Catherine Leutenegger

Catherine Leutenegger (born 1983 in Lausanne) is a Swiss visual artist and photographer. She has been the recipient of many awards, including the Manor Cultural Prize, the Raymond Weil International Photography Prize and the Swiss Design Awards 2006 and 2008.

Life and work In 2001 Leutenegger gained a Baccalauréat, Certificat maturité Fédérale en section Arts Visuels, from Gymnase du Bugnon, Switzerland. In 2005 she gained a Bachelor in Visual Communication / Photography from École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL) in Switzerland. In 2007 she gained a Master in Photography, University of Art and Design from ECAL.

Her first book was titled Hors-champ and showed photographers' workspaces. It was published in 2006 by Infolio Publisher through the Manor Cultural Prize. This included a cash award and an exhibition at Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne curated by William A. Ewing. In 2007, while taking part in an artist residency program in New York City, she started her project named The Kodak City. Her second photo essay, the Kodak City, was published on 9 September 2014 and looked at the demise of the once booming Kodak empire. It has been published online by Kehrer Verlag.

Exhibitions Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne Carla Sozzani Gallery, Milan Aperture Gallery, New York Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich Museum Bellerive, Zürich Fotomuseum Winterthur Bieler Fototage, Biel International Photography Festival, Leipzig

Fellowships and awards 2005, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Encouragement Prize 2006, Manor Cultural Prize, Lausanne 2006, Swiss Federal Design Grants 2007, Artist's Studio Grant (Canton de Vaud), Residency in New York City 2008, Swiss Federal Design Grants 2008, The Raymond Weil Club, International Photography Prize