Hi!Bonjour! My name is Amelia Garvin

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Where am I from?

My hometown is all over the Fraser Valley in British Columbia. I grew up on a vegetable farm in Surrey for some time as well as in a place named Aldergrove. I moved to Vancouver in 2009 to pursue a Bachelor's of Fine Art at Emily CArr University and now live on South Granville!

What was I doing before deciding to learn at Red Academy?

I was an art teacher at a private school in Richmond. I am also a small business owner as I work as a freelance graphic designer, illustrator and painter. As in a lot of cases, pictures speak louder than words so I thought we could visit my portfolio together.This is my second time taking a course at Red Academy. Last Fall I took a part-time UX design course and hope to use what I learned in that course during my full-time studies. Let's go to my website!


One of my goals in this course will be to create a new website for myself that I can use to propel my art business. My ideal site would include: