Leo Peschta

Place of Birth: 1978 Vienna / Austria
Nationality: Austria
Address: Steinergasse 10/5, 1170 VIENNA
Tel: +43 664 169 13 63
E-mail: leo@peschta.at
Web: www.leo.ok.ag

  • 2017 Staatstipendium für Video und Medienkunst 2017 Bundeskanzleramt Österreich
  • 2016 Acquisition, Artothek des Bundes / Austria
  • 2012 Acquisition, Artothek des Bundes / Austria
  • 2010 Special Mention, VIDA 13.0 Award , Fundación Telefonica / Spain
  • 2010 START grand for Media Art, BMUKK / Austria
  • 2008 – 2010 Work for RCSI, (Research Centre for Shared Incompetence)
  • 2008 Robots‘ Choice Award, Art-Bots Dublin / Ireland
  • 2004 – 2005 Department for Digital Visual Media / ZKM, Karlsruhe / Germany
  • 2003 – 2004 Heinrich-Klotz stipend / Artist in Residence, ZKM, Karlsruhe / Germany
  • 2002 Merit scholarship of the University of Applied Arts Vienna / Austria
  • since 2005 Member of the group „ZugZwangZukunft”
  • since 2003 Member of the group „Leuchtathletik”
  • since 2008 Member of the group „RCSI”

Education

  • 1992 – 1997 School for higher technical education, Photography, Vienna / Austria
  • 1997 – 1998 Civilian service, Vienna / Austria
  • 1998 – 2000 Design-Center Pöchlarn, Graphic Design, Diploma / Austria
  • 2001 – 2007 Studies of digital Art (Prof. Peter Weibel, Prof. Tom Fürstner, Prof. Ruth Schnell), University of applied Arts, Vienna / Austria
  • 2006 – 2007 Studies of fine Art, WdKA Rotterdam / Netherlands
  • 2007 Master´s degree in digital Arts (pass with merit) Vienna / Austria

Exhibitions

2017

  •  Performance, HeK (Haus der elektronischen Künste Basel) 05/2017
  • Solo / Ada, 05/2017
  • Solo Galerie Lisi Hämmerle, Bregenz

2016

  • Earth Lab / Red October Factory Moscow, Russia
  • Solo / vienna contemporary / Gallery Lisi Hämmerle
  • fashiontech berlin / Berlin

2015

  • Vienna Contempory, Galerie Lisi Hämmerle
  • Wearit, Alte Teppichfabrik Berlin
  • Forschungsfest, Naschmarkt, Wien
  • Fashiontech Showroom, Paris
  • Interlaced, old truman brewery, london
  • Zeitschatten, Ankerbrotfabrik
  • Artmart, Künstlerhaus Wien

2014

  • die weisse ab-haus-verkaufs-kunstschau #3

2013

  • die weisse ab-haus-verkaufs-kunstschau

2012

  • Soft Control, Maribor / Slovenia
  • Solo / Schauraum der Angewandten / MQ Wien
  • Paraflows, Vienna / Austria
  • Es lebe die neue Maschinenkunst!, Neuöttingen / Germany
  • Art Bodensee, Dornbirn / Austria, Leise krieselt der Schnee, Galerie Lisi Hämmerle, Bregenz / Austria
  • die weisse ab-haus-verkaufs-kunstschau

2011

  • translife, National Art Museum of China, Peking / China
  • NIME 2011, Oslo / Norway
  • ARS Electronica, exhibition “Wovon Maschinen träumen”, Gebäude des Konzernschauraums von VW, Unter den Linden, Berlin / Germany
  • Coded Cultures, Vienna / Austria
  • insert Einlage, Vienna / Austria
  • Roboter die Bilder bauen, Vienna Artweek / Austria, Galerie Lisi Hämmerle, Bregenz / Austria

 

2010

  • ARS Electronica (Individual Exhibition), Tabakfabrik Linz / Austria
  • Process as Paradigm, LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial Gíjon / Spain
  • Petit Plinque, Museumsquartier Vienna / Austria
  • Repurpose. Mo.e Vienna / Austria
  • Hard to sell – good to have / Palais Sturany, Vienna / Austria
  • art-mart, Künstlerhaus Vienna / Austria

2009

  • Festival der Regionen, Linz / Austria
  • playstation, Meran / Italy
  • Werpbot @ Worm (permanent installation), Rotterdam / Netherlands
  • funky machines, Kunstverein das weisse haus, Vienna / Austria
  • playstation, Treviso / Italy
  • playfulness (lecture), Vienna / Austria

2008

  • MobileMusic Workshop, Vienna / Austria
  • Leben im Strafraum, Kunstmuseum Lentos, Linz / Austria
  • Artbots, science gallery, Dublin / Ireland

2007

  • “un_space”, MAK-Gegenwartskunstdepot, Vienna / Austria
  • “(mis)used_media”, Sterngasse 13, Vienna / Austria
  • “Please look like a tourist”, gallery m:oort, Rotterdam / Netherlands