Maya Santangelo
Fine Art and Mural Artist

A graduate of The Academy of Art in San Francisco, Maya has been specializing in designing, planning, and executing murals and fine art paintings for both private residences and commercial spaces for almost 20 years. Maya has created murals and paintings in acrylic or oil paint on a variety of surfaces, including canvases, furniture, walls, and ceilings for clients such as hotels, restaurants, stores and storefronts, and private residences. She is able to offer any style of painting, including Classical, Trompe l'oiell, Modern, Asian, WPA, Western, Art Deco, and others; and has been contracted for numerous jobs requiring glazing techniques and gold/silver leafing.

 

Work History

Freelance (1994-present)

Representative Work

Sage Boutique .......Jewelry Designer, Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
Exterior mural storefront and interior decorative painting for renowned jewelry designer Sage Machado.

Laura Dern (actress) Residence .......Private Residence, Hollywood, CA
Mural in bedroom for Ellery, son of actress Laura Dern.

Dennis Quaid (actor) Residence .......Private Residence, Brentwood, CA
Four-wall realistic jungle mural in bedroom for Jack, son of actor Dennis Quaid.

Electric Lotus Restaurant .......Los Angeles, CA
Large Buddha mural in dining room (featured in Los Angeles Magazine, June 2001).

Alessi Ristorante .......Los Angeles, CA
All fine art, including large mural in bar area, large mural in private wine room, and still life paintings.

Susan Moses, Designer .......Los Angeles, CA
Various murals and decorative paintings for private residences.

Atlantis Hotel and Casino (contracted by Evans & Brown) .......Paradise Island, Bahamas
WPA

P.F. Chang (contracted by Evans & Brown) .......Waikiki, HI
Two large ancient Chinese-style murals

Princess Cruise Lines (contracted by Hot Pepper Studio) .......Los Angeles, CA
Ongoing series of paintings and murals done in studio on canvas. Styles included: Southwest landscape paintings, flower still lifes, pre-Raphaelite themes, rodeo and Western scenes.

Nagoya Marriot (contracted by Hot Pepper Studio) .......Nagoya, Japan
Faux tapestries fro bridal salon

Hyatt Lake Casino (contracted by Hot Pepper Studio) .......Lake Taho, CA
Faux tapestries

HBO Series “Carnivale” (contracted by Hot Pepper Studio) .......Los Angeles, CA
Diego Rivera-style mural for indoor scene in remote town

“Where the Wild Things Are” exhibit (work for hire, Cinnabar Studios) .......Los Angeles, CA
Created an interactive children's attraction based on the book by Maurice Sendak. Produced by Sony for a large mall in Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan.

“Woody Woodpecker's Animation Celebration” (work for hire, Cinnabar Studios) .......Los Angeles, CA
Worked for several months creating a studio attraction based on the classic children's cartoon. Produced for Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan.

Master P music video .......Los Angeles, CA
Painted portraits of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X on a brick wall in downtown Los Angeles.

Sabrina the Teenage Witch, television series .......Los Angeles, CA
Painted a Volkswagon bus to look like a 1960's hippie bus.

The Cheesecake Factory various on-site and in-studio locations .......2000–present
Murals painted in studio on canvas for all The Cheesecake Factory restaurants built from 2002-2008. On-site location work involving decorative painting for 30 restaurants from 2000-present. Most recent locations include: The Grove Outdoor Mall (Los Angeles, CA); The Americana Mall (Glendale, CA); Plano, TX; Walnut Creek, CA; Tuscon, AZ.

 

Evans and Brown (1991-1994)
35 Arkansas Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

Title: Staff Artist

Job Description: Mural artist

Required to paint in any style requested, using oil or acrylic paint. Faux finishing and application of gold/silver leaf. Worked in studio in San Franscisco or on location in the United States and internationally.

Representative Work

Grand Hyatt Hotel Wailea .......Maui, HI
Four ballroom murals art deco style with gold/silver leaf.

Sony Entertainment Building .......Los Angeles, CA
WPA style lobby mural

Neiman Marcus Espresso Bar .......San Francisco, CA
WPA style mural in department store cafe

Takeshiba Intercontinental Hotel Minato-Ku .......Tokyo, Japan
Sky ceiling painted over the sixth floor bar

Dai Ichi Hotel Ginza .......Tokyo, Japan
Lobby and restaurant landscape mural

Disney Boardwalk Resort .......Orlando, FL
Cloud ceiling mural, presidential suite

Bellagio Hotel and Casino .......Las Vegas, NV
Silver leaf pattern under Dale Chahuly glass ceiling (lobby); ceiling mural over staircase in atrium; mural over Italian fountain in lobby