Katherine Chung Wins 2025 Barbara Matera Award for Costume Making
Katherine Chung has been awarded the 2025 Barbara Matera Award for Costume Making. With a BFA from Taipei National University of the Arts and an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University, Chung currently serves as a First Hand at Parsons Meares in New York City. Her recent projects include designing costumes for City Theatre Company's production of The Wickhams Christmas at Pemberley and contributing to a Billy Porter-inspired exhibit at Phipps Conservatory. Notably, her MFA capstone examined the influence of Western tailoring on the Chinese QiPao, showcasing her innovative skills in costume design.
Key facts
- Katherine Chung won the 2025 Barbara Matera Award for Costume Making.
- She holds a BFA from Taipei National University of the Arts and an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University.
- Chung works as a First Hand at Parsons Meares in New York City.
- Her recent work includes City Theatre Company's The Wickhams Christmas at Pemberley.
- She contributed to the Billy Porter-inspired exhibit at Phipps Conservatory.
- Her MFA capstone researched Western tailoring's impact on the Chinese QiPao.
- She recreated a Robe de cour from a 1750 portrait using modern materials.
- Chung constructed a hood based on Japanese Kikko armor using laser-cut leather and chainmail.
Entities
Artists
- Katherine Chung
- Evan Riley
- Susana Cordón
- Carrie-Anne Huneycutt
- Hugh Hanson
- Brian Russman
- Caifeng Hong
- Billy Porter
- Youxuan
- Zhu Sheng Ping
- Robert Manning
- Kathleen Weddle
- Barbara Matera
- Janet Arnold
- Norah Waugh
- Tischbein
Institutions
- New York Art Life Magazine
- Taipei National University of the Arts
- Carnegie Mellon University
- City Theatre Company
- Quantum Theatre
- Phipps Conservatory
- Parsons Meares
- The Santa Fe Opera
- Barrington Stage Company
- Komische Oper Berlin
- English National Opera
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
Locations
- New York City
- Taipei
- Taiwan
- Queens
- New York
- United States
- Kaohsiung
- Shanghai