Students will:
•         	learn to use elements and principles of design;
•         	demonstrate the ability to utilize at least three different mix media techniques;
•         	learn how to use their skills to express themselves visually, gaining a level of comfort and enjoyment in the art process;
•         	demonstrate the ability to research and collect found objects from an artistic point of view.

Sanja is a Chicago based costume designer. She is originally from Serbia, where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Costume and Fashion Design from University of Applied Arts and Design in Belgrade, and her Master of Fine Arts in Stage Design from Northwestern University. 

Recently, Sanja won the 2019 Michael Merritt Award for the best professional theatre design exhibit. In 2018, she was featured in American Theatre Magazine in the Roll Call Series 6 Theatre Workers You Should Know. Sanja’s designs have been seen internationally and across the United States in theatres such as the Writers theatre, Lifeline Theatre, Gift Theatre, Teatro Vista Theatre, Western Stage Theatre, Music Theatre Works, and others. 
 
In addition to her theatre accomplishments, Sanja is also recognized as a fashion designer and innovator. She was one of the judges for the 2018 Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence in Chicago. Furthermore, she is the co-creator of the fashion label KLASA, which received many prestigious awards such as the ELLE Fashion Award. 
Sanja’s costume designs and illustrations have also been exhibited internationally. For example, her up cycle multifunctional costume design received the ULUPUDS design award in Belgrade and was exhibited in the Theatre Festival Prague Quadrennial 2015. 

Sanja is also teaching as an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University for theatre design at both undergraduate and graduate levels. She also has experience teaching at University of Illinois at Chicago and Hartnell College in California. Some of the classes that she taught are Costume Design, Stage Makeup, Scenic Design, Scenography, Computer Graphics Design, Figure Drawing, Theatre Crafts Class and so on.