Coming from an eleven year career in animation and video games industries, Dimitri became a full time professional fine artist in 2019. Since then he has won countless art competitions on local as well as national levels. He has participated and exhibited in some of the biggest shows in the world such as Calgary Stampede. His focus for his own art which reflects in his teaching as well is to be efficient in learning and working as well as to immerse one's self entirely into the process of creating.