1. Julia Naurzalijeva is a freelance costume designer, illustrator, and art instructor with over 25 years of experience in theatrical costume design, children's book illustration, and mural painting. 2. She has an extensive educational background including a Master of Arts in Theatrical Arts from the V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko School in Moscow and studies at the Estonian Academy of Arts. 3. Her professional experience includes costume design for theaters in Russia, Canada and France as well as children's book illustration and mural painting in Chicago, Illinois and Ottawa, Canada.

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Julia Naurzalijeva
2-97 Irving Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 1Z3, 613.218.4776
jukanau@gmail.com
https://www.behance.net/Jukajuka
www.jukanau.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Artist educator course 2015
Master of Arts in Theatrical Arts, V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko School—Studio of Drama (Higher
Education Institution), A.P. Chekhov Moscow Academic Arts Theater, 1989-94
<www.mhatschool.theatre.ru>.
Internship at MOSFILM, Studio “Chance,” 1995.
Estonian Academy of Arts, 1987-89<www.artun.ee>.
Tallinn Art School, 1983-87<www.tallinnakunstikool.ee>.
Professional highlights
Theatrical Arts
 Delivers a “whole package” approach to costume design: from initial conception to
research and production.
 Able to interpret designers' small-scale ideas and develop them into full-scale
reproductions and contribute to improvement of initial projects of design during the process.
 Collaborated with tailors and pattern makers on innovative projects from period costumes
to contemporary dress.
 Extensive knowledge of fabrics and costume making techniques, historically accurate
fabric pattern making, sewing, embroidering, millinery, mask making and make-up.
 A good knowledge in the areas of scenic design, drafting, calligraphy and sign painting.
Illustration
https://www.freelanced.com/freelancers/portfolio/tiles.aspx?freelancerid=6685
 Exceptionally skilled in a variety of artistic techniques, including oil and acrylic paints,
watercolour, pen and ink and color pencil drawings, and in the combination of different
media.
 Work demonstrates exceptional brightness of palette and refinement of line.
 Creates unique compositions of artistic representations that visualise narrative ideas.
 Vivid narrative imagery in highly detailed drawings.
 Strong understanding of colour theory.
 Excellent knowledge of form and human anatomy.
PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Independent Contractor
Present Freelance children book illustrator, costume and fashion illustrator
Private art instruction of drawing and art history
Nov 12 - Oct 13 Orthodox Church Theater of Ottawa, Canada; Director, Stage and
Costume designers for the play, The Ideal Man or the Man of One Ideal.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7CSpgEBVwA
Sep 12 - Jan 13 Michurinsk State Drama Theater, Michurinsk, Russia.
Costume designer assistant for the play, Golden Antilope.
Jun 12 - Nov 12 Freelance design for Halloween and Carnival's costumes.
Apr 08 – Present Member of Council for the Arts in Ottawa. Original project of children's
fairy tale stories into books. Story board and ink illustrations. Participation
in public and private exhibitions and charity auctions. Murals for private
residences.
Apr 06 Member of Art Letters and Chicago Arts Project, Chicago, Illinois.
Art Projects conceived and managed by Paul Klein.
May 06 - Jul 06 Cookie Gluck, Evanston, Illinois. Assistant Commercial Costume and
Stage Prop Designer.
Jan 02 - Mar 02 Hortus Musicorum, Chicago, Illinois. Costume Design and Production
Supervision for early music ensemble.
Jan 02 – Mar 08 Personal Wardrobe Designer
Jul 00 - Mar 08 Chicago, Illinois. Mural Painting comprising walls, windows, and doors in
upscale residences. Creation of an extensive range of drawings and oil
paintings exhibited and sold in galleries.
Apr 00 - Jun00 Wing&Grove Theater Company, Chicago, Illinois. Tales of the Lost
Formicans, Costume Designer for the stage play.
Feb 99 - Jun 99 Carnaval ou La Fete a l'envers for La Compagnie l'Eventail, Château de
Versailles, France. Costume Designer and Assistant to Alexander
Vasiliev.
Jan 98 - Jan 99 Children’s Drama Studio, Tallinn's Catholic Congregation, Estonia. Stage
and Costume Designer for the stage plays Nutcracker and The Lion
Oct 98 - Nov 98 Saratov State Opera, Russia. Assistant Costume Designer for the stage
play Tsar Fyodor Ioannovitch.
May 98 - Sep 98 TriaLogos Festival at the International Cultural Foundation HEREDITAS,
Tallinn, Estonia. Stage designer.
Oct 97 - Jan 98 State Friends' Theater, Moscow Russia. Costume designer for the stage
play Purification.
Feb 96 - Dec 97 MOSFILM: Debut Studio& Eizenshtein Foundation, Moscow, Russia.
Costume Designer for the motion picture Grass in a Head.
Costume Designer for several different ancient civilizations
for the motion picture The Warm Winds of Ancient Bulgar's.
Sep 95 - Jul 97 Soyuzkino & M. Gorky State Studio, Moscow, Russia.
Costume Designer for the motion picture Don't Worry, Mom.
Assistant Costume Designer for the motion picture Little Princess.
Apr 95- Jul 95 Moscow State Na Pokrovke Theatre, Moscow, Russia.
Costume Designer for the stage play Scenes of Married Life.

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Feb 95- Apr 95 M. Gorky Studio & Television AB in Collaboration with Swedish TV4
Moscow, Russia. Assistant Costume Designer for the motion picture
Vendetta.
1995-1999 Central Russian TV 2 Companies, Moscow, Russia. Freelance Designer
for special costumes for New Year programs and commercials and
individual wedding and party dresses.
1995-1998 Publishing House Sovershenno Sekretno (Top Secret), Moscow, Russia.
Designer of five books of detective stories for children.
1995-1998 Publishing House Koolibri, Tallinn, Estonia. Illustrator failid.koolibri.ee
Interpersonal Skills
 A self starter and independent hard worker, who stays on task until project completion.
 Active and creative participant in research and creation of individual and group projects.
 Able to work independently and as part of a team as well.
 Ability to adjust to different creative atmospheres and management styles.
 Respect for others and a strong sense of responsibility.
 Curiosity and good powers of observation.
 Languages: Proficient in English, Russian, and Estonian. Ability to read and conversant
in French and Polish.
References available upon request.