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Sophia Zarders

Sessional Faculty and Continuing Studies Instructor

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Education:

MFA, Visual Arts, ECU
BFA, Illustration, California State University, Long Beach

Bio

Sophia Zarders is a visual artist, illustrator and educator from the unceded ancestral land of the Tongva and Gabrielino peoples (Long Beach, California) currently residing in the unceded ancestral land of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples (Vancouver). Their studio practice explores the intersections of identity, pop culture, history, cinema, costume, horror, and humor Their career as an illustrator spans publishing, editorial, educational, entertainment, public art, comics and zines.

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Courses

Course Name Department Course Code Term
Foundation Studio Courses FNDT 174 26/SP

Description

This course introduces students to the basic vocabularies, materials and methodologies of contemporary illustration. Through presentations, research, iterative exercises, group discussions, and constructive critiques, students will explore the key fields, processes, and media that form the basis of illustration practice. Students will form a basic foundation of the materials and principles associated with visual communication, and their professional outlets. Through critical analysis and reflection, students will explore the utilization of these artistic concepts and principles, contextualized within social, historical, and contemporary frameworks. Upon entering the illustration program in their second year, students will have a strong underpinning of technical and conceptual skills ready to develop further in a variety of illustration fields.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Illustration ILUS 206 26/SP

Description

This course is designed to introduce students to the ways that ideas can be generated for the purpose of illustration, and how they can be expressed through sequencing processes. Using conceptual and logistic prompts, students will reference historical image making strategies and contemporary formats as they relate to both single and sequential works, underscoring the importance of iteration, critical thinking, and visual problem-solving as integral parts of the ideation process. Through workshops, lectures, and demonstrations, students will explore sequential narrative techniques using series, catalogue, and paneled pages at the individual and communal classroom level.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.