EMILY ANNE McGILLICUDDY KEIFER
She has as many names as she has professional careers. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Emily majored in Cinema and Media studies at the University of Southern California and studied fine art at Otis College of Art and Design. She has simultaneous careers in the fine arts, board game design & illustration, independent filmmaking, and in the Art Department for major television shows. She has also enjoyed sporadic work as an amateur screen actress with appearances in feature films, short films, and music videos.
Her art has won international awards and appeared in television shows, gallery exhibitions, movie posters, and the board game Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty’s Web- now available nationally at Barnes & Noble.
ACCALADES
Grand Prize Winner of the Disney/Adobe co-sponsored "Emoji As Told By You" Design Contest, (2017), Adobe Influencer/Instagram Takeover for Adobe Students at Vidcon (2017), Winner of The Zissou Society Wes Anderson Essay Competition (2015), Selected Representative of Idyllwild Arts Academy at Sundance Film Festival (2014), Honorable Mention at the LABC Emerging Talent Design Charette (2012), Official Selection of the Palm Springs International Film Festival (2012)
FINE ART SHOWCASES / EXHIBITIONS
The Long Beach Museum of Art (Long Beach, CA), Dion Gallery (Redondo Beach, CA), Bu Beach House (Malibu, CA), The Jeffery Breslow Gallery (Chicago, IL), RAW Artists Hollywood Showcase 2016, 2018 (Hollywood, CA), Art Muse Magazine/Extra Life LA curation @ Savor Y Culture (Hollywood, CA), The Bluffs (ABC Television Pilot).
ART DEPARTMENT CREDITS
Mixed-ish Season 1 (2020), ABC Studios - Art Department P.A.
The Fast and the Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019), Universal, Los Angeles Pick Up Unit - Art Department P.A.
Couples Therapy, Narrative Short (2019), AMG Films/Virgin Soil - Production Designer
Patty’s Auto, Pilot (2019), Warner Brothers - Graphic Artist
Dear White People Season 3, Netflix Original Series (2019), Lionsgate - Graphic Artist, Art Department P.A.
Twinnie’s “Better When I’m Drunk,” Music Video (2018), Silencio Films - Production Designer, Graphic Artist
Disney and Make a Wish Foundation Present “Share Your Ears,” Commercial Campaign (2018), Fullscreen, Inc. - Production Designer, Prop Fabrication
Mickey Celebrates 90 Years of Style, YouTube Video (2018), Disney/Fullscreen, Inc. - Production Designer
Mickey’s 90th Birthday Instagram Story, Social Media (2018), Disney/Fullscreen, Inc. - Production Designer, Prop Fabrication
Joey Doisk’s “I Don't Want It To Be Over,” Music Video (2018), Bear Punch Productions - Production Designer, Graphic Artist
Casual Season 4, Series (2018), Hulu - Art Department P.A.
Dear White People Season 2, Netflix Original Series (2017), Lionsgate - Art Department P.A.
Untitled Marvel Project, Pilot (2017), Marvel Television - Graphic Artist
The Imperfect Princess, Narrative Short (Post Production) - Production Designer, Director
Adam Peck's Bonnie & Clyde, Theatrical Production (2017) - Production Designer, Costume Designer
The First Month (2016), Narrative Short - Production Designer/Costume Designer
Scuba Dying, Narrative Short (2015) - Production Designer, Miniature Construction
Afterlife Styles, Narrative Short (2015) - Director, Production Designer, Miniature Construction
The Head and the Heart’s “Let's Be Still,” Music Video (2014) - Matte Painting Artist
Breakfast, Narrative Short (2014) - Costume Designer
Dresses’ “Painting Roses,” Music Video (2014) - Miniature Design and Construction
Meet the Hufflepuffs, YouTube Series (2013), SPF Awesome - Production Designer, Costume Designer
AM & Shawn Lee’s “Good Blood,” Music Video (2013) - Production Designer, Costume Designer
Kyle & Lars Do Stuff, Web Series Pilot (2013) - Production Designer
KOAN SOUND’s “80s Fitness”, Music Video (2012) - Miniature Design and Construction
Shortcomings, Narrative Short (2010), The Idyllwild Arts Academy - Production Designer, Costume Designer
The Other Side, Narrative Short (2010), The Idyllwild Arts Academy - Production Designer, Costume Designer