The School of Applied Arts

=History=

The School of Applied Arts is a non-profit school founded in Denver, 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.

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.

Faculty

Andre Martinez, Award-winning decorative painter. President and founder of the Faux Design CenterOwner, founder and Principle Instructor at the School of Applied ArtsFounder and founding board member, PDPAAuthor, The Principles of Applied Arts CurriculumMembership: International Salon of Decorative Painters.Education Chair, Professional Decorative Paintiners Association (PDPA)

Pierre Finkelstein, Master decorative painter, Best Craftsman of France, 1990Author, The Art of Faux, Recipe for SurfacesDirector 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 StudiosMembership: 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 FinishesOwner, Vandelae Studios by Kelly S KingFounder, FauxcademyMembership Chair, Professional Decorative Paintiners Association (PDPA)

External links

* [http://schoolofappliedarts.org/index.php The School of Applied Arts website]
* [http://PDPA.org The Professional Decorative Painters Association website]