John Cairns is an Associate Professor and the current Chair of the Illustration Department. He teaches Motion for Illustration and Digital Sculpture for Illustration to CCAD’s undergraduate students at the college. He has received several individual artist grants from the Ohio Arts Council and Greater Columbus Arts Council and exhibits his interactive electronic works nationally and internationally.
In addition to sharing his work in exhibitions, Cairns illustrates children’s books and creates motion graphics for television. John Cairns earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Graphic Communications Technology from Columbus State Community College in 2006, a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Magna Cum Laude) in Art and Technology from The Ohio State University in 2010, and a Master of Fine Arts in Electronic Art from University of Cincinnati in 2013.
