About

Lee Cadieux, originally from Canada, holds the post of Lecturer in Animation in the Faculty of Arts, School of Creative Arts, University of Ulster. His academic career follows a 20 year career in Animation and Film Production and he has worked extensively on Animated features, TV series, video games and television commercials in the roles of Animator, Director, and Special Effects Artist. He has worked for Disney, Warner Bros., Nelvana, and DIC, in Canada, China and the UK. He was Subject Director for Design and Course Director of the BDes Design and Communication programme from 2003 to 2009 and is currently concentrating on research and teaching. He is an active member of the Research Institute for Art and Design and his research interests include practice-based work in Animation, Performance and Interactive Technologies.