. Students will participate in presentations, critiques, discussions of readings and of ongoing, self-directed projects as well as preparing their own bodies of work for exhibition and/or applied presentation.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.