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Over 5,000 makeup artists have graduated from CMU in the past 30 years. We are incredibly proud of our alumni’s countless accomplishments and we enjoy sharing their success stories with our current and prospective students. Many alumni have gone on to become leaders within their field and even more contribute meaningfully to the international makeup industry. It is not uncommon for CMU alumni to return to the college to visit and even recruit recent graduates for job opportunities through our job posting system. We take pride in the fact that our alumni want to assist our recent graduates at the beginning of their careers.

Find out more about our amazing alumni and their many successes below.

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CMU graduates have worked on award-winning productions like Schitt’s Creek, Murdoch Mysteries, Star Trek Discovery, IT, Saw, among many, many others. They continue to design and create iconic makeup looks for entertainment industries across the globe. Our graduates have also found employment in music videos, commercials, documentaries, television series, national newscasts, independent films, major motion pictures, and more.

Image courtesy (from left to right): Shaftesbury Inc., Lionsgate, CBC, Shaftesbury Inc.

Alumni Success

Sabrina Lo

CMU graduate Sabrina Lo talks about finding her way in the Makeup Industry

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My name is Sabrina Lo. I graduated in 2018, July. I attended the complete program, the 8 month program, it was so much fun. And that’s how I developed my…

CMU graduate Katelyn O’Neil opens up about being a Freelance Makeup Artist

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Tell us which program you took at CMU College.. My name is Kaitlyn O’Neil, I started here in 2016, graduated in January 2017, and I took the Complete Makeup Artist…
CMU graduate Kathleen Matthews chats Special Effects and Working in the Industry success story image

CMU graduate Kathleen Matthews chats Special Effects and Working in the Industry

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Kathleen Matthews, or Kat Matthews, whichever you prefer, did the Complete Makeup Artist Program at CMU College, and was predominately interested in Film and special effects. Now freelancing in event…

CMU graduate Sadé Tuitt is doing everything from Fashion to Film

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Recent graduate of CMU College, Sadé Tuitt, has since moved on to doing part-time makeup at Sephora Canada, as well as doing part-time work at a hair, makeup, and facial…

From Clarins to the Canadian Opera Company: Comprehensive program grad Anahita Loghmanifar is doing it all

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Anahita Loghmanifar graduated from CMU’s Comprehensive Makeup Artist program back in 2014. A professional makeup artist with a degree in visual arts- it is no surprise that Anahita found incredible success…

CMU Graduate, Romy Zack’s Thriving Career in Makeup and Fashion

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Romy Zack graduated from CMU in 2012. Her work has been featured in FASHION magazine, Vogue Italia and Refinery29 and she has worked with top-tier brands Nike, Holt Renfrew, Mejuri…

From Roots to Savage x Fenty Vol. 2: Alumna Arielle Park’s incredible success story

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Arielle Park graduated from CMU’s ‘Complete Makeup Artist’ program in 2017. She gained a curiosity for the makeup industry after participating in CMU’s Summer Makeup Camp as a teenager. Her…

From Vogue to Shawn Mendes: CMU Alumna Brittany Sinclair is living the dream through her work

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Brittany Sinclair graduated from CMU in 2012. A P1M represented hair and makeup artist, Brittany’s talent for makeup artistry has graced the covers of international Vogue, Paper Magazine and FASHION.…