C.V.:

BIO

Leanne Wijnsma (1987) is working on freelance basis for projects at home and
abroad. Each project starts with a concept-driven approach. In the design
process she is always looking for questions and solutions, which brings
it to a strong and clear final result.


STIPENDIUM

Received Starters fund Graphic Design.
The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture
December 2009


EDUCATION

Sandberg Institute (Rietveld Masters) Design Department
2011 - 2013 (expected)

Summerschool 2009 Isia Urbino/Werkplaats Typografie
July 2009

Bachelor Graphic Design, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
2005 - 2009

Primary education Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
2004 - 2005

WORKING EXPERIENCE

Independent Graphic Designer
July 2009 - now

Volunteer/Host at Casco, Utrecht
February 2011 - now

Graphic Design teacher, Modern International Art and Design Academy, Chongqing, China
September 2010 - January 2011

Designer/intern at Raffinerie AG für Gestaltung, Zürich
December 2009 - July 2010

Drawing/graphic design teacher at a secondary school to children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Berg en Bosschool, Bilthoven. I developped the educational program as well.
September 2009 - December 2008

Freelance at Coup (Erica Terpstra and Peter van den Hoogen), Amsterdam
August 2008

Designer/intern at Coup (Erica Terpstra and Peter van den Hoogen), Amsterdam
April 2008 - July 2008

Teacher Visual Communication, Primary Education at De Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
February 2008 - May 2008


EXHIBITIONS

Weekend winkel
Contributed with the project Urbino Insects
Huis a/d Werf, Utrecht
June 10th - June 12th 2011

On Going Chaumont
Contributed with the posterdesign Try and Fail
22nd International poster and graphic design festival, Chaumont
Mai 22nd - June 5th 2011

New Order - The next generation graphic designers
Contributed with the project Urbino Insects
Corrosia! Expo, Almere
Mai 29th - July 4th 2010

On Going
Contributed with the posterdesign Try and Fail
Graphic Design Festival Breda
Mai 8th - Mai 30th 2010

Graduationshow Utrecht School of the Arts
Contributed with the project Over the Rainbow
June 25th - June 28th 2009

Dual Fual
Contributed with the projects Water and It's All Good
Academiegalerie Utrecht
May 23th - June 14th 2008


PUBLICATIONS

Presentation of my graduationproject Over the Rainbow at http://www.iamiam.org/,
platform for European art and design.
2009

Graduationproject Over the Rainbow in the graduation catalogue 2009 of the Utrecht School of the Arts
2009

Published academic work and texts about my education in the course directory of the Utrecht School of the Arts
2007 and 2008

My project Iedereen kan terrorist zijn (everyone can be a terrorist) in
Een boek over Terrorisme (A book about Terrorism), Utrecht School of the Arts, Graphic Design department
2006


INITIATIONS

Alive, a raw project. In collaboration with Perrine Rousselet
Paris, 2009
Zürich, 2010

Organized movie nights and design of the posters and invitations by
'Geburtstag': a collaboration with Marieke Houwers
Utrecht, 2009