Artist Bio

Karen Sidbury is the owner/operator of Face4ward Makeup Artistry. She has received formal training from the Yvonne de Vilar Aesthetic School, The Esthetic Institute, and the Marlene Kurland Makeup Artist Academy. She has also had the privilege of training under celebrity makeup artist DeShawn Hatcher. In addition to her formal training, Karen constantly supplements her training through books, seminars, and workshops.

Karen is a featured makeup artist with Creative Hysteria, LLC, a Media Entertainment Group in the nation’s capital that brings together the best in creative talent and innovation to meet the needs of the client.

Karen is one of the newest members of Roman Pictures Motion Picture & Television Production management team, a motion picture and television production company based in Alexandria, Virginia. As a member she works directly with Carlos Etzio Roman, owner of Roman Pictures and director of the award winning Sci-Fi series pilot “Signals”.

Prior to her film work with Roman-Pictures, Karen also worked with independent filmmaker Zhibo Lai, Owner/Director of Reel Light Films on “The Inferior” (2006), “Semi-Sweet” (2007), and “Dreamland” (2008), all short films produced for The 48 Hour Film Project – Washington, DC.

She is also a member of The Metropolitan Makeup Artists Network, a group that provides support, recognition, and opportunities to local area makeup artists, The Powder Group, and has recently received the honor of being listed on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com), an online database of information about movies and television shows, and the actors, crew and personnel involved in creating them.

Karen works as a freelance makeup artist in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia areas. She currently resides in Maryland.

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"I want to thank all of you who have encouraged me and supported me in my journey to becoming a makeup artist. Without you, I would not have had the strength to keep pushing forward. Thank you, thank you, thank you!" --- Karen Sidbury, Face4ward Makeup Artistry