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Amy Van Every
Costume Painter/Dyer
Technical Colorist
Education:
1984 BFA in Textiles Oregon State University, Eugene Oregon
Employment:
1985-2025 San Francisco Opera Lead Costume Painter/Dye
1984 Oregon Shakespeare Festival Costume painter/dyer/ Supervisor
1984 Old Globe Theater San Diego Costume painter/dyer
Clients:
2013-2014 Lyric Opera Chicago:
- 2013 Rusulka color specific dyeing for chorus women and distress painting for dancers
- 2014 Don Giovani special contract painting
- 2014 Tannhauser color specific dyeing
2010-2015 San Francisco Ballet Seasonal color specific Dyeing
1995 Ann Getty and Associates Upholstered Wall Treatment
1989-2015 Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet Seasonal color specific dyeing
Other Clients: 1997-2000
AlvinAiley American Dance Theater//AnnBeck Specialty Costumes//Brian Boitano
Ann Getty and Associates//LevittWeaverInc//Michael Casey Couture//Richmond Ballet
StanleeGattiProductions//Sweet November Productions//WarnerBrothers Pictures//Worldwide Pants
Lectures and Workshops:
2026 Baldwin Wallace University Studio to Stage; Palette Dyeing
2021 Middlebury College Theatrical Department Costume shop Interview
2018 Textile Arts Council - Studio to Stage DeYoung Museum, San Francisco
2006 SAA/Surface Design Art Conference Woodbury University Featured Lecturer
2006 University of Oregon Textile Department Lecture and Workshop
2002 California of Arts and Crafts Textiles Under the Lights
1998 Costumer’s Alliance TheaterPrimer/Advanced Color Applications
1997 SF Academy of Art Surface Design
1993 Surface Design Association Finding Your Niche San Francisco
1993 Sewing Workshop Color Compendium San Francisco
1993 San Francisco State University Theatrical Dyeing Primer
1993 Local 784 Wardrobe Union Costume Dyeing and Color Theory Primer San
1992 US Institute for TheaterTechnology Featured Lecturer Seattle, Washington
1992 Network for Wearable Art, Costume Dyeing and Painting Petaluma
1992 American Conservatory Theater Internship Program Costume Painting
1991 San Jose State University Costume Painting for Designers San Jose CA
1990 University of California Costume Painting Slide Show Berkeley CA
1990 Costumer’s Alliance Dyeing and Color Theory Primer San Francisco CA
Artist in Residency
2002 5 day Artist In Residency Utah State University, Logan Utah. This event included Lectures in the
Art department, Costume department and Fashion Department. Set up; training in dye studio;
reviews and recommendations for individuals in the costume design department.
Film and Television
2012 The Master Mark Bridges costume designer
2011 Hemingway and Gellhorn Ruth Meyer costume designer
2002 Teknolust Lynn Heshman Leeson director/producer
1999 Bicentennial Man Walt Disney Productions
1998 Patch Adams Judy L. Rushkin costume designer
Memberships:
Textile Arts Council De Young Museum
DeYoung Museum SanFrancisco
Legion of Honor San Francisco
Asian Art Museum San Francisco
SF Moma San Francisco
LA County Museum of Art Los Angeles
World Shibori Network Berkeley California