Artist CV

Amanda Nyx is a multimedia and multi-disciplinary creative from Cleveland, Ohio. As an artist, Amanda works primarily in mixed-media abstraction and can frequently be found playing with color and techniques in any of her many active art journals. Amanda has found a deep passion for arts accessibility, and started teaching art classes often aimed at the true artistic beginner. She also builds large-scale installations, producing interactive and experiential pieces for festivals, events, and small businesses. Amanda is more than a visual artist — she’s also an actress, dancer, circus performer, and a fire spinner through her company Fiercely Serene Studios. In addition to her own creative pursuits, Amanda works with local musicians and performs through her ListenCLE programming, which works to advocate for fairly-paid opportunities and greater visibility for Cleveland’s many performance talents.

Art Installations

2023 Fall Festival Artwork, Holden Arboretum, Kirtland OH
2023 S.S. Brite, Brite Winter Festival, Cleveland OH
2022 Rites of Spring Passage, The New Moon, Lakewood OH
2022 Crystal Cave, Brite Winter Festival, Cleveland OH
2022 Syncretism, Brite Winter Festival, Cleveland OH
2022 Dream Gate 2.0, Brite Winter Festival, Cleveland OH
2021 Crystal Snow Globe Window, The New Moon, Lakewood OH
2021 NOLA Up North (stage decor and signage), Witches Walk, Lakewood OH
2021 Roller Rink Rainbow, Rollin Buckeyez Foundation, Cleveland OH (collaboration with Ingenuity Cleveland)
2020 VOTE Mural Series, Cleveland OH (collaboration with Ingenuity Cleveland)
2020 Crystal Elementals Fairy Doors, Holden Arboretum, Kirtland OH
2020 COVID Cave, InsideOut Project at Space:Rock, Cleveland OH
2020 Fluri’s Scrapbook Game, Brite Winter Festival, Cleveland OH (collaboration with Michael McFarland, Emily Applebaum, and John Kasunich)
2020 Grandpa’s Basement Bar, Brite Winter Festival, Cleveland OH (collaboration with Michael McFarland)
2019 Zen SoundScapes, IngenuityFest, Cleveland OH (collaboration with Michael McFarland)
2019 Syncretism, FireFish Festival, Lorain OH
2019 Moon Bench, painting and decoration, Sapphire Creek Winery Summer Solstice Party, Chagrin Falls OH (collaboration via Ingenuity Cleveland)
2019 Into the Manor, painting and prayer flag decoration, ManorFest Music & Arts Festival, Cleveland OH
2019 The Process, Rooms to Let, Cleveland OH (collaboration with AIR 216)
2019 Dream Gate, Dreamers Bal, Cleveland OH
2019 Dream Chandeliers, Dreamers Bal, Cleveland OH
2019 Dream Beds, Dreamers Bal, Cleveland OH (collaboration with Michael McFarland)
2019 Train, Brite Winter Festival, Cleveland OH (collaboration with Eugene Zbarash)
2019 Train Escape Game, Brite Winter Festival, Cleveland OH (collaboration with Michael McFarland)

Exhibitions

2024 Out of this World, Beachwood Art Gallery, Beachwood OH (group)
2021 Hard Edges/Soft Edges, Prama Artspace and Gallery, Parma OH (duo)
2020 Crystalline Worlds I, Cafe Phix Midtown, Cleveland OH (solo)
2020 Crystalline Worlds II, Edison’s Tremont, Cleveland OH (solo)

Awards/Grants/Fellowships

2022 artSTART Grant, Ohio Arts Council, Columbus OH (for #ListenCLE program)
2022 Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Match Fund Grant, ioby, Cleveland OH (for #ListenCLE program)
2022 Ignite! Impact Award, Ingenuity Cleveland, Cleveland OH (for #ListenCLE program)
2021 Awesome Grant, Awesome Foundation, Cleveland OH (for #ListenCLE program)
2020 Ignite! Leadership Award, Ingenuity Cleveland, Cleveland OH
2019 Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Match Fund Grant, ioby, Cleveland OH (for Zen SoundScapes project)