Shaina Hedlund is an artist and photographer based in Austin, Texas, and a member of IATSE Local 484 working in the Film/Television industry as a graphic designer. Her love of Film’s ever-changing genres has been a driving force behind pursuing a career within the film community based on the vast opportunities to create. 

Graduating from the University of North Texas in 2009, Shaina received a BFA in Interior Design, one of the Nation’s more competitive programs. She has a multi-faceted background in art, with a strong passion for photography, drawing, painting and bringing her ideas and creations to life.

In her down time she loves being in nature, volunteering at the Austin Wildlife Rescue, attending art events, and traveling to any and all food spots. When thinking about food there may be a chance she’s already thinking about the next meal…or a snack…or dessert. Through her adventures, rescuing animals has been a passion and slowly lead to a small pack of her own with two cats (Starling & June) and a dog (Wyatt). All rescues with special stories of their own and all have added so much joy to her life. Continuing along the creative path, she is currently working on renovating her home to create a western vampire artist lair with a hint of eclectic oddities to host cocktail parties with her empty decanter display. Getting more involved in the local, she is currently in the Local 484 Communications Committee designing the newsletter for the membership while also using her skill set to create pieces / branding for the DEI Committee to help evolve, add mentorship, and to progress our industry through understanding and equality.

She is a secret, not so secret, super nerd always striving to achieve the goal of becoming Xena, animal lover who is slowly becoming a “cat lady,” and collector of art by a multitude of friends and fellow artists. She is a transplant survivor which helps to consistently win the “who has the biggest scar” contest; this life-changing event has also enhanced her drive and eagerness to learn new things…which inevitably leads to the use of the classic Xena phrase, “I have many skills.” (She also finds it weird to talk about herself in the third person)