Arlene Carvey-Kacik
Wilsonville,OR
Summary
Artist with extensive experience in live theater set design for California and Rhode Island productions. Expert in acrylic and oil painting, I excel in translating client visions into unique artworks. My organizational skills and art history knowledge have driven successful collaborations and impactful workshops, fostering creativity and community engagement.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Artist
Self-employeed
02.2009 - 06.2025
- Made use of materials, such as ink, watercolors, oil and acrylic paints and pencils to complete unique pieces for customers.
- Contributed to creative process for live theater through original ideas and inspiration.
- Designed custom artwork for clients, meeting their creative vision and ensuring satisfaction with the final product.
- Sold original art pieces through online platforms, gallery exhibitions, and direct customer interactions.
- Consulted with clients to discuss commission ideas and style preferences to create mutually agreeable project parameters.
- Partnered with non-profit organizations via Portland ReMax Group to use art as tool for raising awareness of foundations that work with homeless teens, battered women and others in rehab.
- Conducted workshops to teach painting techniques and to inspire creativity.
- Managed creative process from concept to completion for various art projects including live theater design.
- Produced sketches and drafts to refine artwork before completion.
- Worked with clients to understand desired outcomes and requirements. Designed and executed original artwork for various private clients.
- Conducted art workshops tot each techniques and inspire creativity.
- Participated in art shows to showcase work.
- Worked for many decades in set design for live theater in California and Rhode Island.
Education
No Degree - Art And Theater
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CASkills
- Superior organizational skills
- Art history knowledge
- Traditional drawing
- Commission requests
- Canvas
- Paint mixing
- Visual art creation
- Acrylic painting
- Oil painting
- Outlining and shading
- Composition mastery
- Painted finishes
- Traditional fine art skills
- Art fundamentals
- Color theory
- Art conceptualization
- Art shows
- Watercolor
Accomplishments
After years of working behind the scenes designing and creating sets, costumes in the traditional sense, my last cooperative accomplishment was to design and direct the Sound of Music in Rhode Island in which one of the living Trappe Family descendants acted in the production and another participated in the gala for the opening of the show garnering a full house each night.
Since then I have been channeling my artistic abilities into painting on canvas and participating in art events in the Lake Oswego and Portland area.
Languages
French
Elementary
Interests
My husband and I love to travel abroad and have been to France, England, Prague - Czech Republic, Vienna - Austria, Costa Rica, Toronto - Canada and Hawaii
- Exploring famous landmarks, historical sites, and cultural attractions in a new destination
- Road Trips
Timeline
Artist
Self-employeed
02.2009 - 06.2025
No Degree - Art And Theater
San Francisco State University
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