Joanna Syrokomla Costume Design, Toronto, ON

Born and based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Joanna's childhood career aspirations of becoming a trapeze artist, a doctor and then a poet, were all a natural progression to becoming a Costume Designer. Having a lucky relocation to Paris, France as an expatriate teenager, Joanna attended the American School of Paris where she outfitted the theatre productions with cast offs found at Parisian flea markets.

Continuing on to the Theatre School at Ryerson University, Joanna found she enjoyed the collaborative process of working with the talent and various departments on a production as well as the creative process of making doublets out of the drapes from the teacher’s lounge. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts even though she played much hooky to outfit the student films across campus.