![Two people standing in front of a gallery wall covered in artwork and sketches](/sites/default/files/styles/square_large/public/2025-02/53364711794_93bcc0f7c4_6k.jpg.webp?itok=Hp8O0Q-3) ![Person on stilts in colourful clothing performing in front of a small group](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_5_medium/public/2025-02/53695059564_8250308aab_o.jpg.webp?itok=fA1lNoLb) # Alumni Stories 150 years of impact in art, design, and new media. version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"? ## Alumni stories As OCAD University approaches its 150th anniversary celebration launching in fall of 2026, we’re inviting you, our alumni community, to help us tell our story. We’d love to hear about the moments that shaped your time here. A favourite class or instructor, your first exhibition, or a connection that changed your path. No story is too big or too small. Selected submissions may be featured as part of our 150th anniversary initiatives, celebrating the many voices, experiences, and perspectives that have defined OCAD U over the past century and a half. [ Submit a story .arrow-link-long { fill: #000; } ](https://ocaduniversity.limesurvey.net/291852)rgba(0,0,0,1) rgba(255,255,255,1) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium/public/2025-08/OCAD%20U%20lookingup.jpeg.webp?itok=2zABueAE) ### Athena Drawing & Painting, 2021 ](https://www.ocadu.ca/profile/athena) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium/public/2026-09/00021_14-G03Q05_13-img-3508.jpg.webp?itok=Fq2-16rQ) ### Allysha Vigneux Industrial Design, 2023 ](https://www.ocadu.ca/profile/allysha-vigneux) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium/public/2026-09/00023_01-G03Q05_00-img-3126.jpg.webp?itok=aezrl7Fb) ### Julia El-Tannir Environmental Design: Interior Design Specialization ](https://www.ocadu.ca/profile/julia-el-tannir) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium/public/2026-09/00024_01-G03Q05_00-img-9109.jpg.webp?itok=bH9fkux2) ### Samarth Reddy MDES Digital Futures, 2025 ](https://www.ocadu.ca/profile/samarth-reddy) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium/public/2024-10/sharpe.jpg.webp?itok=LbSe-3kQ) ### Jodi Marr Sculpture/Installation, 2002 ](https://www.ocadu.ca/profile/jodi-marr) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium/public/assets/media/8029544882_57f2d366f6_b-1.jpg.webp?itok=vUZMM2j8) ### Nora Lem Fine Art, 2013 ](https://www.ocadu.ca/profile/nora-lem) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium/public/2026-09/00029_02-G03Q05_01-img-1305.jpeg.webp?itok=kH9ywm_Q) ### Lisa Rotenberg Communications & Design, 1985 ](https://www.ocadu.ca/profile/lisa-rotenberg) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium/public/2026-09/00036_01-G03Q05_00-img-6435.jpg.webp?itok=aq-SpI-Z) ### Sylvia MacSpadyen MDes, Strategic Foresight & Innovation, 2023 ](https://www.ocadu.ca/profile/sylvia-macspadyen) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium/public/2026-09/00037_06-G03Q05_05-gradex101-653708520-10163648968548955-4606880176729083411-n.jpg.webp?itok=5V39Eq1t) ### Madeleine Heaven Drawing & Painting, 2016 ](https://www.ocadu.ca/profile/madeleine-heaven) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium/public/assets/media/sharp%20centre%20_18_1.jpg.webp?itok=MFxE7Jtz) ### Joe Pipino Interior Design, 1970 ](https://www.ocadu.ca/profile/joe-pipino) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium/public/2025-10/Sharp%20Building%20with%20magnolia.jpg.webp?itok=jCbvEmLJ) ### Ilija Blanusa Sculpture/Installation, 1991 ](https://www.ocadu.ca/profile/ilija-blanusa) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium/public/assets/media/ocad%20twitter.jpg.webp?itok=dJPZ-s5m) ### Brian Cardoza ](https://www.ocadu.ca/profile/brian-cardoza) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium/public/assets/media/Sharp%20Centre%20for%20Design%20Photo%20by%20Richard%20Johnson.jpg.webp?itok=ONCn8EQ1) ### Angelo Sgabellone Communication & Design, 1971 ](https://www.ocadu.ca/profile/angelo-sgabellone) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium/public/assets/media/Snowing%20-%20Sharp%20Centre_0.png.webp?itok=9iLvWPzT) ### Margot Miller Textiles and Photography, 1972 ](https://www.ocadu.ca/profile/margot-miller) rgb(255,255,255) [ ![OCAD U 150](/sites/default/files/2026-10/150-Banner_DESKTOP-1700x150_1.jpg)](https://ocadu.ca/150)