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Leslie Supnet

b.1980 Winnipeg, MB

http://www.sundaestories.com

leslie.supnet@gmail.com

Education

2003 B.Sc. Applied Mathematics, University of Winnipeg

Selected Exhibitions and Screenings

2009

GIRAF 5: Quickdraw Animation Society, Calgary AB

The 22nd Instants Video, Marseilles France

Kino Klubbur, Reykjavik Iceland, Reykjavik Iceland

Antimatter Festival of Short Film and Video, Victoria BC

New Prairie Cinema, WNDX Festival of Film and Video Art, Winnipeg MB

CODE Screen 2010, Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad's Digital Edition, Exhibition #3 (curated by Milena Placentile)

Truth, Center of Contemporary Art Pispala (Hirvitalo), Tampere, Finland

Syndey Underground Film Festival, Factory Theatre, Marrickville Australia

I want my Chinatown to Welcome Me Home, Golden City Fine Art, Winnipeg, MB

Drawn Lyrics, Eight Track Gallery, Regina, SK

LMAO, Gimli Film Festival, Gimli MB

OK Video Comedy Festival, Jakarta, Indonesia

Portland Underground Film Festival, Short Films Program, Portland, OR

Winnipeg DIY, Shutter2Think, Terrace, BC (curated by Mike Maryniuk)

Open Sky Festival, OSC Gallery, Fort Simpson, NT

Montreal Underground Film Festival, Montreal, PQ

Hard Light, OBEY Convention, The Khyber Institute of Contemporary Art, Halifax, NS

Pressure Cooker, AceArt Inc., Winnipeg, MB

Escape, Videopool Touring Exhibition, Canada, US and Europe (curated by J.J. Kegan McFadden)

Saturn Returns, The Images Festival, Toronto @ MOCCA (curated by Brett Kashmere)

Synthetic Zero Loft / Bronx Culture Trolley, Bronx, NY

Akron Film Festival, Akron Art Museum, Akron OH

Long Live the New Flesh: Emerging Voices from the Canadian Fantastic, SF Indie Fest: The 11th San Francisco Independent Film Festival (curated by Kier-La Janisse)

All Art Now,International Video Art Festival, Damascus, Syria

Carded!, Little Mountain Studios, Vancouver BC (curated by Chris Bentzen and Jim Hoehnle)

Shelf Project, C1 Artspace, Toronto ON

2008

ANIMATRON, Little Mountain Studios, Vancouver BC

Plastic Paper, Winnipeg Animation Festival, Winnipeg Cinematheque

Anonymous Drawings, Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin, Germany

New Prairie Cinema, WNDX Experimental Film and Video Art Festival, Winnipeg, MB

Life Imitates, The Spot, Winnipeg MB

Urban Imaginary – hopes for the future of municipalities, Toronto Urban Film Festival, Toronto ON

Square Pegs, Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, Kingston, ON

Dog Days of Summer, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver BC

In Transit: Perspectives of Downtown Winnipeg, Outworks Gallery Winnipeg MB

The Carol Sheild's Festival of New Works, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Winnipeg, MB

Drawing Expo '08, Little Mountain Studios, Vancouver, BC (curated by Gabriel Deerman)

Isolating Inspiration, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC (curated by Lisa Kehler)

Push It, Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto ON

Winnipeg Film Group’s 4th Annual 48 hour Film Contest, Winnipeg, MB

Kargart Video Festivali, Istanbul, Turkey

2007

Winter Warmer, Ace Art Inc, Winnipeg, MB

Winged Victories Winnipeg Cinematheque Winnipeg, MB

Art From The Heart, Winnipeg, MB

WNDX Film Festival, Winnipeg Cinematheque Winnipeg, MB

Fabulous Festival of Fringe Film, Durham Art Gallery, Durham, ON (curated by Mike Maryniuk)

nO north, SWARM 8: festival of artist run culture, Gaff Gallery, Vancouver, BC (curated by Gabriel Deerman)

Handcrafted Hallucinations, Gimli Film Festival, Gimli, MB

Pale Shelter, Semai Gallery, Winnipeg, MB (curated by Aldona Dziedziejko)

VFP Video femmes dans le parc ,Givideo Montreal, QC

Breaking Ground, Cre8ery Winnipeg, MB

In Our Own Backyard, Edge Gallery, Winnipeg, MB (curated by the UWAHSA)

Collections

Baltimore vs. The World DVD, Current Gallery, Baltimore MD

Winnipeg Babysitter DVD, "Fan Art", Videopool Winnipeg, MB

Illustration

2009

Safety First!, spot illustrions, The Walrus Magazine

2008

Here & Noun, no. 2, Edmonton, AB

Child's Play, Oct/Nov 5th Anniversary Issue, The Walrus Magazine

Stylus Magazine, August/September issue, Winnipeg MB

INCITE! Journal of Experimental Media & Radical Aesthetics Syracuse, New York

2007

The Uniter, Issue 13 Winnipeg, MB

The Uniter, Issue 04 Winnipeg, MB

Uptown Magazine, Issue 30-08-2007 Winnipeg, MB

Press

2009

Laura Kenins, The Coast, Obey Convention: Friday, Khyber noise dance party, Saturday May 23

Stan Hall, OregonLive.com, Oddities folded into a PUFF, Thursday June 11

Gabby, Saturn Returns On Screen Previews, Images Blog April 7

Gregory Adams, Carded!, The Georgia Straight, Vancouver BC

2008

Milena Placentile, No Time To Lose, Working Overtime, Sunday August 31

Stacey Abramson, Winnipeg Free Press, Hive of creativity lets public in on the buzz, Thursday August 14

Anthony Harvey, Celery Magazine, The Whimsical World of Leslie Supnet, Spring/Summer 08

Lynn Mitges, The Vancouver Province, It's Art that touches the Heart, Thursday June 19

Stacey Abramson, Winnipeg Free Press, Artists capture varied pulse of city's heart, Thursday May 1

Awards

2009

Manitoba Arts Council, Travel Grant

Manitoba Emerging Filmmaker Award, Winnipeg Film Group and Manitoba Heritage

2008

Manitoba Arts Council, Visual Arts C Grant

Runner-up, Microcinema International & Asthmatic Kitty Records Rafter Video Contest

Best Film, 4th Annual 48 hour film contest, Winnipeg Film Group

New Artist in Media Fund, Videopool

2007

First Prize, Winnipeg Film Group's 3rd Annual 48 hour Film Contest