Steve Millard
Artist and Art Instructor
With a wealth of teaching experience that spans over two decades and a background in the animation industry, Steve is dedicated to providing top-teir visual art and drawing instruction.
In the animation industry, he produced work for diverse clients, including P.B.S, YTV, and the Warner Brothers Network, while employed at Nelvana Animation and 9 Story Entertinment. He also worked on the feature films “Beauty and The Beast : The Enchanted Christmas”, and “Peter Pan : Return to Neverland” as part of the Animation Department at Walt Disney Animation Canada.
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In 2017, his sculpture work was chosen by the juried publication annual “Spectrum 24: The Best in Contemporary Fantasic Art”
See some selected samples here.
Experience Highlights
2003 - PRESENT
Art Instructor and Coordinator of Animation Program (Years 1 + 2)
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MTM College of Animation, Art and Design
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Work with students to identify their strengths and develop their skills.
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Communicate information and ideas effectively and clearly by using visual demonstrations.
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Incorporate Animation Industry experience into the classroom through lectures, assignments, etc.
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Additional teaching experience with The Art Institute of Toronto, and the International Academy of Art and Design.
1996 - 2008
Inbetween, Clean-up, and Animation Assistant; Character Designer and Character Supervisor
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9 Story Entertainment
Nelvana Animation
Walt Disney Animation Canada
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Designed Character Art and supervised additional artists in design.
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Produced designs for clients such as P.B.S, and The Warner Brothers Network.
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​Contributed to feature films "Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas" and "Peter Pan: Return to Neverland".
2017
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Bronze Sculpture "Polonius" featured in advertisement for the foundry Artcast Inc in "Slate" magazine.
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Bronze Sculpture "Polonius" was jury selected for the publication "Spectrum 24: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art" (page 165).
