Ebony commenced her makeup career in the arts and fashion industry. Combining her love and background in fine arts with the stage, Ebony worked on many runways shows and productions such as Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, the Australian Ballet and Melbourne Fringe Festival.

It was her love of creating characters that lead Ebony to explore the world of Special Effects and prosthetics, where she spent the next few years travelling back and forth to Los Angeles USA, for training and work in prosthetics, special effects and creature sculpting. In her Melbourne based prosthetics studio, Ebony has spent the last several years producing state of the art prosthetics and heading up the makeup department on various films. She has completed world class training at Cinema Makeup School, Los Angeles USA & Academy of Makeup, Melbourne Australia.

Ebony was awarded final five worldwide in the ‘Dick Smith Legend of Makeup Scholarship’ 2011 for the Cinema Makeup School, Los Angeles, USA and also awarded second place in International Makeup Artists Trade Show (IMATS) beauty/fantasy competition, Sydney 2010.

Besides, she had experience working at Magee FX Special Effects Shop in Los Angeles, USA working on various projects including 'Grinchmas' for Universal Studios Hollywood.

She is reliable, professional and incredibly hard working. With a special effects studio in Melbourne, I have the facilities and experience to make big scale prosthetics and props.She has been working as an owner and freelance makeup & special effects artist in Ebony Kay Makeup & Special Effects Studio since 2010. Amongst her array of film credits, Ebony has worked on Universal Studio's Grinch Christmas, Halloween Horror Nights and Son of Monsterpolooza in Los Angeles USA.

Ebony was the winner of Kryolan Professional Cosmetics ‘Global Face Art’ Award sending her to Dubai in May 2014. She was awarded final five in the Dick Smith ‘Legends of Makeup’ Award, 2011, receiving a scholarship for specialised prosthetics training in Los Angeles USA, and also placed 2nd in the International Makeup Artist Trade Show Beauty/Fantasy Competition in 2010 in Sydney, Australia.

Ebony strongly believes that commitment, determination and passion is what sets artists apart in this industry and aims to instill this in all of her students.