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Ethan Ávila speaking in a classroom

ETHAN ÁVILA / ARTIST & EDUCATOR

Art, design,
and storytelling.

Teaching digital art, 3D, animation, and interactive media through authorship, narrative, and visual language.

01 / APPROACH

Technique in service
of artistic voice.

I teach from an artist’s perspective. Technical methods become a way to shape ideas, build visual language, and tell stories. Students connect artistic decisions with design, symbolism, and cultural context.

Poster for the Animation and Digital Art online course

TAUGHT COURSE / ITMO UNIVERSITY / 2021

Animation &
Digital Art

An online intensive introducing animation, 3D modeling, texturing, basic rigging, photogrammetry, and cinematographic storytelling without requiring programming experience.

Animation fundamentalsIntroduction to 3D modelingTexturing and basic riggingPhotogrammetryCinematographic storytelling

02 / COURSES IN DEVELOPMENT

Proposed for HSE.

Three studio courses connecting contemporary digital methods with authorship, memory, and cross-cultural interpretation.
01 / COURSE PROPOSAL

Symbolic Worlds

3D Fundamentals and Personal Visual Language

Blender fundamentals become a studio method for developing symbols, narrative composition, and an individual visual language.

Blender · modeling · materials · lighting · symbolismRead proposal ↗
02 / COURSE PROPOSAL

Traces of Space

Interactive Environments and Digital Archaeology

Students capture physical places and reinterpret memory, history, and atmosphere through interactive digital environments.

LiDAR · photogrammetry · Gaussian splatting · Blender · UnityRead proposal ↗
03 / COURSE PROPOSAL

Sun and Snow

Visual Cultures of Mexico and Russia

A cross-cultural studio exploring how mythology, architecture, color, and design communicate meaning across Mexico and Russia.

Visual culture · symbolism · design · cultural translationRead proposal ↗
Ethan Ávila discussing a student project with a small group
Student critique and project discussion
Ethan Ávila speaking at a public university discussion
Public discussion
Group portrait of an art and design cohort
Institutional and collaborative practice

03 / EXPERIENCE

2019–2022

ITMO University

Graduate-level teaching in digital art, animation, 3D, and interactive media.

2023

Artistic Advisor

Creative development, feedback, and guidance across student and collaborative projects.

2026

Russian State Institute of Performing Arts

Digital artistic practice and contemporary creative technologies.