Dawn Michelle Cleaves is experienced as a scenic artist and muralist.
She grew up in Austin, Texas and started her career designing, building
and painting sets for local theaters. She moved on to film work and was
often selected for specialty tasks such as murals, subtle aging, faux
marble and art reproductions. Various projects led her to New York
where she worked as a carpenter on films and at the Metropolitan Opera.
After being accepted as a USA scenic artist she worked at Broadway
scene shops and on TV and films in New York. Working in the
entertainment industry has given her the opportunity to work with great
artists from New York, LA and Europe; thereby learning techniques and
styles from the living masters. She is now based in Dallas Tx, and has
opened Artisan Finishes. Artisan Finishes is a specialty paint company
that does murals, decorative arts, and plaster.