Alexandra Murray-Leslie

Om

BACKGROUND AND AREAS OF EXPERTISE

From my early years as an art student in Melbourne, Australia to practicing as an artist in the vibrant scenes of Singapore, Tokyo, San Francisco & Europe, my journey has never been that of a traditional academic. As a co-founder of the art band Chicks on Speed, I've collaboratively extended the domains of art, activism, fashion, pop music and technology. This path led me to pursue a Ph.D. at Creativity and Cognition Studios, Department of Engineering and IT, The University of Technology Sydney, where my focus on analogue & digital musical body-centric Instrument creation for performance has solidified my commitment to merging craft with technological sustainovation.

Currently serving as a Professor of Digital Performance at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, NTNU, my endeavors reach well beyond the conventional bounds of academia, interfacing directly with industry. A notable example of this was my advisory role at the Sonar Festival in Barcelona (Sonar +D), where I advised on Artistic Research and Entrepreneurship. This role exemplifies my dedication to nurturing synergies between the academic world, pop music, art and industry, to build innovative collaborations, aiming to create a symbiotic relationship that drives forward and blurs the boundaries of each field.

Moreover, my commitment to public engagement and educational enrichment is exemplified through my honorary Professor appointment at the University of Technology Sydney's School of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering and IT. Here, I continue to engage with collaborative cutting-edge research and development, fostering a bridge that not only spans across scientific disciplines but also connects academia directly with the broader community.

I´m currently a curator at A Shaded View on Fashion Film 17, Dover St Market Paris and I´m also a member The Academic Network for Palestine at NTNU.

CURRENT & PAST RESEARCH PROJECTS

July. 2019—Dec. 2025 Real-Time Telematic Audiovisual Improvisation (Project code: PKU-2021/10039). Funded by the The Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education.

April. 2020-Dec. 2024 KLIMAFORSK project MEATigation : Towards sustainable meat-use in Norwegian food practices for climate mitigation. The project is a collaboration across the Social Sciences Humanities and Art, Norwegian business and cultural actors with the aim to explore and transform Norwegian food practices towards reducing meat use. Research Council of Norway (RCN) 303698. Director: Senior Researcher Sophia Efsthatiou, (NTNU, Norway).

MEDIA COVERAGE & OUTREACH

FAZE Redaktion (2025, June). Chicks on Speed: 5LP-Box-Set inklusive neuem Album angekündigt. FAZEmag. Available at: https://www.fazemag.de/chicks-on-speed-5lp-box-set-inklusive-neuem-album-angekuendigt/

Pearis, B. (2025, June 6). Chicks on Speed prep 1st album in a decade as part of career-spanning box set, share "MEAT&drag" video. BrooklynVegan. Available at: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/chicks-on-speed-prep-1st-album-in-a-decade-as-part-of-career-spanning-box-set-share-meatdrag-video/

Sinusoidal Music (2025, January 8) ‘“TECHNO WORLDS”: Kolkata sees a one of a kind techno music exhibition’, Sinusoidal Music. Available at: https://sinusoidalmusic.com/news/techno-worlds-kolkata-sees-a-one-of-a-kind-techno-music-exhibition/

Are We on Air (2024, November) Weekly interview series by Arman Naféei [Radio Program], Los Angeles. Available at: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/ep-111-chicks-on-speed/id1509599164?i=1000677788331

Are We on Air (2024, November) Weekly interview series by Arman Naféei [Radio Program], Los Angeles. https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/ep-111-chicks-on-speed/id1509599164?i=1000677788331

Cano, S. (2024, October) ‘Chicks on Speed convierte el EACC en una fiesta multisensorial: "Simulamos un sueño, porque es el único lugar donde nadie nos controla"’, Nomepierdoniuna, 1 October. Available at: https://www.nomepierdoniuna.net/chicks-on-speed-convierte-el-eacc-en-una-fiesta-multisensorial-simulamos-un-sueno-porque-es-el-unico-lugar-donde-nadie-nos-controla/

FM4 (2024, August) ‘Fuzzstock 2024: Dort ist das Wetter immer schön und gut´, https://fm4.orf.at/stories/3043146/

RISIKO Magazine. (2024, January). Issue 4 Pop!. https://shop.lodownmagazine.com/product/risiko-issue-4-pop

Goethe Institute. (2024, January). Techno Worlds Exhibition, Chicks on Speed. https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/kul/liv/tec/art/chi.html

Ocula. (2023, November). Denmark’s Louisiana Museum Ponders Humanity’s Obsolescence. https://ocula.com/magazine/art-news/louisiana-museum-ponders-human-obsolescence/

Kunstavisen. (2023, November). Lyd og stillhet i Lofoten. https://kunstavisen.no/artikkel/2023/lyd-og-stillhet-i-lofoten

Art Forum. (2023, November). What are the conditions of creativity in the age of AI? https://artguide.artforum.com/artguide/louisiana-museum-of-modern-art-1629/the-irreplaceable-human-212458

The Quietus. (2023, February). Sound & Vision: Broken Music Vol. 2 Explores Records By Artists. https://thequietus.com/articles/32581-broken-music-vol-2-hamburger-bahnhof-berlin-review

Show Studio. (2023, November). Paris´Dover Street Market welcomes A Shaded View on Fashion Film. https://showstudio.com/news/paris-dover-street-market-welcomes-a-shaded-view-of-fashion-film-festival

WWD. (2023, November). ASVOFF’s 15th Edition to Kick Off Under Sponsorship of French Culture Ministry. https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/a-shaded-view-on-fashion-film-festival-asvoff-french-culture-ministry-1235912016/

Eflux. (2023, October). Museum of Sound, Maaretta Jaukkari Foundation. https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/568313/museum-of-sound/

Zeit Online. (2023, June). Mein letzter Wille - Künstler loten ihr Vermächtnis aus. https://www.zeit.de/news/2023-06/30/mein-letzter-wille-kuenstler-loten-ihr-vermaechtnis-aus

NRK. (2023, February). The lust of the flesh: An exhibition characterized by humor and excess, delightfully free from moralistic pointing fingers. https://www.nrk.no/anmeldelser/anmeldelse_-_more-meat-less-meat_-pa-trondheim-kunstmuseum-1.16299813

Publikasjoner

2025

Bastashevski, Mari; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Leyda, Julia. (2025) Pending Xenophora. NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doktorgradsavhandling

2024

Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2024) Theremin Tapestry & We Don´t Play Guitars Music Video by Chicks on Speed.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; arigbau, ayodele; Busch, Annett; Sampson, Bruce Andrew; Bayesteh, Mohammad. (2024) Sleep Synthesis by Chicks on Speed & Collaborators, The Irreplaceable Human: Conditions of Creativity in the Age of AI - Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2024) Theremin Tapestry & Music Video We Don´t Play Guitars.
Museumsutstilling

2023

Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; ORLAN, SAINT; Logan, Melissa. E.; Frank, Tina. (2023) Chicks on Speed feat. ORLAN / Live Bizarre Festival, Parq de la Vilette, Paris.
Scenekunst
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Bußmann, Frédéric; M+, M; Dom, Liz; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2023) My Last Will. Walther Koenig Walther Koenig
Utstillingskatalog
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; Logan, Melissa. E.; glas, kathi; Cathrine, Kramer; Tromokratisch, Kangela. (2023) More Meat, Less Meat.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2023) Sounding Footwear Compositions, Museum of Sound presented by Maaretta Jaukkari Foundation.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2023) UPLOADING THE HUMAN.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Frank, Tina. (2023) Chicks on Speed & Le Tigre European Tour / live Paradiso Amsterdam.
Scenekunst
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Mustache, Captain. (2023) Shifting Baselines.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; ORLAN, SAINT. (2023) ORLAN presents le slow de l’artiste (the artist’s slow) - We are Cosmique featuring Chicks on Speed, premier CENTQUATRE Paris.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Dziadkiewicz, Roman. (2023) UPLOADING THE HUMAN HYBRID PERFORMANCE.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Mathias, Ussing Seeberg; Villemoes, Lise; Jorgensen, Laerke Rydal. (2023) Sleep Synthesis by Chicks on Speed and Collaborators, The Irreplaceable Human – Conditions of Creativity in the Age of AI,. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Utstillingskatalog
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Bayesteh, Mohammad; Duch, Michael Francis; Busch, Annett; Efstathiou, Sophia; Johnson, Leslie Jeanne. (2023) Shared Campus presents Telematic StreamArt Improvisation.
Scenekunst
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Dom, Liz. (2023) My Last Will.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Glas, Kathi; Dziadkiewicz, Roman. (2023) HOPE POP: Hybrid Togetherness.
Musikalsk framføring
Efstathiou, Sophia; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Johnson, Leslie Jeanne; Logan, Melissa. E.; Tromokratisch, Kangela; Andrea, Unnur. (2023) MEAT & Drag.
Musikalsk framføring

2022

Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Bayesteh, Mohammad; Day, Jeremiah; Einarsdottir, Unnur Andrea. (2022) Chicks on Speed EU Free Assange Rally Brussels.
Scenekunst
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) Chicks on Speed Habitat.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2022) Shared Campus: Creative Practices Across Cultures TELEPROVISATION.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2022) A Shaded View on Fashion Film 14 (Fashion Moves curated selection).
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) Techno Worlds Montreal.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) COVER ART.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) Techno Worlds Portland Maine.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) Techno Worlds New York.
Museumsutstilling
Weh, Mathilde; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Hoffman, Justin. (2022) Techno Worlds. Hatje Cantz Verlag Hatje Cantz Verlag
Utstillingskatalog

2021

Brandtsegg, Øyvind; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2021) FEEDBACK: Vibrotactile Materials Informing Artistic Practice.
Faglig kapittel
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Brandtsegg, Øyvind; Duch, Michael Francis. (2021) Uploading the Human.
Musikalsk framføring
Brandtsegg, Øyvind; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Hynsjö, Joel Olof Vide; Lewis, Amalia Wiatr; Krogstad, Mona; Rasmussen, Mette. (2021) The Things We Need Feedback!.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2021) Techno Worlds Budapest.
Museumsutstilling

2020

Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2020) Chicks on Speed presents FANTASY.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2020) What Would You Do For Love Of Country ?.
Scenekunst
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2020) Speed Listening: A Copycacophony Performance.
Scenekunst
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2020) Costuming the Foot: a Designer/Performer's Personal Artistic Methods.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
Holscher, Petra; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2020) .Jewelery. Arnoldsche Arnoldsche
Utstillingskatalog
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Day, Jeremiah; Logan, Melissa. E.; Filmon, Claire; Marchand, Antoine. (2020) Si c’est pour les gens, ça doit être beau, Jeremiah Day.
Museumsutstilling

2019

Schnugg, Claudia; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2019) Creating ArtScience Collaboration - Bringing Value to Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan Palgrave Macmillan
Populærvitenskapelig bok
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2019) SCREAM APP´S COLLECTION by Chicks on Speed 2012-2013.
Populærvitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2019) Theatrical performances with Objet Connex 500 3d printer; making computer enhanced footwear prototypes.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2019) Noise Bodies by Chicks on Speed.
Museumsutstilling

2018

Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Johnston, Andrew. (2018) The liberation of the feet: De-making the high-heeled shoe for theatrical audio-visual expression.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel

Kunstneriske produksjoner

Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; ORLAN, SAINT; Logan, Melissa. E.; Frank, Tina. (2023) Chicks on Speed feat. ORLAN / Live Bizarre Festival, Parq de la Vilette, Paris.
Scenekunst
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2023) Sounding Footwear Compositions, Museum of Sound presented by Maaretta Jaukkari Foundation.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2023) UPLOADING THE HUMAN.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Frank, Tina. (2023) Chicks on Speed & Le Tigre European Tour / live Paradiso Amsterdam.
Scenekunst
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Mustache, Captain. (2023) Shifting Baselines.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; ORLAN, SAINT. (2023) ORLAN presents le slow de l’artiste (the artist’s slow) - We are Cosmique featuring Chicks on Speed, premier CENTQUATRE Paris.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Dziadkiewicz, Roman. (2023) UPLOADING THE HUMAN HYBRID PERFORMANCE.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Bayesteh, Mohammad; Duch, Michael Francis; Busch, Annett; Efstathiou, Sophia; Johnson, Leslie Jeanne. (2023) Shared Campus presents Telematic StreamArt Improvisation.
Scenekunst
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Glas, Kathi; Dziadkiewicz, Roman. (2023) HOPE POP: Hybrid Togetherness.
Musikalsk framføring
Efstathiou, Sophia; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Johnson, Leslie Jeanne; Logan, Melissa. E.; Tromokratisch, Kangela; Andrea, Unnur. (2023) MEAT & Drag.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Bayesteh, Mohammad; Day, Jeremiah; Einarsdottir, Unnur Andrea. (2022) Chicks on Speed EU Free Assange Rally Brussels.
Scenekunst
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2022) Shared Campus: Creative Practices Across Cultures TELEPROVISATION.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Brandtsegg, Øyvind; Duch, Michael Francis. (2021) Uploading the Human.
Musikalsk framføring
Brandtsegg, Øyvind; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Hynsjö, Joel Olof Vide; Lewis, Amalia Wiatr; Krogstad, Mona; Rasmussen, Mette. (2021) The Things We Need Feedback!.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2020) Chicks on Speed presents FANTASY.
Musikalsk framføring
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2020) What Would You Do For Love Of Country ?.
Scenekunst
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2020) Speed Listening: A Copycacophony Performance.
Scenekunst

Bøker

Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Bußmann, Frédéric; M+, M; Dom, Liz; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2023) My Last Will. Walther Koenig Walther Koenig
Utstillingskatalog
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Mathias, Ussing Seeberg; Villemoes, Lise; Jorgensen, Laerke Rydal. (2023) Sleep Synthesis by Chicks on Speed and Collaborators, The Irreplaceable Human – Conditions of Creativity in the Age of AI,. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Utstillingskatalog
Weh, Mathilde; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Hoffman, Justin. (2022) Techno Worlds. Hatje Cantz Verlag Hatje Cantz Verlag
Utstillingskatalog
Holscher, Petra; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2020) .Jewelery. Arnoldsche Arnoldsche
Utstillingskatalog
Schnugg, Claudia; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2019) Creating ArtScience Collaboration - Bringing Value to Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan Palgrave Macmillan
Populærvitenskapelig bok

Del av bok/rapport

Brandtsegg, Øyvind; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2021) FEEDBACK: Vibrotactile Materials Informing Artistic Practice.
Faglig kapittel
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2020) Costuming the Foot: a Designer/Performer's Personal Artistic Methods.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2019) SCREAM APP´S COLLECTION by Chicks on Speed 2012-2013.
Populærvitenskapelig kapittel/artikkel
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2019) Theatrical performances with Objet Connex 500 3d printer; making computer enhanced footwear prototypes.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Johnston, Andrew. (2018) The liberation of the feet: De-making the high-heeled shoe for theatrical audio-visual expression.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel

Rapport

Bastashevski, Mari; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Leyda, Julia. (2025) Pending Xenophora. NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doktorgradsavhandling

UTSTILLING

Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2024) Theremin Tapestry & We Don´t Play Guitars Music Video by Chicks on Speed.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; arigbau, ayodele; Busch, Annett; Sampson, Bruce Andrew; Bayesteh, Mohammad. (2024) Sleep Synthesis by Chicks on Speed & Collaborators, The Irreplaceable Human: Conditions of Creativity in the Age of AI - Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2024) Theremin Tapestry & Music Video We Don´t Play Guitars.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; Logan, Melissa. E.; glas, kathi; Cathrine, Kramer; Tromokratisch, Kangela. (2023) More Meat, Less Meat.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Dom, Liz. (2023) My Last Will.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) Chicks on Speed Habitat.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2022) A Shaded View on Fashion Film 14 (Fashion Moves curated selection).
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) Techno Worlds Montreal.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) COVER ART.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) Techno Worlds Portland Maine.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) Techno Worlds New York.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2021) Techno Worlds Budapest.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Day, Jeremiah; Logan, Melissa. E.; Filmon, Claire; Marchand, Antoine. (2020) Si c’est pour les gens, ça doit être beau, Jeremiah Day.
Museumsutstilling
Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2019) Noise Bodies by Chicks on Speed.
Museumsutstilling

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