CHARACTER ART& Puppetry

SHE KILLS MONSTERS

 By Qui Nguyen. Presented by UVa Drama, Ruth Caplin Theatre (2019)

 PUPPET DESIGNER AND LEAD FABRICATOR for Tiamat, Beholder and Gelatinous Cube

Directed by Marianne Kubik, Scenic Design by Milo Blue & Jeffery D. Kmiec, Costume Design by Cee-Cee Swalling, Lighting Design by Lauren Duffie, Sound Design by Thomas Davis, Media & Projection Design by Mona Kasra and Technical Direction by James Nicholas

TIAMAT

Production Photos by Jamie Nicholas. Portfolio Photos by Trevor Kemp.

Dragon Fabrication Assistants: Ben Bacall, Rebekah Boggs, Callista Chay, Khuyen Dinh, Casey Horton, Mellissa Goldman, Cara Hu, Jim Nemer, and Meg Richie

bEHOLDER

Production Photos by Micheal Bailey. Portfolio Photos by Trevor Kemp.

Beholder Fabrication Assistants: Callista Chay, Anna Glassman, Juliana Vallejo

GELATINOUS CUBE

Production Photos by Jamie Nicholas. Portfolio Photos by Trevor Kemp.

Cube Fabrication Assistants: Rebekah Boggs, Callista Chay, Casey Horton, Khuyen Dinh, Jamie Nicholas, Steven Warner and Conner Young.

THE STAN WINSTON FESTIVAL OF THE MOVING CREATURE

University of Virginia (2012-13)

PUPPET ARTISAN for Winston, Silvanus and Nessy

HEAD DESIGNER AND PROJECT LEADER for Nessy: Headed design team of five that then led group of twenty in final construction.

Collaborated in yearlong program with students from Art, Drama, and Architecture to research, design and fabricate five giant creature puppets that were showcased in a festival on April 20, 2013. The program was named in honor of Stan Winston, a University of Virginia alumnus and renowned film special effects designer. Matt Winston, the founder of “The Stan Winston School of Character Arts” (SWSCA), brought notable Hollywood special effects artists to the university to work hands-on with students in several workshops. Notable visiting artists include: Shannon Shea, Richard Landon, William Bryan, Ted Haines, Shane Mann and videographer John Ales.

Photos by John Ales.

Program Participants: Vincente Arroyo, Brooks Beverstock, Kore Borno, Peggy Brennan, Laura Burden, Jessica Burnam, Thell Campbell, Lauren Chilton, Louis De Roux de la

Guardia, Jake Fox, Aaron Gahr, Mark Gartzman, Margaret Gelburd, Matt Gordon, Kevin Hermann, Evan Howell, Jonathon Hunter, Molly Joyce, Alex Kaplan, Jake Kvanbeck,

Rachel Lane, Claire Lester, Danielle Loleng and Louis Lukaczyk.

THE BIG KIDS

Public Art Program, Rhodes College (2011)

Part of a team that researched, designed, fabricated and installed a permanent public sculpture on the Greenline Run/Walk Trail, at the intersection of Watkins and North Parkway in Midtown Memphis, T.N.

Photos by Jessica Burnam

Program Participants: Meg Doolin, Megan Dorothy, Hannah Broomfield, Jessica Burnam, Andrew Caldwell, Laurie Clotworthy, Ryan Conley, Justin Deere, Katherine Flynt, Hebert,

and Graham Smart