Faculty Profiles

Jeff Cairns Instructor, Graphic Design and Interactive Media

Jeff has worked in Men’s Fashion retail for over 40 years. He has held the positions of manager; buyer; visual display designer; merchandiser; and sales associate. Concurrently, for 24 years, Jeff held the position of Art Director and Lead Designer at a special event design firm. In this role he designed and managed the production of décor props and costumes.

Jeff has a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Guelph.  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.