Łukasz Leja

Łukasz Leja is a Polish-born American multidisciplinary visual artist, living in New York City.[1][2] He is known for his work as a figurative painter, but also works as a photographer and mixed media artist.[3]

Life and career

Łukasz Leja is originally from Międzyrzecz, Poland.[4] Leja is known as a figurative painter and usually works with oil on canvas. His paintings, influenced by his architectural background, and depict subjects related to queer love, kink, and sex.[5][6]

Leja won the Tom of Finland Foundation's Emerging Artist Competition in 2022,[5] which led to more exhibitions in the United States and abroad. His first solo exhibition, Home is where the h<3rd is (2024), took place at NAD Gallery in New York City.[1] In 2025, Leja completed a three-month artist in residency at the Tom of Finland Foundation, ending with an exhibition, Luke of Poland (2025), which featured 12 oil paintings, a table collage, a woven blanket, a 50-page zine, and prints of his earlier works.[4]

Exhibitions

  • 2024, Home is where the h<3rd is, NAD Gallery, New York City[1]
  • 2025, Luke of Poland, Tom of Finland Foundation, Los Angeles, California[4]
  • 2025, My Romantic Ideal, The Bureau of General Services – Queer Division, New York City[2][7][8]
  • 2025–2026, Satyriasis, Motto, Paris, France

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Łukasz Leja". SHOWstudio. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Waite, Thom (May 21, 2025). "This show responds to censorship with 'radical eroticism'". Dazed. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ Schlutt, Marcel (May 11, 2025). "Cowboys and Angels". Kaltblut Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Graver, David (September 9, 2025). "Tom of Finland Foundation Artist-in-Residence Łukasz Leja's "Luke of Poland" Exhibition". Surface. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Łukasz Leja". The Queer Museum. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Conversations with Łukasz Leja". Voyage Ohio. September 25, 2025.
  7. ↑ Bernadicou, August (December 14, 2025). "Łukasz Leja: Interview". The LGBTQ History Project (The LGBTQHP). Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  8. ↑ Rosen, Miss (August 6, 2025). "Picturing Love, Desire, and Resistance in Queer Photography". Blind Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
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