ABOUT ME

Joanna Yu she | her | hers

A Set and Costume Designer working in Theatre, Film, and Dance. Over the past 15 years, Joanna has designed and collaborated on over 100 productions; 44 of them World Premieres. Joanna’s designs have been seen on stages across Canada and internationally in Germany, India, and the UK. 

Joanna is a board member of Associated Designers of Canada, ADC659 and founding member of the IBPOC Designers Circle. She is a graduate of York University’s Theatre Design and Production program.

She was born in Hong Kong and raised in Thornhill, Ontario. She currently resides in Stratford, Ontario as a guest and settler on the traditional lands and waterways of the Anishanaabe, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Wendat, and the Attiwonderonk.

Awards

The Pauline McGibbon Award for Unique Talents and Potential for Excellence; Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award for Costume Design, Dora Mavor Moore Award – Set Design, General Theatre for among men

For complete CV, go here –> Full Credits

Photo Credit Dahlia Katz