Leonardo Gracés

BIO

Leonardo Gracés was born in 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina where he lives and works.
He is a filmmaker, photographer and audiovisual producer.
He studied at the Prilidiano Pueyrredón School of Fine Arts, as well as the film career at CIEVYC.
In 2006 he won the first Telele Cortos prize, in 2012 he won the first prize photography acquisition of Biblioteca Nacional Argentina and in 2018 he made his first individual exhibition at the Centro Cultural Recoleta among other awards, mentions and exhibitions.

2020
Short film “Gears” collective exhibition, C.C. Kirchner & Archivo Gral. de la Nación. Narrativas descentradas program.
Short film “El pasado es impredecible”.
Exhibition ”Proxemia” Video EX festival, Zurich, Switzerland.

2018
Individual exhibition - video installation "Maquinal" Centro Cultural Recoleta- Room J (Call for Exhibition Projects Award).
Video projection - "Maquinal" Proyecto Rotatoria - Cineclub Municipal Hugo del Carril - Córdoba City.

2017
Video projection. "Proxemia" VER Panorama of the Latin American creation Santa Fe.
The Electric Form. Selection Video Art Argentina - ARCO Madrid 2017- Headquarters Argentina - "Proxemia"

2016
Collective exhibition - Auction - 100x300 - Hiedra Gallery “El mismo cauce".
Collective exhibition - Auction - Borde - Ladran Sancho "Connections" .
Collective exhibition – Cara contra Cara (Alimentación General, Convoi) "Connections".
Projection at CCM. Haroldo Conti Ciudades Reveladas "Proxemia”.

2015
Selection and Photographic exhibition - National Salon of Visual Arts 2015 Photography. "Connections”.

2013
Experimental Film and Art Video Cycle - BIM Alianza Francesa de Buenos Aires "Proxemia".
Selection and exhibition - Bridgestone Award 2013 - Borges Cultural Center "Glaciar".
Finalist - Absolut Portfolios Award - Casa Encendida - Madrid, Spain “El mismo cauce”.
Exhibition – Ciudades Reveladas - CCM Haroldo Conti. "Proxemia".
Exhibition - Under the Subway Video Art Nights - Local Project Art Space (Long Island, New York) "Proxemia".
Photographic projection - # 5 Inédito Pendrive “El mismo cauce".
Collective exhibition - Casa Florida Gallery - Serie: “El mismo cauce".
Exhibition - International Photography Festival of Valparaíso (FIFV) - Leonardo Gracés Photographic Action Brigade. “El mismo cauce”.

2012
Selection and exhibition - Argentine Photographers a Collection VIII - Santa Fe “El mismo cauce”.
Photography exhibition - III Biennial Arte x Arte ”El Mismo Cauce”.
Finalist - Itaú Cultural Award "Proxemia".
Exhibition – Seda Festival (Brazil) - Audiovisual Week 2012 "Proxemia”.
Projection - Biennial of Moving Image (BIM) "Proxemia”.
Projection - VIII Underground Cinema Transterritorial Festival (Buenos Aires) - Section "Documentary" "Proxemia”.
Selection - 2012 Edition FIVA (International Festival of Video Art) "Proxemia".

2018
Prize exhibition video installation "Maquinal" Centro Cultural Recoleta (call Expository Projects).

2012
First Prize Acquisition and exhibition - Photo Contest Ciudad Ciudades - National Library “El mismo cauce".
Mention - Norberto Griffa Award for Latin American Audiovisual Creation "Proxemia" Best Film Award.
International Competition Latin American Short Film Festival Social Images La Rioja - "Ana".
Award - Ojo de Piedra for Best Documentary - Tandil Short films “Ultima sangre”.

2017
Magazine publication El sueño de la razón# 07 Cidade maravilhosa “El mismo cauce”.

2012
Magazine Publication - Brando Magazine - December portfolio section ”El mismo cauce".