Brian "Bunny" Batista received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with distinction in 2001 from the Alberta College of Art and Design. That year he was also awarded the Bard of Governors award for his faculty. Bunny  went on to work in media arts and animation, and co-founded the Calgary Underground Film Festival.
Bunny taught from 2011 - 2020 in the Continuing Education department at the Alberta College of Art and Design. He also continues to teach animation to teens at the Quickdraw Animation Society. He hosts introductory sampler classes every few  Sundays at Swinton’s Art Supply.