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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-François Guiton) |
| 2005-2006 | lives and works in New York, NY, USA |
| 2007 | diploma in fine arts |
| 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 and Brandenburg |
prices / stipends
| 2007 | winner of the Video Art Price from the city of Bremen, Germany |
| 2008 | nominated for the master student scholarship: Junge Kunst Essen, Germany |
| 2009 | composition journey through South and Eastern Europe with the Endlichen Automaten (Laptop Orchestra Berlin) sponsored by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, the hungarian cultural capital Pécs and the Goethe-Institut |
| 2010 | Artist In Residence at the USF Verftet in Bergen, Norway working grant for the Endliche Automaten (Laptoporchester Berlin) in Pécs, Hungary |
| 2011 | winner of the Award of Excellence at the Los Angeles Movie Awards for the music video: Bodi Bill – Brand New Carpet |
| 2012 | Best Music Video Award at the Porto7 Oporto International Film Festival for the music video: Bodi Bill – What |
| 2013 | exhibition stipend by the city of Berlin for the Galerie im Turm (state run art gallery) |
| 2015 | Artist in Residence and exhibition stipend at Maus Habitos in Porto, Portugal |
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 |
| 2013 | grand jury member of the Berlin Music Video Awards 2013 |
teaching
| 2014-2016 | BA level – Colour / Form / Material (drawing) – Industrial Design – HTW / University of Applied Sciences, 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) |
| 2011 | *Stephane Leonard & Martin Eichhorn: LOVE – book – naivsuper / syntagma (GER) |
| 2012 | *Stephane Leonard: SHINE – book – naivsuper / syntagma (GER) *Stephane Leonard: noise – book – PogoBooks (GER) |
| 2013 | *Stephane Leonard / Claudio Pogo: HOUSTON I AM THE PROBLEM – book – PogoBooks (GER) | 2015 | *Stephane Leonard: Chasing A Ghost – book – PogoBooks (GER) |