Alicia Rheal

Biography: Alicia has over 3 decades of experience painting for theatre, opera, ballet, television, business and residential. She has worked on various productions for national theatre including the Chicago Lyric Opera, Houston Opera , Houston Ballet, New York City Opera, Broadway and the Pittsburgh Ballet. Alicia has also created and painted murals for many Wisconsin businesses including the Prairie Bookshop in Mt. Horeb, the Dodgeville/Iowa Chamber of Commerce, Folklore Village and EPIC headquarters in Verona.

In 1986, Alicia earned her B.A. degree from the State University of New York, Oneonta. Once a "New Yorker," she now happily calls Madison, Wisconsin her home. When she is not painting a mural in Wittenberg, she can usually be found weeding in the garden with her husband Bryan and their 2 dogs or painting portraits in her backyard studio, next to their chickens and honey bees.........

Alicia says,  "I always knew I wanted to be an artist, well an artist or a veterinarian. In college I started my own business, Rheal Imagination, painting t-shirts and hats. From there I discovered the world of theatre and the art of scenic painting (backdrops and sets). It was wonderful and freeing to work BIG, really BIG! I was fortunate to work with an array of talented painters and designers. It was a way to learn and try out many different styles of painting on a regular basis. In 1993 I discovered and fell in love with Wisconsin and that move from New York to Wisconsin changed my life. I stepped away from theatre and into farming and community art projects." 

Murals: "The Big Picture", "Help is on the Way", "The Community Quilt", "Go Pack Go", "Ursa and Her Minors"

For further information and photos of her past and recent creative expressions visit: www.Rhealimagination.com.