Di Spalding Scenic Artist
Since leaving Exeter College of Art with a Fine Art degree in 1984, Di Spalding has worked extensively in the world of opera, ballet, theatre, museums and exhibitions as a scenic artist, both here in the UK and Australia.
She held a permanent position as a senior scenic artist at the Royal Opera House for several years but since 2006 has been self employed and working from a 8.5m x 16m studio just outside Redhill in Surrey.
Di is equally happy using her varied skills as a scenic artist to create detailed figurative back cloths or textured or faux finishes on three dimensional scenery in any style and on any scale.
Some of Di’s past clients include:
- The Royal Opera House
- English Touring Opera
- Buxton Festival
- Royal Festival Hall
- Unicorn Theatre
- Baby Cow Productions
- The National Theatre of Scotland
- The Lyric Hammersmith
- Garsington Opera
- Unusual Exhibitions
Some of the designers that Di has worked with include:
- Ciaran Bagnall
- Sarah Bacon
- Samal Blak
- Lez Brotherston
- Deidre Clancy
- Florence de Maré
- Anna Fleischle
- Soutra Gilmour
- Neil Irish
- Nigel Hook
- Rhys Jarman
- Chloe Lamford
- Antony Macdonald
- Jon Morrell
- Alison Nalder
- Joanna Parker
- Bob Perdziola
- Tom Piper
- Daniel Potra
- Zoe Squire
- Colin Richmond
- Oli Townsend
- Agnes Treplin
- Michael Vale
- Naomi Wilkinson
- Adam Wiltshire
- Read some testimonials.