Monument Snowboards

ARTIST NETWORK

MICHAEL LEON

2011-2012 Monument Snowboards 777

Location: Los Angeles, CA

MICHAEL LEON

BORN
1974, Tampa, Florida
Lives and works in Portland, Oregon

EDUCATION
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

‘Saying that Michael Leon has been influential to the worlds of both design and skateboarding – and design within skateboarding – would be an understatement. While still in high school, he designed his first pro model board for New Deal. In the years since, his distinct style and… well… wisdom when it comes to his craft, have put him in a class all his own. His artwork has been exhibited internationally in numerous exhibitions. He was a co-creator of Commonwealth Stacks, Rasa Libre, and Nike’s Tech Pack. He has contributed design and art direction to Fourstar Clothing, Girl Skateboards, Stussy, DC, Arkitip, and most recently, Nike SB. Michael’s work will forever be cemented in time as one of the most admired and imitated of this century.’ - Bob Kronbauer

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