Hey I'm Shari (she/they) -  a Kansas native and graduate of Emerson College currently residing in Los Angeles, California. I'm a member of IATSE 871 as an Art Department Coordinator.

 

It took me a while figure out what the "art department" was, but I realized that my arts & crafts background and DIY spirit could be put to good use on student projects with low budgets.

I found myself taking on a lot of prop and set decoration roles at Emerson and eventually production designed a web series my senior year. After graduating, I moved to Los Angeles and started working as an Art PA. After years of PA-ing I had the opportunity to become a union art dept coordinator.

 

While working as a coordinator, I continue to work on small projects as a production designer and general art dept baddie. I thrive working within the constraints of ultra low budgets and I aspire to work in the prop department eventually! In my free time I expand my own art practice of paper collage and "animated collage". I am eager and excited to continue learning and growing as an artist and craftsperson in the industry. My ultimate dream is to open a creative reuse store to sustainably recycle and repurpose used art supplies and materials.​