Mena Nunes is a freelance artist, doing animation both traditional and digital. Her second animated short film "Dare to Dream" will be shown for the first time April 12, 2012 at the Portuguese Consolate in Toronto. Click to see Trailler.

The show runs until May 25, from 8.30 am to 3 pm, Monday to Friday.

Mena's first short animated film "Shadows on the Wall" was shown in several film festivals in Canada and the USA, and was nominated for Best First Animated Short.

    As a freelancer, she has worked in a variety of projects: animated postcards, film title animation, digital postcards, business cards, logos, web design, architectural renderings, and traditional paintings.

    One of her paintings won 3rd prize at Visual Arts Mississauga, Valentine Show 2011, and her animated and flat work will be at the Portuguese Consolate in Toronto gallery during April 2012.

       Prior to her studies at SheridanCollege, Mena worked as an Urban Planner; however her love for painting and drawing motivated a change in her career path. Presently, Mena strives to integrate her love for painting and drawing with the art of Animation.