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Lisa Wolff Set Decorator Lisa S Wolff Art Director phone: 773.230.0760 email: [email protected] website: www.LisaSWolff.com Member: Art Directors Guild I.A.T.S.E. Local 800 ART DIRECTOR: ORDINARY JOE 20th Century Fox Designer: Kitty Doris Bates Pilot The EXORCIST 20TH Century Fox Designer: Charles W. Breen Season 1 ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR: CHICAGO FIRE NBC UNIVERSAL Designer: Craig Jackson Season 4 PRODUCTION DESIGN: BABY ON BOARD ENTERTAINMENT 7 Director: Brian Herzlinger Film The POKER HOUSE CANELL STUDIOS Director: Lori Petty Film SET DECORATOR, ASST. DECORATOR AND BUYER: FARGO Redhawk Productions Assistant Set Decorator Season 4 Set Decorator Susan Eschelbach 2019 th PROVEN INNOCENT 20 Century Fox SET DEC BUYER Pilot and Season 1 Set Decorator: Jennifer Lukeheart 2018-2019 LOVECRAFT COUNTRY HBO SET DEC BUYER Pilot Set Decorator: Julie Ochipinti 2018 The CHI SHOWTIME SET DECORATOR Pilot & Season 1 Production Designer: Bret Tanzer 2017 SUITS NBC Dick Wolf Productions SET DECORATOR Spinoff-Chicago Portion Production Designer: Clive Thomasson 2017 PROUD MARY SCREEN GEMS PRODUCTIONS SET DECORATOR Reshoot-Chicago Production Designer: Carl Sprague 2017 SENSE 8 NETFLIX SET DECORATOR Seasons 1&2 Production Designer: Hugh Bateup 2015-2016 TH SIRENS 20 CENTURY FOX TELEVISION SET DECORATOR Tv Seasons 1&2 Production Designer: Charles W. Breen 2014-2015 SUPERNATURAL WARNER BROTHERS SET DECORATOR Bloodlines Episode 920 Production Designer: Jerry Wanek 2014 CHICAGO FIRE NBC UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ASST. SET DECORATOR Season 1 Production Designer: Craig Jackson 2012-2013 TH The CHICAGO CODE 20 CENTURY FOX TELEVISION SET DECORATOR Pilot & Season 1 Production Designer: Vince Peranio 2010-2011 MAN Of STEEL 20TH CENTURY FOX ART DEPARTMENT BUYER Film: Superman Production Designer: Alex McDowell 2011 The BEAST SONY PICTURES TELEVISION SET DECORATOR Season 1 Production Designer: Gary Baugh 2008-2009 CA$H THREE GOOD MEN SET DECORATOR Film Production Designer: Gary Baugh 2008 The GRUDGE 2 COLUMBIA PICTURES SET DECORATOR Film: 2nd Unit Art Director Chicago: Craig Jackson 2006 Lisa S Wolff page 2 DEATH of a PRESIDENT BOROUGH Films SET DECORATOR Film Production Designer: Gary Baugh 2006 TH PRISON BREAK 20 CENTURY FOX TELEVISION SET DECORATOR Season 1 Production Designers: Gary Frutkoff & Gary Baugh 2005-2006 CHILDREN ON THEIR BIRTHDAYS CRUSADER Films SET DECORATOR Film Production Designer: Gary Baugh 2002 WHAT ABOUT JOAN COLUMBIA TRISTAR TELEVISION SET DECORATOR Seasons 1 & 2 Prod. Designers: Stephen Lineweaver & Gary Baugh 2000-2002 EARY EDITION COLUMBIA TRISTAR & SONY SET DECORATOR Seasons 1 Thru 4- 88 Episodes Production Designers: Gary Baugh, Ginny Randolph 1996-2000 COMMERCIALS: Stylist and Art Director of over 50 commercials EDUCATION: Northwestern University, and self-taught skills. SKILLS: SketchUp, Layout, Photoshop, Excel, Quick books ART: I paint figurative, landscapes and abstracts. While I predominately work in acrylic, I also love to do pencil and charcoal sketches. HOBBIES: Travel, Painting, Sailing, Reading, Outside of the art and film world I owned and operated Wildwood Kitchen and Bath Design from 2002-2009. My kitchen and bath design skills come in handy when rehabbing houses and designing sets. I am single parent who has successfully raised 2 children who currently attend Cal Poly san Luis Obispo. .
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