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About CLIFFORD LEIGH, designer, author, and artist, has had numerous gallery exhibitions in SoHo, and, as “Chief Idea Person” to Pop Artist Mark Kostabi, his work is exhibited in major galleries and museums worldwide. His continuing collaboration with Kostabi most recently produced pieces for an illustrated Book of Genesis and for Pope Benedict XVI. Cliff is also a designer for Evergreene Painting Studios, the world’s largest art and historical restoration firm. His design work can be seen in notablebuildings such as St. Peter’s Church, San Francisco, the Miami City Hall, Grey Towers Historic Preservation, the Allen County Courthouse, and the Meridien Grand Opera House. Cliff is an ordained deacon in the Orthodox Presbyterian Chhurch and lives in New York with his wife and three sons. The Wordsmith, The Kid, and The Electrolux was entirely written and illustrated during his daily threehour train commute. He is currently working on its sequel, Islandship River. |
Cliff Leigh
Day-(212) 244-2800
Cell-(631) 371-9870
cleigh@evergreene.com
cleigh5@verizon.net
Work Experience
1997 to Present Evergreene Painting Studios, Inc. New York, NY
Designer
- Designed and executed artwork for decorative restoration and large-scale art projects using computers in Macintosh and Windows platforms (i.e. Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Painter, Dimensions, Wasatch RIP, FlexiSign), as well as traditional methods.
- Specialized in designing customized wallcoverings, marrying digital and traditional techniques for the first time, most notably for the restoration of the Grand Opera House in Meridien MS. Operated large-format printers (HP DesignJet 5500, Epson 10600).
- Design Highlights: Head designer at EPS in the restoration of St. Peter’s Church, San Francisco winning the 2002 California Preservation Foundation Award. Head designer at EPS for the restoration of the Grey Towers National Historic site.
- Developed a computerized, repeated-use stencil cutting system eliminating the traditional hand-cut technique and greatly reducing production costs.
- Developed a silk screen production system for customized wall covering artwork.
- Directed work crews and developed production of artwork on numerous projects in a wide variety of media (i.e. small and large-scale computer design, traditional painting, silk screen, stenciling, etc.)
- Trained in Flash, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks, as well as Adobe Creative Suite.
Network Administrator
- Network Administrator of a twenty-five workstation, seven printer Windows 2003 network server. Creation and maintenance of a Macintosh G4 network (four terminals, ethernet, on-line, Epson scanner and printers, Graphtec FC-3100 and Mita Ci7500 connections)
1988-Present Mark Kostabi, Inc. New York, N.Y.
Freelance Artist /Designer
- Designed and produced drawings as fine art pieces and for production as fine art paintings.
- Directed production of paintings
- Artwork in major art galleries and museums worldwide, as well as featured on Title This, a game show where art critics and celebrities
compete to title Mark Kostabi's paintings for cash awards
1996-97 Studio E.I.S. New York, N.Y.
Artist
- Painted hyper-realistic life-sized figures for the Mashentucket Pequot Indian Museum at Foxwoods Resorts.
- Worked with team of four painters and numerous sculptors to develop hyper-realistic painting techniques.
- Worked with designers and sociologists to recreate accurate portrayal of Native American culture.
1993-97 Tender Mercies Art Syosset, N.Y.
Freelance Artist
- Freelance resume available upon request
1985-1992 Gallery Shows New York, N.Y.
Fine Artist
- Artwork displayed in numerous art galleries in Soho, the East Village, etc. (Galleries and dates available upon request)
Education
1978-82 University at Stony Brook Stony Brook, N.Y.
- B.A., Art History and Criticism
- Fine Art Painting
1983-84 Parsons School of Design Huntington, N.Y.
- Studied Painting, drawing and illustration
1987-88 Dowling College Oakdale, N.Y.
- Master’s program in Education
- Received N.Y.S Teacher’s Certification
1996 Hendrick’s Institute Long Island, N.Y.
- Received certification in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Quark Express
2006 University at Stony Brook Stony Brook, N.Y.
- Macromedia certification in Flash, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks
Other Accomplishments
Author and Illustrator
- "The Wordsmith, the Kid, and the Electrolux" a novel published by Capstone Fiction in 2008