Aldona Cunningham trained in theatre design at Central Saint Martins. She joined Central School of Speech & Drama in 2007, having taught previously at Central Saint Martins, the Architectural Association and Wimbledon School of Art.
She has designed operas, plays, adaptations and devised productions for a range of companies, including Scottish Opera, Leicester Haymarket, English Touring Opera and The Young Vic. Her long-term collaboration with Julia Bardsley led to the use of film, photography, installation art and performance art as media through which to explore and express their ideas.