VISUALYZA
VISUALYZA
Art Director
Vancouver, Canada

I'm an Art Director, CG & Environment Supervisor currently based in Vancouver, BC. With dual citizenship in New Zealand and Canada, I've had the privilege of working in diverse cultural and production environments, honing my ability to lead and innovate.

I am in the process of completing a PostGrad Diploma in Machine Learning & Data Science from the California Institute of Technology, solidifying my foundation in the rapidly evolving tech landscape. My traditional Fine Arts and Computer Science trainings have equipped me to bridge the gap between aesthetic vision and technological execution. I've consistently pushed artistic and technological boundaries throughout my career, ensuring top-notch collaboration and seamless integration across production pipelines.

Throughout my career, art and technology have served as major influences for my drive and inspiration to push artistic and technological boundaries for every project I work on while maintaining great teamwork and collaboration across the entire production pipeline. As I look forward to my next challenge, I am eager to leverage my unique blend of skills and bringing with me a rich history of leadership, and innovation, and a proven track record of driving projects to completion.

Skills

Art DirectionConcept ArtDigital PaintingEnvironment DesignIllustrationMatte PaintingLeadershipPython ScriptingJavascriptUnrealEngineMachine LearningComputer VisionDigital EnvironmentDeep LearningTensorFlowOpenCVVirtualProductionPyTorch

Software proficiency

Houdini
Houdini
Maya
Maya
Nuke
Nuke
Photoshop
Photoshop
SketchUp
SketchUp
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
SpeedTree
SpeedTree
Katana
Katana

Productions

    • TV Production
      The Acolyte
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Visual Effects Art Director
    • Company
      Disney / BLFX
    • Movie
      Wolves
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Visual Effects Art Director
    • Company
      Apple / BLFX
    • TV Production
      Disclaimer
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Visual Effects Art Director
    • Company
      Apple / BLFX
    • TV Production
      My Lady Jane
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Visual Effects Art Director
    • Company
      Amazon Studios / BLFX
    • Movie
      Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Visual Effects Art Director
    • Company
      Paramount Pictures / BLFX
    • Movie
      Fast X
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Visual Effects Art Director
    • Company
      Universal Pictures / BLFX
    • TV Production
      The Last of Us
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Visual Effects Art Director
    • Company
      HBO / BLFX
    • Movie
      Ghosted
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Visual Effects Art Director
    • Company
      Apple / BLFX
    • Movie
      Unannounced Title - Marvel Title
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Visual Effects Art Director
    • Company
      Marvel Studios / BLFX
    • TV Production
      The Peripheral
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Visual Effects Art Director
    • Company
      Amazon Studios / BLFX
    • Movie
      Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Environment Supervisor | Virtual Art Department
    • Company
      Sony Pictures Imageworks
    • Movie
      Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Matte Painting & Environment Supervisor
    • Company
      Sony Pictures Imageworks
    • Movie
      Unannounced Title - Netflix (Feature Animation)
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Environment Supervisor
    • Company
      Sony Pictures Imageworks
    • Movie
      Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Environment Supervisor
    • Company
      Sony Pictures Imageworks
    • Movie
      The Mitchells vs The Machines
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Matte Painting & Environment Supervisor
    • Company
      Sony Pictures Imageworks
    • Movie
      Mulan
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Lead Matte Painter
    • Company
      Sony Pictures Imageworks
    • Movie
      Spider-Man: Far From Home
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Matte Painting Supervisor
    • Company
      Sony Pictures Imageworks
    • TV Production
      Love, Death & Robots
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Lead Matte Painter
    • Company
      Sony Pictures Imageworks / Netflix
    • Movie
      Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Lead Matte Painter
    • Company
      Sony Pictures Imageworks
    • Movie
      Spider-Man: Homecoming
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Lead Matte Painter
    • Company
      Sony Pictures Imageworks
    • Movie
      Smurfs: The Lost Village
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Senior Matte Painter
    • Company
      Sony Pictures Imageworks
    • Movie
      Ghostbusters
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Senior Matte Painter
    • Company
      Sony Pictures Imageworks
    • Movie
      Alice in Wonderland: Through The Looking Glass
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Senior Matte Painter / Concept Artist
    • Company
      Sony Pictures Imageworks
    • TV Production
      Game of Thrones: Season 5
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Senior Matte Painter / Concept Artist
    • Company
      Image Engine Design Inc
    • Movie
      Maleficent
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Senior Matte Painter
    • Company
      Moving Pictures Company
    • Movie
      300: Rise of an Empire
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Senior Matte Painter
    • Company
      Moving Pictures Company
    • Movie
      Seventh Son
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Rising Sun Pictures
    • Movie
      The Wolverine
    • Year
      2013
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Rising Sun Pictures
    • Movie
      The Great Gatsby
    • Year
      2013
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Rising Sun Pictures

Experience

  • Mentor at Women in Animation
    Canada
    January 2018 - Present

    Building Environment & Matte Painting for the Entertainment Industry

    Leadership & Mentoring for the Entertainment Industry

  • Chairperson at Spark Animation Festival
    Canada
    January 2022 - Present

    Chairperson for the Concept, Art & Design track of the conference

  • Panel Speaker at Asians in Animation
    March 2022 - March 2022

    Topic: Being a woman of color in the entertainment industry and why it's important for us to mentor and be the voice of the underrepresented communities.

  • Guest & Panel Speaker at Promised Land Art Festival 2022
    Warsaw, Poland
    September 2022 - September 2022

    Guest speaker on the main event

    Topic: How to kick start your career in Film, Animation and Games

    Panel Speaker

    Topic: Mental health in the Entertainment Industry, Shaping the future of Film, Animation and Games through Diversity, Inclusion and Equity.

  • Speaker at Reelworld Film Festival
    October 2021 - October 2021

    Topic: How Virtual Production impacts the way we make films.