EMAIL: YULANDASHIEH@GMAIL.COM
PHONE: 646-384-9355
Yulanda Yo-Rong Shieh is a production and scenic designer based in New York City.
Her love of listening to stories as a kid has grown into a passion for visual storytelling. Her approach to design is always from the heart of hers and that of the characters'.
Born and raised in Taiwan, she has her BA in theatre and has designed sets for many features produced in Asia, including Black and White II (Yueh-Hsun Tsai), Journey to the West II (Hark Tsui), Bleeding Steel (Leo Zhang), The Taste of Rice Flower (Peng-Fei Song), and L’Autre Continent (Romain Cogitore). Her production design work has been seen in festivals such as Palm Spring Film Festival, HollyShorts Film Festival, Fantasia Festival and many more.
In addition to her film credits, her set design for the opera Elektra was exhibited in Prague Quadrennial in 2011. Other selected designs for stage include The Natural Horse (Alleyway Theater), Saudades (Et Alia Theater), and A Streetcar Named Desire (Taiwan Artist House).
She received her MFA in Design For Stage and Film at NYU/Tisch and is a proud member of United Scenic Artists Local 829.