Vladimir Leben studied at the Secondary School of Design and Photography and then the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. He has exhibited at solo and group shows at home and abroad; one of his most acclaimed (collaborative) projects was Galapagos. He is a co-founder of the Museum of Too Modern Art. He works in painting, animation and illustration. In 2007 he received first prize for animation at the 10th Festival of Slovene Film in Portorož, and in 2012 the Hinko Smrekar Award at the 10th Slovene Biennial of Illustration.
