Iuliia Lebed

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I’m Iuliia Lebed, a scenic designer, prop maker, and puppet builder who loves turning ideas into tangible stage worlds.

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I’m Iuliia Lebed, a scenic designer, prop maker, and puppet builder who loves turning ideas into tangible stage worlds. I work across theatrical puppetry, costume pieces, and performance props, combining carpentry/metal frame work, sewing textiles, and finishing with painting so each part comes together reliably for production teams.

My background also includes mural painting and craft art—from building approved physical models and detailed construction schemes for theatre use to creating needle-felted souvenirs and hand-painted facades in remote Arctic settings. In addition, I have an engineering and metrology foundation that helps me approach fabrication and documentation with clarity, accuracy, and strong handoff skills to collaborating teams.

Open to remote collaboration.

  • Joined September 2026

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Professional Services
  • Manufacturing
  • Energy & Utilities

Work experience· 6 roles

Artist-in-Residence · NES Artist Residency (Skagastrond, Iceland)Jan 2026 – Feb 2026 · 2 mos

Developed and fabricated the Canary and Goose with Arrow performance props for The Addams Family. Created an approved physical Tree model and a dimensioned construction scheme for the theatre team; sourced additional wool locally when supplies ran short.

Scenic Designer | Prop Maker | Puppet Builder · Magadan Regional Puppet Theatre (Magadan, Russian Far East)Jan 2026 – Present · 11 mos

Builds theatrical puppets, costume pieces, and performance props for professional productions. Constructs forms, costumes, and mechanisms while separating responsibilities for metal frames, sewing, and final painting.

Souvenir Maker & Craft Artist · Barentsburg Crafts Centre (Svalbard)Jan 2025 – Dec 2025 · 1 yr

Created needle-felted toys, postcards, and handmade soap in remote Arctic working conditions. Developed one original mural composition, adapted supplied artwork for the second, and transferred and painted both Pomor Hostel facades by hand at large scales.

Freelance Scenic Design Projects (remote collaboration) · U.S. theatre teams (project-based)Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 1 mo
Freelance Scenic Designer (remote collaboration) · U.S. theatre teams (receiving theatres in Maryland)Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 1 mo
Engineer of Metrology · Gazprom Transgaz YugorskJan 2014 – Jan 2025 · 11 yrs 1 mo

Education· 6

Teacher of Visual Arts (Postgraduate Diploma) · Postgraduate studies (institution not specified)2024 – 2025
Professional Degree in Graphic Design · International East European College2021 – 2024
Master / Specialist Degree in Engineering · Ural State Technical University (UPI)2005 – 2009
Teacher of Visual Arts (Postgraduate Diploma) · Postgraduate Diploma program (institution not specified)2024 – 2025

Certifications and awards

ANABIN evaluation: German higher-education equivalency (H+ / Entspricht)2030 – 2026
ANABIN evaluation: German higher-education equivalency (H+ / Entspricht)2030 – 2026

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