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CURRICULUM VITAE

1979 born in Berlin – Lichtenberg
2000 baccalaureate in Berlin
2000-2001 civil service in Berlin
2001-2002 studies philosophy & art history at the Humboldt University, Berlin
2002-2007 studies fine arts, video art and sound art at the University of the Arts Bremen (Professor Paco Knöller, Professor Jean-Francois Guiton)
2005-2006 lives and works in New York, NY, USA
2007-2008 Meisterschüler (honor student) at the University of the Arts, Bremen (Professor Paco Knöller)
since 2008 lives and works as a nomadic artist mostly in Berlin

AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS

2007 winner of the Video Art Price sponsored by the city of Bremen, Germany
2008 nominated for the „Junge Kunst“ (young art) scholarship in Essen, Germany
2009 composition journey with the Endliche Automaten (Laptop Orchester Berlin) through Eastern Europe sponsored by the Robert Bosch Stiftung in cooperation with the hungarian cultural capital Pécs as well as the Goethe Institut
2010 Artist In Residence at the USF Verftet in Bergen, Norway
working grant for the Endliche Automaten (Laptop Orchester Berlin) in Pécs, Hungary

ACHIEVEMENTS / INVOLVEMENTS

2002 co-founder of the Plastik Club in Bremen (group of artists who curated shows, concerts and happenings in Bremen)
2003 co-founder of the naivsuper artist collective which later turned into a label for experimental music, a film production collective and a publishing house for artist books, catalogues and collectables
2007-2009 curator for the Electronic Church – experimental music & art venue in Berlin

PUBLICATIONS (AUDIO & PRINT*)

2003 Stephane Leonard: Schmalfilmer EP – CDR – Sinnbus Records (GER)
2004 Stephane Leonard: Schmalfilmer RMX 2003 – CDR – naivsuper (GER)
plastic doll: 26 sctbyn – CDR – naivsuper (GER)
Stephane Leonard: Hörtheater – CDR – naivsuper (GER)
2005 Stephane Leonard: bon Voyage – webrelease – plakatif (GER)
Stephane Leonard: elegy – webrelease – Serein (Wales, UK)
2006 Stephane Leonard: TRi – webrelease – Luvsound (USA)
Stephane Leonard: EXPONAT (taperelease) – Froggi Records (GER)
2007 Stephane Leonard: Crown Heights, Brooklyn – webrelease – Luvsound (USA)
2008 Stephane Leonard: Lykkelig Dyr – LP / CD – Heilskabaal / naivsuper(NL+GER)
Leo Mars: lightears – CDR – naivsuper (GER)
2009 *Stephane Leonard: Au clair de la lune – book – naivsuper / syntagma (GER)
*Stephane Leonard: TREES – book – naivsuper + syntagma (GER)
2010 Stephane Leonard: Please destroy me – webrelease – Frozen Elephants (GER)
Endliche Automaten: Composition Journey – DVD- Robert Bosch Stiftung (GER)
(c) 2010 STEPHANE LEONARD »ARTIST MUSICIAN VIDEOGRAPHER