About

Dora Lionstone (*1986, Potsdam, DE) is a visual artist and photographer who graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in 2020 with a BA in Photography and has previously worked as a Software Engineer in Germany with an Msc in Media Informatics. Her work has been exhibited at FOAM and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, among several other exhibitions across Europe. She is a FRESH EYES Talent 2021, Runner-Up of the OD Photo Prize 2022 and a recipient of the Mondriaan Artist Start Grant for 2022. She is the co-founder of SPROUT PUBLISH and based in Amsterdam, NL.

Influenced by her background in software engineering, Dora Lionstone sees the image as a system that can be cracked, taken apart and reassembled differently. This continuous (re-)construction of reality is explored by the artist’s use of collages and other image transformations. Her process involves a combination of various techniques such as analog photography, digital manipulation and animation next to the creation of objects, installations and text. By using multiple methods and points of view, she aims to extend the boundaries of the rigid binary world, merging fact and fiction, science and art.

info@doralionstone.com | @doralionstoned

EXHIBITIONS


  • 2023 TIJDGEEEST EN SPOOKBEELDEN, NDSM Fuse, Amsterdam, NL (21 April - 20 August)
  • 2023 FOTOBOEKENBEURS, Penningsfoundation, Eindhoven, NL
  • 2023 ART ROTTERDAM - PROSPECTS 2023, Van Nelle Factory, Rotterdam, NL
  • 2023 CONNECTION, Amsterdam Central Station, Amstelpassage, NL
  • 2023 LICHTKUNSTFEST, Pavillion am Milchhof, Berlin, DE
  • 2019 RETHINKING BAUHAUS, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NL
  • 2019 UNSEEN FESTIVAL, THE SPONGE, THE CLAY, THE BRICK AND THE BRIDGE, Amsterdam, NL
  • 2019 NEUHAUS, ACADEMY FOR MORE THAN HUMAN KNOWLEDGE, Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, NL
  • 2019 FRAZZLED FICTIONS, Gallery 5&33, Amsterdam, NL
  • 2018 WINDOW, Galerie De Vijf Ramen, Arnhem, NL
  • 2018 GERRIT TURNS 50, WILLEM ONLY 28, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL
  • 2018 MISSION NOSE OUT, Beautiful Distress, Amsterdam, NL
  • 2018 CRINGE, Museum of the Mind, Haarlem, NL
  • 2018 UNCUT FESTIVAL, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NL
  • 2018 MACHINE VISION, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL
  • 2016 BERLIN FOTO BIENNALE, Palazzo Italia, Berlin, DE

EDUCATION


  • 2016-2020 BA Photography, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL
  • 2008-2011 MSc Media Informatics, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, DE
  • 2005-2008 BSc Media Informatics, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, DE

AWARDS


  • 2023 GOMMA GRANT - GOMMA NEW FLAVOURS AWARD 2022, Finalist
  • 2023 BOUTOGRAPHIES, Shortlisted
  • 2022 OD PHOTO PRIZE, Runner-Up
  • 2022 GIBELLINA PHOTOROAD FESTIVAL, Shortlisted
  • 2022 INCADAQUÉS PHOTO FESTIVAL, Runner-Up
  • 2022 MONDRIAAN FUND, Artist Start Grant
  • 2021 FRESH EYES EUROPEAN TALENT
  • 2021 GUP NEW PHOTO TALENT
  • 2020 ATHENS PHOTO FESTIVAL, Shortlisted
  • 2016 JULIA MARGARET CAMERON AWARD, Category Winner
  • 2005 HEIDI KLEBER AWARD, Winner

RESIDENCIES


  • 2022 Arteles, Hämeenkyrö, Finland

INTERVIEWS


PRINTED PUBLICATIONS


ONLINE FEATURES


BOOK FAIRS / SHOPS


  • THE OTHER BOOK, CHARTA Photobook Festival, FOAM Museum, Stedelijk Museum, Polycopies, Libros Mutantes, Unseen Photo Fair

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