Galina Mihaleva (Costume Designer) was born and raised in Bulgaria and earned a master’s degree in fashion design and textiles from the Academie of Fine Arts in Sofia. In 1992 she came to the United States to study and she later received the grand prize in the International Furnishings and Design Association competition. Most recently her designs have been featured on live television and in printed publications, which include Trends and Sonic magazines as well as the Arizona Republic and the East Valley Tribune newspapers. Her innovative designs are commissioned privately and by a growing number of fashion leaders. Since 1999 she has been working at ASU responsible for designing costumes for the following choreographers: Jo Kreiter, Yin Mei, Bill T Jones, Thadius Davis, Tere O’Connor, Ron Brown, Fred Darsow and all faculty choregrphers. Unbounded by the old rules, Galina now offers her work as a joyful testimony to the power of beauty and expression, and to the transcendent human spirit.