Rather Than Yielding to Perceived Structural Limitations
Envision Beyond the Perception of Deliberate Space
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About Christel
ARC founder Christel Heinelt is an accomplished and respected art & design professional with more than a decade of product leadership in residential and commercial services, new construction, renovations, and interior design. Highly skilled in managing all phases of the project life cycle, coordinating and delivering results in high pressure, rapidly changing situations. Christel is a natural leader, combining deep industry expertise with business savvy, poised to bring innovation and talent to each project.
An Alumni of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco with a Business Degree in Interior Design & Fine Art. Christel also completed an impressive year of Graduate Studies in Art History at the University of Gottingen in Northern Germany. http://www.uni-goettingen.de
During her time living in Germany, Christel worked as Assistant to Dr. Norbert Nobis, Assistant Director of The Sprengel Museum of Modern Art in Hanover, which houses one of the most significant collections of Modern Art in Germany. https://www.sprengel-museum-hannover.de
Fluent in German, Christel was entrusted with loan agreement translation for visiting exhibitions and correspondence with various museums and institutes around the world. Assisting in the execution of shows, and the documenting, reorganization, and inventorying of the Sprengel Museum's Graphics Archive.
Utilizing her knowledge and design experience Christel’s first groundbreaking business incarnation, Lushart, Decorative Painting & Murals, completed an impressive portfolio of highly representational custom mural projects. These projects have included large commercial spaces, as well as all scale of residential projects, both interior and exterior. Including award-winning projects, featured on HGTV, multiple home & design magazines, coffee table books, and newspaper publications.
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