I am Nichole Nelson, a Dallas, Texas based designer and artist.  I graduated with my degree in Scenic Design for Theatre with an emphasis in Scenic Art from The Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University in May 2016. In 2017 I accepted a full time charge artist position at The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina and worked there for 4 full years before finally moving on. I worked as a freelancer around Greenville, SC and in a sign shop as the designer/painter for 2 years before moving back to Dallas in 2023. Currently, I live and work as a fabricator and painter around the DFW area.

I have 10+ years of experience in various kinds of fabrication with an emphasis on finishing & the critical path through production. My biggest strength is my precise communication.

Skills:
• AutoCAD & computer aided drafting.
• Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, some Illustrator.
• Microsoft Office & Google Suite
• Painting: solvent & water based paint; multiple lines including Sherwin Williams, Matthews, Ronan 1Shot.
• Applications: HVLP, airless, Hopper gun, brush, roller, trowel, & pad.
• Texture products & applications: Bondo, Jaxsan, Dryvit, Joint Compound, Skidtex, & wallpaper.
• Carpentry: pneumatics, rivets, joiners, most saws, drill presses, routers, edge banding, & veneer application.
• Substrates: acrylic (both extruded & cast), PVC, MDF, aluminum, steel, ACM, & wood.
• Color mixing: by hand & eye
• Scale model building
• Tool & sprayer troubleshooting

• Department & crew management
• Communication
• Budgeting
• Labor estimates
• Creative Problem Solving
• Product & application research
• Samples
• Critical path development

Please feel free to contact me with any additional questions or requests. I look forward to collaboration!