I was first taught art to practice my hand-to-eye coordination while learning how to be high-functioning under an ABA program. It eventually became my way of exploring and celebrating the topics I am passionate about, which I also try to include with a heavy emphasis on accuracy, both anatomical and contextual. How we interpret topics in art can influence how they are understood, and the frequent lack of accuracy ethics alongside the accompanying misrepresentation it creates can be avoided with the use of thorough research and informative elements, expanding the horizons of viewers beyond the work and inviting to ask the same questions I have on animals, paleontology, folklore, and speculative biology.

Suhail Nahhas

I was first taught art to practice my hand-to-eye coordination while learning how to be high-functioning under an ABA program. It eventually became my way of exploring and celebrating the topics I am passionate about, which I also try to include with a heavy emphasis on accuracy, both anatomical and contextual. How we interpret topics in art can influence how they are understood, and the frequent lack of accuracy ethics alongside the accompanying misrepresentation it creates can be avoided with the use of thorough research and informative elements, expanding the horizons of viewers beyond the work and inviting to ask the same questions I have on animals, paleontology, folklore, and speculative biology.

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I was first taught art to practice my hand-to-eye coordination while learning how to be high-functioning under an ABA program. It eventually became my way of exploring and celebrating the topics I am passionate about, which I also try to include with a heavy emphasis on accuracy, both anatomical and contextual.

How we interpret topics in art can influence how they are understood, and the frequent lack of accuracy ethics alongside the accompanying misrepresentation it creates can be avoided with the use of thorough research and informative elements, expanding the horizons of viewers beyond the work and inviting to ask the same questions I have on animals, paleontology, folklore, and speculative biology.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Guest Artist/Speaker/Instructor at Emily Carr University of Art + Design
March 23, 2026 - Present
Returned to campus as a Guest Artist to teach Illustration 400 students about the research process required for their art. Have been invited to continue to offer ongoing lectures on the subject due to my strengths in research, organization, and sharing knowledge and information with others.
Gallery Ambassador at Vancouver Art Gallery
May 16, 2025 - Present
Inform and answer guest questions about galleries and shows. Help resolve issues such as finding lost items and giving directions both within and outside the gallery. Work alongside museum staff to sort shift hours and activities. Initially stamped guest passports while hosting for the tourism challenge.
YouTube Content Creator at Self-Employed
March 24, 2026 - Present
Created a YouTube channel where I use my research skills, art experience, and passion of sharing knowledge to inspire and engage with others online. My series ‘Modern Mythologies’ has two goals: offering an in-depth resource on subjects relating to world myths and folklore, and providing well-thought-out design and storytelling insights using my own practice as an example.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts at Emily Carr
September 10, 2016 - April 14, 2021

Qualifications

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    uniE621 Taniwha
    Final illustration for my grad project in Emily Carr, showing a family of Taniwha from Maori folklore approaching a lone surfer illustrator
    uniE621 Jötunn Single Render and Turnaround
    Character design showing a modern version of a Germanic mythical being called a Jötunn illustrator
    uniE621 J'ba Fofi Print
    Mixed traditional/digital illustration for a line of print designs showing my takes on cryptids from the Congo region. This image shows an alleged giant spider called the J'ba-Fofi. illustrator
    uniE621 Pari Color Variation Study
    Color samples showing variety of wing colors I found of Paris from Persian art illustrator
    uniE621 Werewolf Illustration
    Personal take on a modern Werewolf for Halloween in 2025. illustrator
    uniE621 Stegosaurus Paleoart
    My first attempt at paleoart with a herd of Stegosaurus stenops from what is now the Morrison Formation of Colorado illustrator