CV
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) |