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About Me

I have worked as a Costume Designer, Scenic Designer and Scenic Artist for the past 25 years.   During that time, I have worked in most every genre of design including dance, opera, musical theatre, drama & comedy, television, and historical reproduction.  I have worked with a wide variety of companies including Radio City Music Hall, WPA Theatre, OperaDelaware, Russian Ballet Theatre of Delaware, Lincoln Amphitheatre, Pennsylvania Centre Stage, and Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble.  My design work has been seen in several curated Theatre Design exhibits.  I have also taught at several universites including Penn State University, Bucknell University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Manhattanville College, and University of Evansville.  A few years ago, I decided to use my illustration and sculpting talents to help bring the missing and unidentified home to their families.  To that end, I studied in Scotland with Caroline Wilkinson, Christopher Rynn, and Carolyn Erolin, and received my Masters of Science in Forensic Art from the University of Dundee.  In addition to the search for the missing, I use my skills to create reconstructions for museums.

Education

BFA in Studio Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1992

MFA in Theatre Design, Brandeis University, 1995

MSc in Forensic Art, University of Dundee, UK, 2014

Production Internship, Law & Order, 1995

Exhibits & Awards

Costume Design @ the Turn of the Century, Moscow, 2015

The Skateholmers, Trelleborgs Museum, Sweden, 2014

World Stage Design, 2005 & 2013

Zealana Yarn & Vogue Knitting Design Competition, Finalist, 2012

Emperor Jones Design Competition, Finalist, 2010

KC/ACTF Certificate of Merit, 2000, 2002 & 2003

Professional Memberships

United Scenic Artists of America, Local #829

United States Institute for Theatre Technology

Association of Medical Illustrators

Institute of Medical Illustrators

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