Kate Rafferty
BA Production Arts And Design Class of 2026
Specialism: Scenic Art
Bio:
Kate is a scenic artist from Glasgow who is enthusiastic about all things creative. With a background in mural painting, she is passionate about creating visually striking artwork. Kate is deeply interested in all aspects of production arts and loves bringing creative visions to life. She prides herself in her reliability, creativity, and time management skills. Kate is currently working on Netflix’s Department Q as a trainee scenic painter where she is developing her skills in film and TV work. No challenge is too big, and she’s always ready to make a designer’s idea come alive.
Skills:
- Faux finishing
- Ladder trained
- Use of textures
- Painting
- Tailoring
- Colour mixing
- Technical drawing
- Hand and machine sewing
- Trompe L’oeil
- Using a spray gun
- Hand tools
- Drawing and scaling
- Mathematical problem solving
- Ageing and distressing
- Translating reference images
- Preparing substrates
- Mural painting
- Prop painting
Work Experience:
Professional:
Scenic Painter Trainee – Department Q, May 2026 – present
Scenic Artist – Authenticator (National Theatre), March 2026
Assistant Scenic Artist – Dangerous Liaisons (National Theatre), March 2026
Scenic Artist – The Great Grumpy Gaboon (Scottish Chamber Orchestra), January 2026
Scenic Artist – Deep Wheel Orchadia (Scissor Kick Studios), July 2025
Scenic Artist – The Great Grumpy Gaboon (Scottish Chamber Orchestra), January 2025
RCS:
Head Scenic Artist – Amélie The Musical
Scenic Artist – Sweeny Todd
Assistant Scenic Artist – Spring Awakening
Assistant Scenic Artist – Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute)
Assistant Scenic Artist – 3 Winters
Personal Project, acrylic on dust sheet
Front and back lit moon, FEV on PVC
Set piece for The Great Grumpy Gaboon
Faux Tapestry for RCS production of King Lear (Scenic Artist)
