Ella Lincoln is an Australian designer and storyteller whose work spans across theatre, installation, and events. Ella holds a bachelor of design (Stage & Screen) from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School. Ella is predominantly works as a costume designer, however her love of visceral images and the poignant ephemeral quality found in live experiences, lends itself to immersive spaces. See Full CV below.

CV:

THEATRE

2022

-Costume Design for The Lisa Gasteen National Opera Program 2022.

-Costume and Set design for Death in a Statesman by Debase Productions at The Judith Wright Centre.

2021 

- Costume Design for Echo, a production by Australasian Dance Company

- Production Design for Crash Site Collective’s Pathos.

- Costume Design for Altitude Theatre Company’s Once on this Island at La Boite Theatre.

- Costume & Set Design for Playlab Theatre’s Rising at Metro Arts.

- Costume for Altitude Theatre Company’s Out at Brisbane Powerhouse.

2020

- Cancelled) Costume Designer for Stateless – the Opera, Bleach Festival.

- Costume Designer/HOD for Woodford Folk Festival Fire Event I Knew A Phoenix in My Youth.

2019

- Costume Designer for production of Merrily We Roll Along.  Directed by Simon Bennett

- Director & Designer of my own work PUPA. Performance installation.

- Costume & Set Designer of Boys.  Directed by Eleanor Bishop, NZ.

2018 

- Costume Designer/HOD Woodford Folk Festival Fire Event: The RiftDirector of 

- Shoe Glue, Festival of Work in Development, NZ.

2016

Design for Dormant, Anywhere Theatre Festival, Metro Arts.

Production Designer for Terra Nemo Theatre Company’s Bohemian and the Machine, La Boite Theatre

Film

2022

• Costume Design for Radial, a dance film commissioned by Bleach Festival by Back to back Theatre.

2019 

- Props dept, short film Rainbow, directed by Sassafras Shepheard.

2018 

- Standby Art Dept, Short film, Krystel, Directed by Briar Grace Smith.

2017 

- Art Dept, Music Video: Burn Them Down, by Kamandi. Directed by Charley Draper.

2016 

- Costume Design for Dance Film: En Route by Sue Healey.

- HOD Art Dept, Triple J/NIDA Music Video, Vampires by Mid Ayr. Best Production Design for

a music video or short film category at the Australian Production Designers Guild Awards (2017).

Events & Installation 

2021 

- Artwork Supervisor on Hiromi Tango’s Heartbeat at Botanica Festival, Brisbane.

2020 

- Site design dept team member, Brisbane Festival.

- Assistant Fabricator on Hiromi tango’s Healing Circles, Brisbane Festival.

2019 

- Design and installation for Ella Lincoln’s Manifest Exhibition.

- Design and Instalment for Letting Space Event: Embedding Artist Space; Co Design the Manifesto, Wellington.

2018 

- Event Design and Installation for Toi Whakaari’s Graduation Ceremony and Dinner.

Education

2022 -2023 Diploma of applied Fashion Design at Tafe NSW

2017 – 2019  Bachelor of Design for Stage and Screen, Toi Whakaari, Wellington, New Zealand

Internships

2018 Design Internship with Elizabeth Gadsby, Sydney Theatre Company.

2018 Design Assistant to Rose Kirkup on Toi Whakaari’s The Wolves.

2015 Design Assistant to Bruce McKinvin on Queensland Theatre Company’s Quartet.

2014 Design Secondment with Libby McDonnell on Expressions Dance Company’s The man of many Talents.