BIO
Sara Keller is a Fibers Artist and Costume Designer originally from Chicago, Illinois. She holds a BFA in Fibers from the Maryland Institute College of Art and an MFA in Production Design and Technology from Ohio University. Currently based in Los Angeles, Sara specializes in costume design for film, utilizing her skills in styling, garment construction, specialty costuming and illustration. With a background in theater, she is passionate about exploring personal narratives and assisting others in expressing their stories through performance and clothing.
EDUCATION
Masters of Fine Arts Candidate
Production Design and Technology; Costume Design
Ohio University, Athens OH
August 2018-May 2021
Bachelors of Fine Arts; Fibers
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore MD
August 2011-May 2015
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
Freelance Costumer, Los Angeles CA
Costume Designer/Wardrobe Supervisor- Oddities, Winter 2022
Costume Designer- A Thousand Away from A Million, Fall 2022
Costume Designer/Wardrobe Supervisor- Holiday Boyfriend, Winter 2021
Wardrobe Supervisor- BOSCO, Fall 2021
AFI Conservatory, Los Angeles CA
Costume Designer- Racecar, Fall 2021
Costume Designer- Tomoshibi, Summer 2021
Seamstress- Mass, Summer 2021
Costume Designer- Rash, Summer 2021
Costume Designer- Father Time, Summer 2021
Sinking Ship Entertainment & AppleTV+, Los Angeles CA
Costume Illustrator- Ghostwriter II, Spring 2021
Ohio University, Athens OH
Production Designer & Costume Designer- Macbeth (Film), Expected Spring 2021
Crafts Artisan- People Places and Things, Fall 2020
Costume Designer- Buoyancy of Love (Film), Spring 2020
Stock/Rental Coordinator, Spring 2020
Wardrobe Head- She Kills Monsters, Spring 2020
Ast. Costume Designer- She Kills Monsters, Spring 2020
Costume Designer- Uncle Zsiga (Film), Fall 2019
Crafts Artisan- Rhinoceros, Fall 2019
Costume Designer- Big Love, Fall 2019
Costume Designer- Quiet on Set (Film), Summer 2019
Costume Designer- Sunny Days, Spring 2019
Crafts Artisan- Romeo and Juliet, Spring 2019
Ast. Costume Designer- Holly Down in Heaven, Spring 2019
Ast. Costume Designer- Cabaret, Fall 2019
Pioneer Summer Theater, Marietta OH
Costume Designer- Romeo and Juliet, Summer 2019
Costume Designer- Bye, Bye, Birdie, Summer 2019
Factory Theater, Chicago IL
Ast. Costume Designer- The Adventures of Spirit Force Five, Summer 2018
Wilmette Center for the Arts, Wilmette IL
Wardrobe Supervisor- Footloose, Summer 2018
Costume Designer- The Aristocats Kids, Spring 2018
Costume Designer- Seussical Kids, Winter 2017
Costume Designer- The Addam’s Family, Fall 2017
Wardrobe Supervisor- Damn Yankees!, Summer 2017
Costume Designer- High School Musical, Spring 2017
Northwestern University Opera, Evanston IL
Wardrobe Assistant- Susannah, Spring 2016
Mudlark Theater, Evanston IL
Wardrobe Supervisor- Midsummer Night’s Dream, Spring 2016
Costume Designer- Midsummer Night’s Dream, Spring 2016
Costume Designer- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Fall 2015
Costume Designer- Rat Catcher, Fall 2015
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES
Lead Production Artist- Visage Screen Print, Jun 2015-Jan 2018
Designer-Medium Rare: Multi-Media Event, Aug 2014-May 2015
Costumer- The Man of Mode; Rivals of the West, Spring 2015
Intern- Lost Eras Costumes and Props, Summer 2014
Studio Assistant- Hyeseung Marriage-Song, Aug 2012-Dec 2012
Audio Visual Technician- MICA, August 2011-May 2015
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
THAR 4320 Costume Design
Ohio University, Fall 2020
THAR 2390 Theatrical Design Skills: The Text and Concept
Ohio University, Fall 2020
Adobe Illustrator Workshop
Ohio University, Fall 2019
Costumes
Adjunct Faculty: Marietta College, Summer 2019
Fundamentals of Costume Design and Technology
TA; Ohio University
Fall 2019-Fall 2018
Material Construction
TA; Maryland Institute
College of Art, Spring 2014
WORKSHOP EXPERIENCES
USITT 2021; Virtually Anywhere
Black Beauty in Media, Theater, & Film- Dr. Tameka Ellington
Lighting for TV Seminar
Bob Barnhart
Ohio University Dec. 2020
Costume Budgeting, Bidding, and Negotiations
Ricky Lurie
Ohio University Dec. 2020
CAFTCADEMY
Working with Other Film Departments- Panel 1: Above the Line in Management, Panel 2: Creative Department Heads, Panel 3: Crew Collaboration; 2021
Costume 101 for Film and Television- Costume Design, Assistant Costume Design, Set Supervisor, Truck Supervisor, Breakdown & Dyeing, Special Effects & Specialty Builds, Costume Buyer, Daily & Set Etiquette; 2020
Design Studio for Online and Blended Courses
Jody Monk & Dr. Meg Flanigan
Ohio University Jun. 2020
Bridging the Gap & Ventilating Workshop
Jerrilyn Lanier
Ohio University Jan. 2020
LEDs in Costumes and Props
USITT Professional Development Workshop March 2019
AWARDS
Original Work Grant, Ohio University (Graduate College)
Costume Designing the Tragedy of Macbeth during the time of COVID-19, 2020
Peggy Ezekiel Award, USITT (Ohio Valley Sectional)
Riders of the Apocalypse; Reimagining the Four Horsemen, Board’s Choice & Award of Distinction 2020
Skull Mask, Outstanding Achievement 2019
Designing for the Bard, Arkansas Shakespeare Festival
The Weird Sister of Macbeth, Summer 2020
Uncle Zsiga (2020), Istanbul Film Awards
Best Student Short Film
Best Cinematography