Emily is currently the Charge Artist at Opera San Jose, in California. She has been working professionally as a Scenic Artist for 7 years. Before moving to San Jose she freelanced at fabrication shops in Los Angeles & painted at a theatre in Orange County. Other gigs include Goodspeed Musicals, Santa Fe Opera, and Utah Shakespeare Festival. She has her Bachelor’s from Ball State University, and is a Graduate of the two year Scenic Artist Training Program at Cobalt. Prior to her graduation from Cobalt, she received training at DAP Studios in London.