MAURICE LEONI-OSION

MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST · MEMORY ARTICHIVIST · MUSIC PRODUCER · LYRICIST · CURATOR · ART PROGRAM DIRECTOR

ABOUT

Maurice Leoni-Osion is a multidisciplinary artist based in Richmond, VA, and Berlin, DE. His work spans youth arts, sound, archives, and cultural programming, with a focus on designing creative environments that empower youth, artists, and communities to engage in collective storytelling through what he calls “aural artchiving.” His practice incorporates performance, musical compositions, samples, field recordings, interviews, poetry, and geolocated audio to document, reinterpret, and reactivate lived and lost experiences.

His work draws inspiration from figures such as television producer Marion Stokes, science fiction author Octavia Butler, and his grandmother’s vinyl collection, which introduced him to music and storytelling. Through these early recordings, he discovered how voices, instruments, artworks, and liner notes can creatively preserve memories and movements, shaping listening as an active process of discovery and sound as a catalyst for connecting identity and lineage.
 

A central focus of Maurice's practice is examining how technology shapes our relationship to memory and place. He explores this by developing hybrid models that use technology to reconnect individuals and communities with their environments. This inquiry extends to For The Record (FTR), a platform he co-founded with Marguax LeSourd that experiments at the intersection of audio and place-based experiences.

For over 10 years, Maurice has also served as a program director and facilitator at arts and nonprofit organizations. He has helped clarify vision, align ambitious projects with sustainable resources, and lead intergenerational artist development initiatives, including residencies, programs, workshops, public events, and exhibitions.
 

He is currently open to collaborations, institutional partnerships, and creative consulting opportunities