AMANDA LEIGH
TANGLEFIRE DESIGN
Fine Artist & Illustrator
Scenic Artist ~ Costume Craft Artisan ~ Props
Film ~ TV ~ Theatre ~ Events ~ Private Commission
BOSTON ~ ATLANTA ~ NEW YORK
amandaleigh32@gmail.com 404 939 7019
Also credited as Amanda Berberich
Union Affiliations: United Scenic Artists 829, IATSE Local 479
SCENIC ART & ART DEPARTMENT EXPERIENCE
FEATURE FILM
2017 X-Men: The New Mutants, 20th Century Fox (Scenic Artist)
2017 Proud Mary, Screen Gems Productions (Scenic Artist)
2016 Super Troopers 2, Commander Softpants Productions (Scenic Artist)
2015 Allegiant, Amnesia Productions (Set Painter)
2015 Vacation, S & K Pictures (SFX Rigging PA)
2014 Insurgent, Puck Productions (Art Department PA)
2014 Taken III, EuropaCorp (Art Department PA)
TELEVISION
2017 Castle Rock, Season 1, Olive Avenue Productions (Scenic Artist)
2015 The Vampire Diaries, Season 6, 7 (Set Painter)
2014 The Walking Dead, Season 5 (Art Dept. PA)
MUSIC VIDEO
2014 "Candy Drippin" Escoe & Drumma Boy, Poolside Entertainment (Art Dept PA)
REGIONAL THEATRE
2018 White Card, American Repertory Theatre of Harvard (Scenic Artist)
2017 Sense & Sensibility, American Repertory Theatre of Harvard(Scenic Artist)
2017 Precious Little, Wooden Kiwi for the Nora Theatre Co. of MIT (Scenic Artist)
2017 The Cherry Orchard, Boston College Theatre (Scenic Artist)
2016 Showboat, Fiddlehead Theatre (Scenic Artist)
2014 Swan Lake, Mystic Scenic Studios for the Boston Ballet (Scenic Artist)
EVENT PRODUCTION
2015-2019 EMC Dell Technologies World Las Vegas, VDA (Scenic Artist)
2014-2017 VDA Productions Event Design (Regular overhire Scenic Artist)
2015 New England Scenic Studios (Overhire Scenic Artist)
2014 Art of the Event (Overhire Scenic Artist)
2014 Ortus Regni Game Display, Jon Sudbury Games (Scenic Artist)
2014 Arcus Clade Triumphum, Burning Man Arts Festival (Scenic Artist) 2012-2013 Euphoria Regional Burning Man Festival (Scenic Artist, Carpenter) Flashpoint Artists Initiative
2010-2015 Alchemy Regional Burning Man Festival (Scenic Artist, Carpenter) Flashpoint Artists Initiative
COSTUME & CRAFTS EXPERIENCE
BROADWAY THEATRE
2003 The Phantom of the Opera (First Hand, Crafts/Costumes)
2003 The Lion King (First Hand, Crafts)
2003 Dance of the Vampires (First Hand, Crafts/Costumes)
NATIONAL TOURING THEATRE
2003 Disney Safari Parade (First Hand, Crafts)
2003 Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, (First Hand, Crafts/Costumes)
2003 Big Apple Circus: Dreams of a City (First Hand, Crafts/Costumes)
2002 Harlem Song (First Hand, Crafts)
2002 Carnivale Spectacular, Radio City Entertainment (First Hand, Crafts)
2002 Disney Princesses on Ice (First Hand, Crafts)
2002 Disney's Aladdin (First Hand, Crafts)
REGIONAL THEATRE
2019 Endlings, American Repertory Theatre of Harvard (Crafts assistant)
2010 Women And War, Synchronicity Theatre (Costume Assistant)
2010 Midsummer Night’s Dream, Georgia Shakespeare Festival (Wardrobe)
2009 Julius Caesar, Georgia Shakespeare Festival (Wardrobe Supervisor)
EVENT PRODUCTION
2014 Lana Del Rey, North America Tour (Wardrobe, Atlanta local crew)
2014 The Wanted, Word of Mouth World Tour (Wardrobe, Atlanta local crew)
FINE ART
CORPORATE & LARGE SCALE COMMISSION
Sweetwater Brewing Company Enamel mural artist for company van, Atlanta 2010
Atlanta Poly Weekend Convention program cover illustration, Atlanta 2011
Dip n’ Dab Art Studio Acrylic painting instructor – Atlanta 2011
Flashpoint Artists’ Initiative, producer of official Georgia Regional Burning Man arts festivals Euphoria Burn souvenir necklace designer - Atlanta 2013
Alchemy Burn Ticket designer - Atlanta 2011; gate sign designer, Atlanta 2010
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS & COMMISSION WORK:
Tanglefire Design
Founder, fine art illustration, costume, prop & scenic painting 2010 - present
SecretRoom.net at Jungle Club, SOLO SHOW
Paintings displayed at Nectar: Cirque du Bass nightclub party – Atlanta 2014
The Hearth Atlanta
Paintings displayed at The Goddess & the Jezebel art exhibit – Atlanta, 2012
Evolver Atlanta
Paintings displayed at Atlanta School of Visionary Arts, EvolverFest– Atlanta 2011
LARGE SCALE INSTALLATION ART:
Flashpoint Artists’ Initiative, producer of Georgia Regional Burning Man arts festivals:
Alchemy Burn effigy artist, carpenter: Painting & construction of 35’ high climbable wood sculpture for 5 day arts festival - Lafayette, GA, 2010-2013
Alchemy Burn temple artist, carpenter: Painting & construction of 15’ high climbable wood sculpture - 2010-2013, Lafayette, GA
Euphoria Burn effigy artist, carpenter: Painting & construction of 20’ high climbable wood sculpture for 4 day art festival - Lafayette, GA, 2012-2014
Euphoria Burn temple artist, carpenter: Painting & construction of 15’ high climbable wood sculpture for 4 day art festival - Lafayette, GA, 2012-2013
Skills
CRAFT & ARTISAN:
Sewing (machine & hand)
Basic carpentry
Foam carving
Resin casting
Sign painting
Screen printing
Mask-making
Makeup Art/MUFX
Valid passport
License driver
FINE ART:
Illustration
Murals
Tattoo design
Painting (acrylic, oil, watercolor, enamel, latex)
Ink
Chalk & oil pastel
PERFORMANCE:
Singing (folk, musical theatre, classical)
Acting (Feature film, Off-Broadway & national tour)
Bodhran
Guitar
Fire dancing (staff, orb)
Bellydance
OTHER:
Basic light board operation & programming
PhotoShop
MS Office
Type 60 wpm
Dog training
Basic Spanish
2010 - present
2010 - present
Performance
MUSIC:
THE GIN REBELLION (band) - Guest bodhran on debut album, Atlanta 2011
LIMERICK JUNCTION IRISH PUB - Session musician, vocals & bodhran
backing vocals, bodhran for house musician Galen Crader, Atlanta
HARP IRISH PUB - Session musician, vocals & bodhran
Backing vocals, bodhran for house musician Paddy Reilly, Atlanta REPUBLIC OF AVALON RADIO (podcast) - Podcast jingle backing vocals Roots Cellar Productions, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHORUS OF NEW YORK - Mezzo soprano, New York
GEORGIA REGIONAL GIRLS' CHOIR - Soprano, Atlanta
FILM:
The Great New Wonderful - Pedestrian/Subway Passenger, Serenade FIlms National Lampoon's New Vacation - desert festival partygoer
THEATRE:
National Tour
The Little Mermaid - Grandmama/Queen Caroline, American Family Theatre Off-off Broadway
The Vagina Monologues- Ensemble, Marymount Manhattan College Company - Sarah, Marymount Manhattan College
A Night At The Party - Mandy, Marymount Manhattan College
All In a Day's Work - Leah, Point of You Productions
Driven To The Edge - Woman, Point of You Productions
The Ghost of Greenbrier County - Jess, Rising Sun Performance Company
Amerikan Mine - Reverend Fox, Rising Sun Performance Company
Cookies - Dirk, Rising Sun Performance Company
Regional
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Philostrate, Noble Productions, Atlanta
TRAINING
MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE, NEW YORK, NY
Theatre Design & Musical Theatre Performance, Minor in Fine Art
COSTUME DESIGN: Gregory Poplyk, Gail Saplin, Gail Brassard, Christine Fields TECHNICAL THEATRE/STAGECRAFT: David V. Groupe
MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE: Patricia Simon, Jonathan Znidarsic
ACTING: J. William Bordeau, Antonio Suarez
PRIVATE VOICE & INSTRUMENTATION
New York: Debra Vanderline, Louise Walsh-Kitt
IRISH ARTS CENTER OF NEW YORK
Bodhran - Siobhan Egan; Irish fiddle - James Cleveland
Guitar, piano, Irish bouzouki, mandolin- self taught
BROADWAY DANCE CENTER, NEW YORK, NY
DANCE: ballet - R. Alexander; jazz - Frank Hatchet, Andrea Brown, Sue Samuels
ATLANTA SCHOOL OF VISIONARY ART
VISIONARY ART: Keith Prossick