The School of Applied Arts
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[edit] History
The School of Applied Arts is a non-profit school founded in Devner, Colorado by Andre Martinez in 2002. The School of Applied Arts is the first non profit decorative painting school in the United States solely dedicated to teaching the craft of decorative painting. The school instructs approximately 200 professionals per year under the nations first Decorative painting Apprentice program. The school is pending certificatoin in the state of Colorado as well as national accreditation.The school teaches the Principles of Applied Arts curriculum under license from Faux Design Center Inc.
[edit] Programs of study
All of the schools programs are currently under the degree of decorative painting to include: faux marbling, Faux woodgraining, mural painting, trompe l'oeil, and plastering.
[edit] Faculty
Andre Martinez, Award-winning decorative painter. President and founder of the Faux Design Center Owner, founder and Principle Instructor at the School of Applied Arts Founder and founding board member, PDPA Author, The Principles of Applied Arts Curriculum Membership: International Salon of Decorative Painters. Education Chair, Professional Decorative Paintiners Association (PDPA)
Pierre Finkelstein, Master decorative painter, Best Craftsman of France, 1990 Author, The Art of Faux, Recipe for Surfaces Director and instructor at the Pierre Finkelstein Institute of Decorative Painting. Membership: International Salon of Decorative Painters. Partial client list: Getty Art Museum, B. Gates, Snider Gulf Stream Airplane. Community Chair, Professional Decorative Paintiners Association (PDPA)
Pascal Amblard, Specialty, classical trompe l’oeil mural painting. Instructor at IPEDEC School of Arts, Paris. Commissions include: Gallery “Apparences”, hotels and restaurants in the French Alps. Membership: International Salon of Decorative Painters. Ethics Chair, Professional Decorative Paintiners Association (PDPA)
Sean Crosby, Highly regarded mural, trompe l’oeil, faux wood and marble instructor. Instructor at IPEDEC School of Arts, Paris. Head Instructor for decoration of New York City Painters Union. Membership: International Salon of Decorative Painters. Projects: Russian Tea Room, residence of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Strategy Chair, Professional Decorative Paintiners Association (PDPA)
Nicola Vigini, Attended the prestigious Liceo Artistico in Rome, and The Institute Seuperiore de Peinture de Paris (IPEDEC). Owner and Instructor, Vigini Studios Membership: International Salon of Decorative Painters. Technology Chair, Professional Decorative Paintiners Association (PDPA)
Kelly S. King, Founder, The Painting Pros, Inc. Founder and Instructor, The Kelly S King Institute of Decorative Finishes Owner, Vandelae Studios by Kelly S King Founder, Fauxcademy Membership Chair, Professional Decorative Paintiners Association (PDPA)
