Cindy Chao (Art)

Cindy Chao is a Los Angeles–based production designer who frequently collaborates with fellow production designer Michele Yu; the partnership between the two began during their undergraduate years at UC San Diego and has endured across more than fifteen years of film and television work. They have served as production designers on feature films such as Much Ado About Nothing (2013) and Grandma (2015), as well as television series including A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) and Waffles + Mochi (2021). Their contributions to A Black Lady Sketch Show have garnered significant industry recognition. In 2022, they earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series for the episode "Anybody Have Something I Can Flog Myself With?" In 2023, they were again nominated for a Primetime Emmy, this time for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series for the episode "Peek-a-Boob, Your Titty's Out." In 2022, they received two nominations by the Art Directors...Read More