AWARDS
2011 - Gemini Award - Babar and the Adventures of Badou,
Best Cross-Platform Project - Children's and Youth, Lead Web Designer

2011 - W3 Gold Award - Children's Website Category - Recognizing the
Power of Web Creativity, Lead Web Designer

 

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Featured Talent at FITC, Toronto

Panel member for the Centennial College New Media Advisory Board

Guest designer for the Documentary Organisation of Canada

7 years of interactive studio experience at Corus Entertainment, Nelvana and
The Walt Disney Company.

Excellence in web usability, strategy, concept and design for minimal brochure
sites and large CMS driven sites.
Excellence in Cross-Platform Entertainment - usability and design
Excellence in Children's Entertainment - usability and design

EDUCATION
2001 – 2006 Honors B.A. Visual Performing Arts, Studio, Art History, and New Media Design
University of Toronto

2005 – 2006 Certificate of Design, New Media
Centennial College - Bell Center for the Art

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010 - Present
Senior Web Designer
The Walt Disney Company – http://disney.go.com/

2006-2010
Interactive Web Designer
Corus Entertainment™ – Television Interactive Division http://corusent.com/

2008
Guest Design Expert and Mentor on documentary interactive initiatives
The Documentary Organisation of Canada (DOC)
http://www.docorg.ca/ 2005-2006

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
2011
Gemini Award - Babar and the Adventures of Badou Interactive
Best Cross-Platform Project - Children's and Youth

2010
FITC "Get A Job Day", Toronto's Feature Talent

2004 – 2005
University of Toronto Annual Jury Competition

EXHIBITION RECORD
2008
Nuit Blanche - The Peek Event, Toronto New Era, Toronto
The Lab Sessions 3.0 – Chemical Nation, Toronto Life Alleviators, Labspace Studio, Toronto.

2007
Nelvana's Annual Art Show, Toronto Looking Forward Looking Back, Nelvana Liberty Village, Toronto Nelvana's Annual Art Show, Toronto Reminisce, Nelvana Liberty Village, Toronto

2006
Honors B.A. Year-End Exhibition, University of Toronto The Chinese Canadian Project, University of Toronto at Scarborough, Toronto

2004
University of Toronto Annual Fine Arts Jury, Juror: anonymous panel, Most Distinctive Painting University of Toronto Student Show, Untitled I and Untitled II

BIBLIOGRAPHY, PUBLICATIONS & INTERVIEWS
Review, Kartika, comp. "Wynne Leung." Kartika Review ns 1 (2007): 62-66. 21 Dec. 2007 .

Tsang, Chris. "Jooksings.Com - Blog Archive - Wynne Leung." Jooksings. 6 Oct. 2007. 10 Oct. 2007 . Leung, Wynne. Interview with Emerson Wong. Mindzai Productions. 1 Oct. 2007. 10 Oct. 2007 .

Cohen, Nicole. "My Apartment - Comments From the Gallery." Toronto Eye Weekly 21 July 2005. 19 Mar. 2007 "Publications."

Barnes, Amy. "40. Wynne Leung - Untitled I & II." Scarborough Fair 2004 UTSC's Creative Journal (2004): 79.


PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2011-Present
Volunteer at the Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia

2009-2010
Volunteer at the Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario

2008
Design Expert/Mentor on interactive initiatives, The Documentary Organisation of Canada (DOC) http://www.docorg.ca/, Toronto

2007-2008
Volunteer & Board Member A Space Gallery http://www.aspacegallery.org/ , Toronto

2005
Member of University of Toronto New Media Association, Toronto

2004-2005
Volunteer note taker (facilitate the inclusion of students with disabilities into all aspects of university life) Accessibility Services - University of Toronto, Toronto

2003-2004
Volunteer Member of University of Toronto Cultural Affairs Committee, Toronto


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