Matthias Leeck (*1988 in Wermelskirchen, raised in Wuppertal) is a German-Italian artist, curator and researcher whose work explores the intersections between analog and digital reality. Working primarily through sculpture, installation, and digital media, Leeck engages deeply with themes of space, perception, and memory. His studies at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, which he completed in 2015 as a master student of Prof. Didier Vermeiren, gave him the opportunity to connect with renowned artists who shaped his artistic development. He was privileged to work for a time in the studio of internationally acclaimed sculptor Tony Cragg in Wuppertal.

After professional experiences in London and Berlin, Leeck created works that increasingly reflect social, scientific, and historical themes.

Leeck’s work has been exhibited across Germany and honored with awards, including the Förderpreis of the City of Gladbeck and the Audience Award at the International Bergische Art Exhibition. His art invites reflection on the relationship between humanity, history, nature, and technology. 

In 2024 he curated “Augmented Realities in the Anthropocene – An Artistic Research,” supported by the Norwegian–German Willy Brandt Foundation, inaugurating a series of interdisciplinary projects that bring together artists and scientists from TU‑Berlin and NTNU and underscoring his sustained commitment to art–science dialogue and pressing contemporary issues. This initiative is embedded within a formal strategic partnership between the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and Technische Universität Berlin (TU‑Berlin), established through a rector/president‑level agreement to foster sustained institutional collaboration on interdisciplinary research, academic exchange, and joint programming.

Memberships: BBK, Verein Berliner Künstler (VBK), VGBILD