CLAP Team

CLAP Studio is a fun new art school in the heart of Toronto, that offers unique art programs designed for kids and adults of ALL ages and abilities, to learn, explore -AND discover their inner Picasso!

Our team is comprised of genuinely gifted minds

Co-Founder/Studio Manager

Laura Sheu

Position: Studio Manager/Co-Owner

Education: Bachelor of Arts – International Studies with Minor in Spanish

Creative Experience: Been practising various mediums of arts since age 5, such as painting, sculpturing, ceramics, traditional Chinese painting, singing, piano, musical theatre, and dance. Awarded the Yong Zhang Art and Calligraphy Gold award and the Gold Lotus Art and Calligraphy Gold award in China at age 13.

Certifications: First Aid CPR, Certificate in Style and Management from Parsons Paris
Favourite Art Form: Ceramics

Favourite Expression: “Whatever you are, be a good one.” – William Makepeace Thackeray

Bucket List: Learn to ride and own a motorcycle

Hobbies: Eating, travelling, bugging my little sister

Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, ½ French

Proudest Moment: CLAP’s opening

Childhood Dream: to be happy

Never seen without: Dark chocolates

Studio Assistant

Yasmin

Position: Studio Assistant

Education: Seneca College - Bachelor of Behavioural Psychology

Creative Experience: I performed original songs at concerts, wrote scripts for short movies, and filmed them. Craft-wise, I enjoy making clay plates and epoxy jewellery!

Favourite Art Form: Epoxy Resin and Pottery

Favourite Expression: If you make a promise, you keep it, if you make a mistake, you apologise. And if you give someone a dream, you defend it to the end.

Bucket List: Visiting Nintendo World in Osaka, writing my own book, travelling with my friends.

Hobbies: Making epoxy resin jewellery, writing poems and music, playing video games

Languages: English, Russian, Kazakh, Beginner French

Proudest Moment: Organizing a charitable concert for low-income families and performing
original songs with my music band.

Childhood Dream: Living independently in another country (my dream came true!)

Never Seen Without: My headphones and my lucky bracelets

Teacher & Studio Assistant

Byeol/Star

Education: Bachelor of Children Art & Child-care Education

Creative Experience: I repainted dolls as Drag artists. some of dolls were exhibited on Seoul
based LGBT+ Art Fair. and some of dolls were handed to actual drag artists who inspired
doll's look

Certifications: First Aid &; CPR/AED level C, RECE, Color Psychological Therapist Level 2.

Favourite Art Form: Visual Art (recently into Gouache)

Favourite Expression: "Memento Mori" - Ancient Rome

Bucket List: Living a month in PEI explore places from Anne of Green Gables, Learning
French

Hobbies: Watching Movies, Making collage, Doing Make-up

Languages: English, Korean

Proudest Moment: When I planned, managed, and executed an event at an art academy; from
setting a theme to working on the art project with the students. On the day of the event, I was
so happy to see my students’ friends and families enjoying the event so much.

Childhood Dream: Animator

Never Seen without: Sweet treats

Arts & Crafts Instructor

Winnie

Position: Arts & Crafts Instructor

Education: BEd in Early Childhood Education

Creative Experience: fiction-based art project with preschoolers, youth creative summer camp

Certifications: First Aid & CPR/AED level C

Favourite Art Form: Collage; Photography; Abstract art

Favourite Expression: The earth without art is just eh!

Bucket List: Travel to all seven continents, learn a new language.

Hobbies: Watching movies, photography

Languages: Cantonese, English

Proudest Moment: Growing and learning together with my students.

Childhood Dream: Gaining some mystic superpower.

Never Seen without: Chocolate