Title

Kyoko

Year

2007

Material

Pencil on Paper

Size

A 3

Title

I love Kyoko

Year

2007

Material

Pencil on Paper

Size

A 4

Title

Kyoko and Mr. Smit

Year

2007

Material

Pencil on Paper

Size

A 4

Title

"48 Positions"

Year

2007

Material

Pencil on Paper

Size

A 3

Curriculum vitae

JUDITH KYOKO LEYSNER

b. Amsterdam, The Netherlands

EDUCATION

2006-2008 Sandberg Institute - Amsterdam , NL

                  Master of Fine Arts – Fine Arts Department

2002-2006 Gerrit Rietveld Academy – Amsterdam, NL

                  Bachelor of Fine Arts – Audio Visual Department

RESIDENCIES

2007 European Ceramic Workcentre (EKWC) – Den Bosch, NL

         Five-week residency to be completed in May 2007

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2006 The One Minutes Audience Award, Het Ketelhuis – Amsterdam , NL

         The One Minutes Award Nominee, “Rest of the World” – Amsterdam , NL

EXHIBITIONS

2007 Postivisme stimuleert talent , Solo Exhibition, Club 11 – Amsterdam , NL

2006 Fringe Festival , Shanghai BizArt Art Center – Shanghai , China

         End Exam Exhibition, Gerrit Rietveld Academie - Amsterdam, NL

2005 Handelsgeest, Groot Handelsgebouw Rotterdam – Rotterdam, NL

2004 Gemelijk, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam , The Netherlands

SELECTED SCREENINGS

2006 VAV Press Screening, Filmmuseum - Amsterdam , NL

         The One Minutes – Amsterdam , NL

         Kyoko web exhibition, curated by Lam de Wolf - The One Minutes website

SOLO PERFORMANCES

2006 Kyoko's Radio Show for Radio Rietveld, Kunstvlaai – Amsterdam , NL

Kyoko's Teahouse , Educational Ministry, Beurs van Berlage – Amsterdam , NL

Kyoko's Teahouse , De Oude Kerk – Amsterdam, NL

COMMISSIONED WORK

2006 The One Minutes at Het Ketelhuis, Visual/Audio Direction – Amsterdam , NL

Video Portraits , Gerrit Rietveld Academy – Amsterdam, NL

2005 Brown Sugar , Art Direction at Club Vibing – Amsterdam , NL

Brown Sugar, Art Direction at Suzie Wong – Amsterdam , NL

2002 Food For Thought , Art Direction at the Panama – Amsterdam , NL

PUBLICATIONS

2006 Interview, de Nieuwe , Arti et Amicitae monthly publication

Art review, De Volkskrant – NL

Nieuwe Student Feature, De Verenigde Sandbergen, Issue 52 - NL

Motivation

After creating the Geisha Kyoko, and presenting her in film, video and performance it is time to reveal her “other” side.

Kyoko and Mr. Smit is a series of drawings that portrays her sexuality, dark fantasies and lovers, as a video artist I am interested to tell this story on paper inspired by Japanese erotic wood block prints, “shungo” and the story of The 48 Positions.