MAURICE LEONI-OSION

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

ABOUT

Maurice Leoni-Osion is a Multidisciplinary Artist based in Berlin, Germany, and Richmond, Virginia. His primary research and work xplores a wide range of aural materials, from oral storytelling, lyrics, sampling, sound art & design, and music production, all a collective love in service of artchiving to preserve untold stories found between the "eyemaginariums" of our youth and the ancient "tecknowledegey" of our ancestors.​​​​

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Alongside his solo practice, he has founded collaborative projects, including PhotoSynthesizers, an indie hip-hop and rock project active from 2009–2019 based in Richmond, Virginia, and THE MEM, a cross-continental singer-songwriter duo based between Seattle, Washington, and Berlin, Germany. and For The Record (FTR), a start-up with a mission to facilitate a practice of collective remembering and place-based connectivity through music, storytelling, and outdoor audiogaming. These projects would lead him to gain recognition and shared stages with a broad spectrum of artists, including Snoop Dogg, Shabazz Palaces, Big Freedia, De La Soul, Phonte (of Little Brother and Foreign Exchange), Digable Planets, Yo La Tengo, Jason Mraz, Hanson, Kori Withers, and DJ Harrison, among others. 

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Paralleled with his artistic practice, Maurice serves as an Art Program Director and Facilitator, partnering with artists, arts organizations, and nonprofits to clarify vision and align ambitious projects with sustainable resources. With over a decade of experience, he designs and leads intergenerational artist development opportunities, including residencies, programs, workshops, and exhibitions, connecting organizational missions with artist goals to generate long-term community impact.