Joshua Le Gallienne

Joshua Le Gallienne (born in 1985) is a non-binary British artist based in Brighton.^[1] Working predominantly in sculpture, large-scale installation, and performance, Le Gallienne’s practice explores the materiality of sound within an artistic context. Their artworks have been exhibited internationally; at national institutions such as Ateneum^[2] and Ö1,^[3] and at major sonic arts festivals including Sonorities^[4] and Wien Modern.^[5]

Joshua Le Gallienne
Born	Harlow, Essex, England
Nationality	British
Years active	2006–
Style	Sound art, site-specific art

In 2012, Le Gallienne began their Action Without Action project, which focuses on the production of acoustic sound without electronics or digital technologies.^[6] Works from this series employ unconventional materials such as pyrotechnics, ice, compressed air, balloons, carbonated liquids, and biodegradable plastics to create sound and movement.^[7]

Le Gallienne studied fine art at Hertford Regional College and later gained a degree in Digital Music & Sound Arts from the University of Brighton. Restraint, their graduate show sound installation, received the Burt Brill & Cardens Genius Prize in recognition of outstanding artistic achievement.^[8][9] After graduating, Le Gallienne taught on the Digital Music & Sound Arts course between 2012 and 2020.^[10]

Le Gallienne has received a number of awards, grants and accolades for their work; including the Francis Chagrin Award from Sound and Music in 2020^[11] and the Sonic Arts Emerging Artist Exhibition Award from The Auxiliary in 2019.^[12] They have undertaken artist residencies in Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Luxembourg, and UK.^{[13][14][15][16][17] [18]}

Awards

• 2021–2022 BOOM Artist development scheme, Oxford Contemporary Music^[18]
• 2020 Francis Chagrin Award, Sound and Music^[11]
• 2020 Financial Hardship Fund, Help Musicians
• 2019 Sonic Arts Emerging Artist Exhibition Award, The Auxiliary^[12]
• 2012 Burt Brill & Cardens Prize in recognition of outstanding artistic achievement^[8]

References

1. "Brighton CCA — Non-binary and Queer Perspectives on Listening". Brighton CCA. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
2. "Young artists bring edgy energy to Helsinki's Ateneum Museum". News. 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
3. oe1.orf.at. "Rogue Acoustic - Live Radioperformance | SO | 28 10 2018 | 23:00". oe1.orf.at (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. "Sound Installations @ SARC". Sonorities. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
5. "Joshua Legallienne". www.wienmodern.at (in German). 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
6. s.r.o, Via Aurea. "Pop up exhibition Joshua Le Gallienne – Action Without Action". www.dum-umeni.cz. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
7. "Brighton CCA — 11 Collaborations #10". Brighton CCA. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
8. "Awards | Notable Alumni". Digital Music & Sound Arts. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
9. Alves, Dominic (2012-06-18), Restraint (2012): Joshua Clark-Legallienne, retrieved 2022-08-24
10. Mallinder, Stephen (2022-02-21). "ACTION WITHOUT ACTION – Dorset Place: exhibition until Feb 26". Digital Music & Sound Arts. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
11. "Joshua Legallienne". Sound and Music. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
12. Pressure Gradients, retrieved 2022-08-24
13. s.r.o, Via Aurea. "Joshua Le Gallienne (UK)". www.dum-umeni.cz. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
14. "Residenter 2020". Viborg Kunsthal (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-08-24.
15. "Joshua Le Gallienne". Kone Foundation. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
16. "Residents – Koumaria". Retrieved 2022-08-24.
17. "Artists". NOMADIC ISLAND. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
18. "News | Boom Artists for 2021 - 22". Oxford Contemporary Music. Retrieved 2022-08-24.