Studio Lenca was born in La Paz, El Salvador (1986) and lives in Margate, UK, where he works at Tracey Emin Studios. He received his MA from Goldsmiths University of London and has had solo exhibitions in New York, Hong Kong, London, Bangkok, Seoul, Dubai, among others. His work has been included in group exhibition including El Museo del Barrio, New York and Hauser & Wirth, London. Upcoming exhibitions include MoMA PS1, New York and Un-Monument | Re-Monument | De-Monument: Transforming Boston, a public art commission; recent commissions include Hermes, London. His work is in public collections including The Rubell Museum; Parrish Art Museum; Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art; and PAMM among others.

Born in 1986 in La Pez, El Salvador; lives in Margate, Uk and works at Tracey Emin Studios.

 

EDUCATION

 

MA Goldsmiths University of London
MA London Contemporary Dance School

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025
Landscapes, David Castillo, Miami
Hospital Rooms Commission, Birmingham, UK
Paisajes de Paz, Zona Maco, Mexico City, Mexico

 

2024
El Baile, Tang Contemporary, Hong Kon
Leave to Remaine, Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate, UK
Rutas, Kates-Ferri Projects, New York

 

2023
Chisme, Parrish Art Museum, New York
El Camino, Sogo Revue, London
El Jardin, Tang Contemporary, Bangkok

 

2022
A Losing Game, Sho Revue, London
I’m working on leaving, Tang contemporary, Seoul
The Dreamer, Foundry, Dubai
The Invisibles, Sierra Metro, Edinburgh Art Festival, Edinburgh

 

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024
LA TRIENAL 2024, El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY

 

2022
Like there is hope and I can dream of another world, Hospital Rooms X Hauser & Wirth, Hauser & Wirth, London
Adult by Nature, Quench Gallery, Margate
Como la flor, Y.E.S Contemporary, Museum of Art, El Salvador
Pavillions, M.A.H Gallery, London
POW festival, Turner Contemporary, Margate

 

2021
This is a movement not a moment, Turner Contemporary, Margate
Ni de aqui ni de alla, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles
The Pattern of Patience, Marc Straus Gallery, New York, NY
Los Historiantes, Brighton Photo, Nominated for Prix Pictet

 

2020
Los Historiantes, Winner of the Open Solo exhibition Photofringe, Brighton
Unknown Learning, Northdown Studios, Margate
Peckham Pride Mural Culture Seeds, London
Queer’ing the art curriculum, Goldsmiths, University of Arts London

 

2019
Mile of String, Horniman Museum, London
Los Historiantes, ‘La Horchata’ Publication, Washington DC
Peoples Voices, Tony Cokes Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art, London

 

 

AWARDS & RESIDENCY PROGRAMS

 

2022
Fountainhead Miami, 2022

 

 

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

 

 

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

 

The Rubell Museum
The Pérez Art Museum Miami
Parrish Art Museum
Colección Adriana Cisneros Griffin
Elie Khouri Art Foundation
The MER Foundation
The Poma Collection
The Mario Cader-Frech Collection
The Lesli-Lohman Museum of Art