LÉONCE LEMMENS
ABSTRACT PAINTER
My path to becoming a freelance painter was an organic, meandering exploration. I studied briefly at the Academy of Arts in Maastricht, but soon life took me in different directions. First in public relations, followed by decades of dedicated professional work within healthcare and corporate organizations.
Throughout these years, I kept my art to myself. In 2014 a journey to the Mongolian side of the Gobi Desert served as the ultimate catalyst. I started painting again, transferring a lifetime of memories, visited spaces and raw emotions directly into the layers of the canvas.
My travels are a continuous source of inspiration. Having spent extended periods on Bonaire regularly over many years, has influenced my inspiration. Beside this, the light, architecture, colors and vibe of Southern Europe, but also occurrences in daily life, nature, cities, people and their stories - where and how they live - continu to inspire me.
BIOGRAPHY
ARTIST
STATEMENT
CAPTURING THE UNSAYABLE IN LAYERS
‘Where words stop, my creative process begins. I respond to the texture and movement of the paint. By building up layers and scraping them away, a living history forms on the canvas. The result is art that is not only to be looked at, but also to be felt’.
EXHIBITIONS
&
PUBLICATIONS
2026
This year I take a break from exhibitions and events. However, I will create new work, which will be added to this website.
E X H I B I T I O N S
2025
ArtBoxy Project 3.0
Casa del Arte, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Identity Exhibition
Insa Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
Read about the project https://www.musaartspace.it/identity-project-seoulseptember-3-8th-2025/
2024
Art on Loop Amsterdam | digital display | Holy Art Gallery
EuropArt Fair Amsterdam | digital display
Art Expo New York | digital display
Woman’s Essence Show Barcelona | Group exhibition | WAA Woman Art Award 2024
Musa International
https://www.musaartspace.it/womans-essence-barcelona-202429-30-31-march/
2023 Represented by Galeria Azur, Berlin - Germany
Galeria Azur Berlin | Group exhibition Session03
Bärbel&Van Spaendonck Pop up Art Gallery Zwolle | Group exhibition
2022 Represented by Monat Gallery, Madrid - Spain
Monat Gallery Madrid | Group exhibition Rendez Vous
Galerie 8 Hattem Netherlands – Summer Expo
Carroussel du Louvre Paris with Artio Gallery Toronto Canada
Butterfly Effect | Online Exhibition
The World Revolves Around Me | M.A.D.S. Art Gallery
Milano and Fuerteventura Online exhibition
Paris International Art Fair Paris | Represented by Monat Gallery Madrid
P U B L I C A T I O N S
2025
Art Guide Masters
2024
CONTEMPORARY ART COLLECTORS | November 2024 Art Critique
The Pulse of Memory and Emotions: An Exploration of Léonce Lemmens’s Abstract Expressionism
Art Insights: https://www.contemporary-art-collectors.com/art-insights/leonce-lemmens-review
CIRCLE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
Participation in 10th issue of Circle Quarterly Art Review | page 102
https://circle-arts.com/circle_quarterly_10/
CONTEMPORARY ART CURATOR MAGAZINE
1st printed edition magazine Issue 1 “Top Contemporary Artists to Watch in 2024”
https://www.contemporaryartcuratormagazine.com/printedmagazine p.116/117
2023
AATONAU Magazine Japan
December 19th, 2023 | Featured artist #521 : Journey through Lemmens’ world of abstract expressionism
Léonce Lemmens: Painting Emotions, Weaving Stories:
https://aatonau.com/leonce-lemmens-painting-emotions-weaving-stories/
Circle Quarterly Art Review Magazine #10 (12-2023)
Selected for publication with my artwork P!nk
https://circle-arts.com/circle_quarterly_10/
CONTEMPORARY ART CURATOR MAGAZINE
Online exhibition “Parallel worlds”
Exhibition period : 20.09.203-20.12.2023
https://www.contemporaryartcuratormagazine.com/online-exhibition-parallel-worlds/leonce-lemmens
2022
WE CONTEMPORARY catalog by MUSA International | 11-2022
https://www.musaartspace.it/we-contemporary-rome-2022/
Certificate of Excellence 2022 Circle Foundation for the Arts
Power of Creativity Art book devised by Contemporary Art Curator Magazine
Interview Contemporary Art Curator Magazine | 03-2022
read here: https://www.contemporaryartcuratormagazine.com/home-2/leonce-lemmens
ART AWARDS
2024 WAA Woman Art Award 2024 by MUSA International
2022 Voices of Tomorrow International Art Award by Contemporary Art Curator Magazine
2022 International Prize Paris | Art Shopping Carroussel de Louvre
ART GUIDES by FRNSTC
Art Guide Selected Artists 2026 | Art Guide Masters 2025 | Art Guide Antwerp 2023 | Art Guide Artists | 2021 Art Guide Amsterdam | Art Guide Nederlands
2020 Exhibition Colorida Art Gallery Lisbon (cancelled re. Covid)
2018 Exhibition Gemeentehuis Hattem
2014 Group exhibition Koetshuizen Elswout Overveen
Links
ARTSY : https://www.artsy.net/artist/leonce-lemmens
CIRCLE-ARTS: https://circle-arts.com/leonce-lemmens/
ONLINE GALLERY ART: https://onlinegallery.art/nl/l%C3%A9once-lemmens/
EXTO: https://www.exto.nl/werk/358956414_Sahara.html
Léonce Lemmens
GALLERY REPRESENTATION & COLLABORATIONS
My work is avaiLable for gallery representation, curated exhibitions and curated art projects.
Inquiries from galleries, curators and art consultants are welcome