Thomas Gronle – legron is an Berlin based freelance illustrator and comic artist

Graduation:
Diplom Graphic Designer
Diplom Comic Artist

 Vita:

Thomas Gronle (Legron) was born in 1970 near Stuttgart. From 1991 until 1998 he studied at the University of Arts in Saarbrücken, Germany, and at the Comic Institute St. Luc in Brussels, Belgium.
After his studies he moved to Berlin and joined the artist group MOGA MOBO in 1999. Together with Titus Ackermann and Jonas Greulich he works as freelance illustrator and comic artist for advertising agencies and clients across Germany in their shared MOGA MOBO STUDIO. He designs animated series for Television and online games for the web.
His online-comic The Adventures of Dr. Nordten won the GOLDEN AVATAR at the Frankfurt book fair (2003).

other awards:
2nd place by fast forward science Webvideo-Competition in the categorie Vision (2016)
Max and Moritz award at the international Comic Salon Erlangen for Moga Mobo / best german publication (2002)
ADC bronze medal / illustration (1998)

Skills:

Illustration, Comic, Character Design, Game Design, Animation Design, Info Graphic, Comic Book Publishing, Teaching and Workshops

Exhibitions:

2022   MOGA MOBO MUSIK – GREATEST HITS

             Comic Salon Erlangen, Zentralbibliothek Dresden,

             Stadtbibliothek Berlin-Mitte

2019   DAS EWIGE FLEISCH + 25 JAHRE MOGA MOBO,

            Deutsches Fleischermuseum Böblingen

2016   MGMB + EPI COMIC CULTURE CLASH,

            Comic Salon Erlangen + Galerie Knoth & Krüger Berlin

2014   20 JAHRE MOGA MOBO, Inter. Comic Salon Erlangen

2013   MOGA MOBOs MORGENSTADT, Comicfest Helsinki

2012  MOGA MOBOs MORGENSTADT, TIBE Book Fair Taipei,

            Artsonje Center Seoul, The Federal Ministry of Education

            and Research ( BMBF ) Berlin

            MONDO MOGA MOBO, AID Berlin

2009  MONDO MOGA MOBO, Galerie Knoth & Krüger Berlin

2007  Dr. NORDTEN, SICAF Seoul

            MICRO MACHINE, DESIGNMAI Berlin

2006  MOGA MOBOs KUGELBLITZ, Germany Tour:

            Depart. of foreign Affairs Berlin, Erlangen, Stuttgart,

            Cologne

2005  MOGA MOBOs KUGELBLITZ, Japan Hillside Gallery Tokyo

References:

Adidas, AOK, Berliner Zeitung, Bertelsmann AG, Bode Museum Berlin, Boston Consulting Group, Brot für die Welt, B.Z., Cornelsen Verlag, Daimler Chrysler, DDB, Die Bahn DB, Deutscher Bundestag, DRK, ebay magazin, EDEKA, Electronic Arts, Europcar, GQ Magazine, Gelbe Seiten, Goethe Institut, Greenpeace, Grohe, HPI, Japan Foundation, KI.KA, mobile.de, Maksimovic & Partners, Mori Art Museum Tokyo, Neue Digitale, Persil, Scholz & Friends, Spiegel, tausche Taschen, Vectornator, yam! Magazin