Astrig Akseralian

Astrig Akseralian is an artist who worked for Jim Henson's Creature Shop as a freelance painter and art finisher on several Henson projects during the 1990s.
After studying ceramics at the Central School of Art and Design in London, she ran a ceramics studio before entering the film industry with the Creature Shop. She worked for 27 years in the film industry as a painter and art finisher on creature effects and prosthetics for films such as Mars Attacks!, The Mummy, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Gladiator, Band of Brothers, the Harry Potter films, Corpse Bride, and X-Men: First Class.
After leaving the film industry, Akseralian has focused on painting. Her works have been displayed at Cambridge Contemporary Art, the Bevere Gallery, the A2 Gallery, and Moorwood Art.
==Muppet/Henson credits==
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze: Painter
* Dinosaurs
* What's Up Doc?: Animatronic coordinator
* The Neverending Story III
* Muppet Treasure Island: On-set technician
* Buddy: Hair technician
* The Animal Show (season 3)
* Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Key animatronic model designer
* The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
==External links==
* Official site
* Cambridge Drawing Society
* IMDb
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