About Maelisa

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Maelisa (she/her) is a costume and set designer, visual artist and researcher.

Maelisa has worked on projects spanning theatre, film, opera and dance. Her visual art and performance designs have been featured in venues across London, as well as in Dublin and throughout the US, including in Washington DC, where her work was performed at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2019.

She is currently pursuing a PhD in Art at the University of Edinburgh, where her work and research explore the contribution of costume design to disability studies and discourse. Maelisa holds an MA with Distinction in Costume Design for Performance from the London College of Fashion, and a BA with Distinction in Drama from the University of Virginia, where she was a Miller Arts Scholar of Drama.

Maelisa is also an avid advocate for increased accessibility in technical theatre and film work.

In addition to her work as a performance designer and visual artist, Maelisa has experience as a writer, art curator, and fashion director/editor for several publications.