curriculum vitae
Tanja Leonhardt
(Master of Fine Arts, University Mayence)
born 1966 in Groß-Gerau
1991
Master of Fine Arts, University Mayence
with major subject calligraphy/typography
at Prof. Alban Grimm and Mrs. Pamela Stokes.
Formation of „Atelier Leonhardt“ (Studio Leonhardt).
Orders received by numerous towns and institutions.
1991 Rudo Spemann award (calligraphy) of the City of Offenbach.
Further education: gilding, wood and textile handling, video and photography
as well as curses in philosophy and psychology.
Lectures at
Institute for Book Studies of University of Mayence, Klingspor Museum
Offenbach, Gutenberg Museum
Mayence
Rudolf Koch Gymnasium, Offenbach and at numerous other public schools.
Developing of writing-performances with students
2000 nominated for the “open mike” writing contest, Berlin
2011 nominated for “Stadtdrucker-Preis” (printing) Gutenberg Museum, Mayence
Numerous exhibitions and art-performances.
Articles and lectures about art and the art of writing, readings of own
literary work.
Main projects (selection):
2006
Art-installing of "philosophical awning" (book-objects made of silk) at the
University of Mayence and further on at numerous other places.
2007
First conceptual exhibition at the Klingspor Museum City of Offenbach: "The
trace of the other one" (Inkjet-printed silk)
2008
Second conceptual exhibition at the main-library of Frankfurt city town:
"indiscreet – German-speaking female artists and intellectuals in exile“,
(printed silk)
2010 at the library of Mayence
2012 invited by the
Goethe Institut of Genua to show
“indiscreet” at Palazzo Ducale, Genua
2009 Creation of a mobile assembly of 56 big wooden letters: “wordgarden” as
an artistic and educational project. Working in „wordgarden“ with several
groups of people
2010 First art-project in open nature: “dialogue in Red/White
Since 2010 Environmental Art project with printed silk and letters, working
title: “languages of silk in nature”, including work with video and photo
2011 “The movements of the chain of signs” (silkflags) in the main-library
of the City of Frankfurt and in 2013 in Klingspor-Museum Offenbach
2013 “Languages of silk in nature” in the journal
for
environmental
art “Lake” of
the University of British Columbia, issue 8
2014 and 2015 Artist in Residence in nature reserve in Bosnia
June 2015 presentation of Artwork at the Symposium “Letters + Film + Film +
Letters” of Institute for Theatre, Film, and Media Studies of Goethe
University, Frankfurt/M.
publishing of
Calligraphy w
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