Sharon Oiga holds an MFA in Graphic Design from Yale University and BFA degrees in Graphic Design and Photography from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). At multidisciplinary design firms, including Studio/lab Chicago, she specialized in the areas of identity, brand strategy, publication design, and packaging with clients such as Motorola, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Mohawk Paper Mills, and ACCO Brands. In her role at UIC, she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, serving as Professor as well as Chair of Graphic Design for the School of Design. Her work and the coursework of her students has been recognized by Graphis, Graphic Design USA, Creativity International, Print, Step Inside Design, UCDA, Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture & Design, CQ Journal, CQ 100 Best, AIGA Signature Awards, Apex Awards, International Academy of the Visual Arts, Sappi Ideas That Matter, STA 100, HOW, Communication Arts, Muse Awards, NYX Awards, Design Incubation, and others. In the design community, she serves as Vice Chair of The Society of Typographic Aficionados/TypeCon and as a Director of the Chicago Design Archive. Additionally, she is allergic to cats.