James Stibilj

Alma, Director

Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
King Lear, Costume designer

Belvoir St. Theatre
Sandaime Richard, Set & Props designer

Reg. Grundy Studio
Sweeney Todd, Costume designer

Playhouse Theatre
Triadisches Ballett, Co-costume designer

Melbourne Fringe Festival
Theoretical Design Projects
Training
National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney
BFA Design for Performance

Contact
james.stibilj@outlook.com

Instagram
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James Stibilj CV

James Stibilj is an Australian set and costume designer / design assistant based in London and Sydney, working across theatre, opera and film. He is a 2025 recipient of the Linbury Prize for emerging stage designers.

James received a BFA in Design for performance at NIDA, where he was mentored under designers Bob Cousins and Stephen Curtis. James has been the recipient of the Robert Helpmann, Tim Fairfax and Leslie Walford scholarship awards. Recent design work includes the costume design for King Lear at Belvoir St. Theatre.

He has assisted at Opera and Theatre companies including the Royal Ballet and Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Teatro dell’Opera Di Roma, Polish National Opera, Toneelhuis Antwerpen, Opera Australia, Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir St. Theatre, Griffin Theatre and Sydney Festival. Designers he has assisted include Mel Page, Michael Levine, Kym Barrett and Tim Chappel.

Alongside stage and screen design, James is an award winning illustrator. Work across both have been exhibited at the Art Gallery of NSW (Sydney) and the National Theatre (London).


Awards / Recognition

2025 Linbury Prize Recipient

2024 Leslie Walford AM Award Winner

2024 APDG Award - Emerging designer for a live performance (Set design for Sandaime Richard)

2024 APDG Award (nominee) - Emerging designer for a live performance (costume design for Sweeney Todd)

Outstanding Production Design Student of 2023 (Awarded by the APDG)

Young Archie Art Prize - Winner 2019 (Art Gallery of NSW)





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