Jeff Cairns

Jeff Cairns

Instructor
Jeff has a BFA degree from the University of Guelph, where he studied Visual Art and Art History. Jeff has worked in Men’s Fashion retail for over 40 years, the last 36 at The Coop Contemporary Clothing, Toronto. He has held the positions of a manager; buyer; visual display designer; merchandiser; and sales associate. Concurrently, for 24 years, Jeff held the position of Art Director and Lead Designer at Décor and More, a special event design firm based in Oakville Ontario. In this role, he designed and managed the production of décor props and costumes. In these positions, Jeff was an integral contributor to winning multiple awards in the Special Events industry. Jeff has a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Guelph and has relied on this education as an instructor of Illustration and Visual Merchandising at Sheridan College Oakville from 2002 to 2008. He recently instructed Visual Presentation at Toronto Film School in the Interior Decorating program. Currently, with the Yorkville University, Jeff is instructing an online Fashion Sketching course; History of Furniture and Decoration; Introduction to Interior Decoration, and an in-class History of Design course in the Graphic Design program at Toronto Film School.

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