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Hi, I’m Ola Ebbutt, a scenic artist and maker based in Torquay, UK. I work across painting, sculpture, puppetry and prop-building. I work at any scale, from detailed oil paintings
to large-scale backdrops.
My passion is bringing ideas to life through hands-on craft and collaborative problem-solving; translating references into tangible environments for theatre, festivals and exhibitions.
Skills
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
Freelance scenic & finishing artist at Wild Creations
September 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025Painting, filling, casting, sculpting and sanding large fibreglass sculptures for a new roller-coaster in a UK theme park. Included sampling, costing, safely using COSHH, polycarving, painting clean, fluid lines, mixing automotive paints; involved fibreglassing, sampling reproduceable samples, spray gun spraying, filling and sanding.
Murals designer and painter at Between the Trees Festival
August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025Designed and painted custom reusable weatherproof cloth murals to go over a barn on a festival site. This involved: designing, researching materials, illusion painting, colour matching.
Mural painter at Nozstock the Hidden Valley Festival
July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025Painted a wooden flat with a spoof painting of the Last Supper for a festival installation.
Barista at Wales Millennium Centre
December 1, 2024 - July 31, 2025Theatre Bar & Café barista.
Backcloth painter at Richard Burton Theatre Company
September 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024Painted a 7m x 4m Monet-style backcloth for Tipping the Velvet.
Festival Painting and deconstruction at Boomtown Fair Festival
August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024Worked full time in the student scenic team responsible for painting 5 plays, 2 musicals, 1 opera and making an exhibition for Pamela Howard. This involved: faux marble, woodgraining, upscaling references, exhibition get-in. Retouched the massive set of the Metropolis district, and worked up the scaffolding helping to take it down afterwards.
Dresser at Jesus Christ Superstar – Princess Theatre
July 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024Dresser for Jesus Christ Superstar.
Scenic artist at Richard Burton Theatre Company
January 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024Scenic artist for college productions
Assistant leader at NCS South West
August 1, 2022 - August 31, 2022Assistant leader for teen adventure residential.
Barista at Princess Theatre
September 1, 2021 - April 30, 2024Theatre Bar & Café barista.
Education
BA (Hons) Design for Performance at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff
September 1, 2022 - July 1, 2025Foundation Art Diploma - Distinction at Arts University Plymouth
September 1, 2021 - July 1, 2022A-Levels: Art, Mathematics, Chemistry at Churston Ferrers Grammar School Sixth Form, Brixham
September 1, 2019 - May 1, 2021Qualifications
BA (Hons) Design for Performance
September 1, 2022 - July 1, 2025Foundation Art Diploma - Distinction
September 1, 2021 - July 1, 2022A-Levels: Art, Mathematics, Chemistry
September 1, 2019 - May 1, 2021Full UK Driving Licence
January 1, 2022 - January 14, 2026Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Other
Skills
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