Karen Berger-Nolte - Columbia College Chicago

Karen Berger-Nolte

Adjunct Professor of Instruction

kbergernolte@colum.edu

Biography

Ms. Berger-Nolte is adjunct faculty in the Theatre Department at Columbia College Chicago, where she teaches Makeup Techniques: Beauty/Fashion, Makeup Techniques: Character and Topics in Makeup: Wigs.  She has worked on over 100 shows in her career, as a Makeup Designer, Makeup Artist, Wig dresser, Set Designer, Costume Designer and Property Designer.  She was on the Artistic Board at Appletree Theatre in Highland Park where she worked on the Jeff Award winning shows Assasins and Blade to the Heat.  She received her BA in Comminications and Theatre Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Instructional Areas

Stage Makeup, Multi-Media Makeup, Wig Dressing

Creative Practice and Research Interests

Editorial Makeup and Hair Design

Degrees

B.A., Communication and Theatre Arts University of Wisconsin 1989