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Teachers Guennadi Kalinine -Visual Arts Teacher & Curator Guennadi Kalinine Russian-Canadian professional artist and graphic designer. He works in the traditional technique of oil painting and painting with tempera and acrylic. Often he makes combination of water color and oil pastel or soft pastel. Also Guennadi creates computer based hybrid collages.
As a member of Immigrant Culture and Art Association - ICAA Guennadi teaches drawing and painting at the ICAA Art School.
Yar Taraky - Visual Arts Teacher & Executive Director
Born in Afghanistan, Yar organized 12 personal exhibitions and shows in different parts of the world including Asia Europe and America. His paintings decorated offices; houses and cultural centers in Russia, Poland, Indonesia, United States of America, United Arab Emirates, India, Asia and Pacific.
For more than 5 years, Yar is working on Music and musical traditions. His latest paintings, drawings and sketches show variety of paintings with a positive manner of celebrity and optimism.
Nazia Zeb - Visual Art Teacher & School Coordinator
Nazia is Teaching Visual art, crafts and pottery at ICAA Professional Art School since Spring 2003. She has exceptional experience in n Community art, visual art, crafts and pottery. She has dynamic interpersonal skills to deal the issues of women, children and families.
Nazia is has very good communication skills in English, Pushto Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi. Nazia earned her Diploma in Visual & Studio Art from Dundas Valley School of Art/McMaster University – Hamilton, ON in March 2004. Nazia is displaying her art work in different art exhibitions in Hamilton and area. She has earned a good appreciation from her fellow artists.
Ahmad Ahmad took his art lessons in Iraq. He is a new immigrant. He is interested to creating visual art and crafts of Middle East cultures and traditions.
Ahmad is teaching visual art at ICAA Professional Art School at the East End Hamilton School branch. Ahmad is displaying his art work to the Hamilton Public and has earned appreciation from fellow artists.
Ahmad is interested in being involved with ICAA projects. He can be reached by
Shahpari is teaching sewing, beats and knitting to young boys and girls at ICAA Professional School since Spring 2004.
Shahpari is actively participating in ICAA professional Art School and arts exhibitions in Hamilton. She is a member of Immigrant Culture & Art Association.
Brian is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art as well as the University of Toronto, Landscape Architecture program. Brian has been an active member of the Hamilton arts community for the past thirty years. He has extensive experience in art education and organizing arts events. Brian is currently running Saturday classes for the art school.
Brian is displaying his artwork in different art exhibitions in Hamilton and have earned appreciation from fellow artists.
Ashtar is an active member of ICAA since its establishment and teaching at ICAA Art School at the East end of Hamilton. She is actively participating in all the activities, exhibitions, and professional activities of ICAA along with her family.
