Lenny is a multidisciplinary artist and creative producer (working mainly in photography, graphic design, painting, collage, printmaking). He received his BFA in photography and BA in Liberal Arts from Parsons School of Design in NYC in 2015. He has collaborated with top brands like Netflix, H&M, Burt’s Bees, and the Academy of Motion Pictures. His personal fine art work, exhibited globally and archived in collections like the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), often explores themes of social justice, and inclusivity. Passionate about art education, Lenny teaches art to visually impaired and blind individuals at the Braille Institute (Los Angeles), empowering others to find healing and purpose through creativity. His current work is process driven, and combines abstraction with intuitive irrational juxtapositions that that he believes AI will never be able to understand or conceptualize.

EDUCATION:

• Parsons School of Design, New York City, Photography & Cinematography (BFA) 2010-2015 
• The New School, Parsons, New York City, Liberal Arts Studies (BA) 2010-2015
• UCLA, Los Angeles, Animation, 2021
• UCLA, Los Angeles, Painting, 2024
• Kline Academy of Fine Art, Culver City, Mixed-Media Arts, 2024
• UCSD, San Diego, Lighting, 2008

CLIENTS & PUBLISHERS INCLUDE: 

• Netflix
  
• The Academy of Motion Pictures 
• LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
• Polaroid
• NBC
• Huffington Post 
• MTV
• CNN
• Universal Music Group
• Paramount/CBS/Viacom
• Tommy Hilfiger
• Allure
• Coors Light 
• Barefoot Wine
• Svedka
• Snapchat

SOLO SHOWS:

"Inner Child"

Dab Art Gallery - 334 S Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90013 - (August 1 - November 1, 2022) 

"Pop the Bubbles"

B&G Studio - 3074 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92104 - (September, 2019)

GROUP SHOWS:

"Nature's Pulse"

Art Share L.A. - 801 E 4th Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (December 8, 2024 – February 15, 2024)

"Reduce Recycle Reuse"

Gallery 787 - 787 E Washington Blvd, Suite 201, Pasadena, CA 91104 (November 30th - December 21st, 2024)

"Kline Academy Annual Open House Exhibition"

Kline Academy of Fine Art - 3264 Motor Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034 (November 2024)

"Brewery Art Walk"

The Brewery Artist Lofts - 621 South Avenue 21, Los Angeles, CA 90031 (October 5-6, 2024)

"Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk"

Emerging Gallery - 125 West 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 - (February 01, 2024 - March 01, 2024)

"People Are Starting To Notice"

Main Street Gallery - 34 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 - (Feb 26, 2022 - April 23, 2022)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (bookstore)

LACMA - 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036 - (Feb 2022 - April 2022)

Balch Art Research Library and Archives Permanent Collection

"Be Kind, Rewind" 

 Sí Gallery - (SXSW - participant) - 906 East 5th Street, Austin, TX 78702 - (February 19, 2022 - April 17, 2022) 

Las Laguna Gallery - 577 South Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 - (Sept 2020 - Sep 2021)

“29th Annual Juried Exhibition”  

The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library - 1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037 - (July – September 2020)

Touchon & Co. Gallery - 1100 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015 - (April 2019)

"Art To Go"

Museum of Selfies - 6757 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028 - (January 2019)

"Photofeast, New Documents"

Industry City - 220 36th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232 (May 2015)

"Contemporary Takeout"

Thierry-Goldberg Gallery - 103 Norfolk Street, Manhattan, NY 10002 (May 2015)

PRINT:

Black & White Magazine - Issue no. 166 - "Content Winner - Digital Manipulation" - P. 19 (October 2024)

Fisheye Magazine -  Issue no. 66  - "Instagram Artists" -  P. 150-151 (June 2024)

Chill Magazine -  Issue no. 2  - "Mementos" -  P. 34-35 (May 2024)

Photo Trouvée Magazine - Issue no. 12 - "Ancestral Treasures" - P. 138-141 (December 2023)

People Are Starting to Notice -  (LACMA museum Balch Art Research Library and Archives Permanent Collection)  - Issue no. 1 - "Gallery Trove"  P. 13 - (March 2022) 

The Other Art Fair Catalogue - Catalogue P. 67 (advertisement for OUT magazine) (September 2017)

HIV+ Magazine - "Leonardo" - Cover & Interview, P. 11-16 (May 2017)

City Beat Magazine - PSA "Feel Me Now" Music Video - Cover & Interview, & P. 20 (Feb 24. 2016)

LECTURES & CLASSES:

Printmaking for the Visually Impaired - Art Educator, (September 2023 - present)

The Braille Institute of Los Angeles- 741 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029 

Ceramics for the Visually Impaired - Art Educator, (May 2023 - present)

The Braille Institute of Los Angeles- 741 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029 

Tactile Collage for the Visually Impaired- Art Educator, (September 2023 - present)

The Braille Institute of Los Angeles- 741 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029

Zine Publishing for the Visually Impaired - Art Educator, (January 2024 - May 2024)

The Braille Institute of Los Angeles- 741 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029 

Medium Format Film Photographers Group, Los Angeles -Host, Instructor, (October 2023- January 2024) 

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, CA

Instant Film Society Los Angeles - Founder, Host, Instructor - (October 2023 - December 2023) 

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, CA

Artists Discussion Series - "Digital to Instant Film” - The Polaroid Lab

The San Diego Museum of Art- 1450 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92102 (February 12, 2022)

Artists Discussion Series - "Exposing Instant Film in Low Light Conditions" 

The San Diego Museum of Art- 1450 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92102 (March 12, 2022)

Artist's Talk - "Day vs. Night Juxtaposition Series"

The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library - 1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037 (August 15, 2021)

EXPERIENCE: 

• The Braille Institute of America - Art Educator (2023-present)
• The Sun (U.S.) - Photo Editor (2023)
• CBS - Social Producer (2022)
• Viacom - Social Producer (2022)
• Paramount - Social Producer (2022)
• AIDS Healthcare Foundation - Creative Media Producer (2022)
• The Academy of Motion Pictures - Motion Graphics Designer (2021)
• OUT Magazine - Branded Content Producer, Photo & Graphics Editor (2016-18)
• Advocate - Branded Content Producer, Photo & Graphics Editor, Photographer (2016-18)
• HIV Plus Magazine - Photo & Graphics Editor (2016-18)
• Pride - Branded Content Producer, Photo & Graphics Editor (2016-18)
• Alexa Meade - Artist Assistant, Social Media Manager, Photo/Videographer (2015-16)
• Universal Music Group - Intern, Photographer (2013)
• Def Jam Records - Intern, Photo/Videographer (2012-13)
• Island Records - Intern, Photo/Videographer (2012-13)
• Emusic - Intern, Photographer (2012)
• StyleLikeU - Intern, Photographer/Editor (2010)