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Chantal is a designer from British Columbia, Canada currently living in London, UK.
Chantal holds a BFA in Theatre from the University of Victoria (2013), an MFA from the University of Edinburgh (2021), and completed the Wardrobe Practicum at the Banff Centre for Arts in 2017. In 2023 she was awarded a Global Talent Visa (Exceptional Promise) by the Arts Council of England, after careful review of her design portfolio.
Chantal’s worked in a variety of theatre wardrobe roles since 2014. She has had the pleasure of working all over Western Canada ( Vancouver, Chemainus, Prince George, Banff), as well a recent Assistant Design contract at the lauded Stratford Theatre festival just outside of Toronto. In the UK she’s enjoyed work in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Essex, Plymouth and London. Chantal has experience as both a supervisor and an HOD, and can sew confidently. She enjoys dabbling in various textile crafts, including silk painting, embroidery, leatherwork, upholstery, and is always eager to try new kinds of hands on art practice.
Her design work is strongly story driven, and she deeply enjoys the process of discovering characters with collaborators. Creative interests include 20th century fashion (especially the 1920s, 30s, and 70s), playing with/against gender norms, provocative subcultures, and the intersection of fashion and music. She enjoys work that is contemporary and challenging. Chantal is an explorer at heart, and is eager to travel for work at anytime- just save the window seat.