Ameerah Briggs is from Sumter, SC and based in Brooklyn, NY. She can be found in th upcoming Netflix mini series, Ratu Ratu of Queens (2025). Her credits include M. Night Shyamalan's Split, and Equal Standard opposite Marc John Jefferies and Ice T. In the spring of 2021 Ameerah booked her first solo show (filmed for the stage) The Bull-Jean Stories featured in The Drama League's Directorfest in NYC. 

Ameerah has won awards for Best Supporting Actress in the films Never Once An Ocean and The Underhanded Free Throw. She also stars in the short film, Reasons, which has appeared in the American Black Film Festival, LA & NYC Shorts International Film Festivals, Pan African Film Festival, Martha's Vineyard African Film Festival, Bronzelens FIlm Festival, and the Denton Black Film Festival.

Coming from a military and artistic family Ameerah traveled at a young age. She lived in Spain until the age of three, then moving to England and back to SC where she studied art and received a BFA in theatre. Outside of acting Ameerah has always enjoyed studio art. Be it oil painting, drawing, water colours, wood burning, raku clay, and now digital illustration. She is currently working on her series of fabric portraits for her company, Ameerah Zarinah LLC (see below).

 
 

Batik Fabric Portraits

I’d love to work with you to create a piece of art that tells your very own story!

Each portrait is made from a personal photograph. No two pieces are identical, even if derived from the same photograph.

Reach out through my contact page for inquiries about the size you're interested in (11x14 minimum) and if you have a color palette in mind. I will then send prices.

A 50% non-refundable deposit is first required. The remaining is paid when it's completed and you're 100% happy with your portrait.

My Dad is pictured above with his portrait of my Grandma Helen.

Steph Curry

Kobe Bryant

Self Portrait

 

Billie Holiday

This piece is actually one of the first batik fabric portraits I created. When I first began, my process was very similar to quilting. In this piece I used batting and slip stitched the binding. All inspired by my mother’s quilting!