Biography
Leo Carmona (b. Oax, Mexico) is an artist based in Seattle, Washington. Leo’s creative path traces back to his middle school years when he learned to use photoshop creating mixtate covers and MySpace layouts for his friends. Since then, he has developed a portfolio in photography and design through side projects while pursuing a career in communications. He has collaborated with agencies across industires to ideate solutions, create brand experiences, and materialize impact across print and digital media with works ranging from branding, web design, portraiture and editorial photography, and video productions. Storytelling is a central aspect of Leo’s work.
Leo earned a BA in Psychology from the University of Washington, with a minor in Latin American & Caribbean Studies in 2016. In 2019, he participated in a 6-month filmmkaing program with Blanket Forth Films, where he directed and co-produced his first short film.
In 2023, Leo began expermenting with art making fuled by his passion for storytelling, his facination for systems design, and his urge for simplication. His most recent work is centered in the exploration of ecological concepts at the intersection of the natural and built environment. Though the use of photography and other image-making tools, he examines the relationship between built and natural matter, and interrogates the social and cultural practices that shape our relationship to the world around us.
Contact
leocgijon@gmail.com
ig.com/leocarmona
Leo Carmona (b. Oax, Mexico) is an artist based in Seattle, Washington. Leo’s creative path traces back to his middle school years when he learned to use photoshop creating mixtate covers and MySpace layouts for his friends. Since then, he has developed a portfolio in photography and design through side projects while pursuing a career in communications. He has collaborated with agencies across industires to ideate solutions, create brand experiences, and materialize impact across print and digital media with works ranging from branding, web design, portraiture and editorial photography, and video productions. Storytelling is a central aspect of Leo’s work.
Leo earned a BA in Psychology from the University of Washington, with a minor in Latin American & Caribbean Studies in 2016. In 2019, he participated in a 6-month filmmkaing program with Blanket Forth Films, where he directed and co-produced his first short film.
In 2023, Leo began expermenting with art making fuled by his passion for storytelling, his facination for systems design, and his urge for simplication. His most recent work is centered in the exploration of ecological concepts at the intersection of the natural and built environment. Though the use of photography and other image-making tools, he examines the relationship between built and natural matter, and interrogates the social and cultural practices that shape our relationship to the world around us.
Contact
leocgijon@gmail.com
ig.com/leocarmona