About Me

I am a Peruvian-American visual artist and third culture kid exploring themes of cultural awareness and societal injustice. In 2023, I adopted the name Rebel Leona—a nod to rebellion and the lion’s roar that broke through the silence that kept me contained.

Artist Statement
A smiling woman with short, curly, two-toned hair, wearing a black shirt with checkered shoulder details, in a cozy, colorful indoor setting.

Artwork

Munay

Acrylic, Leather Collage on Canvas
30x40 in
2025
$2800

Fly Kites, Not Warplanes

Acrylic Marker on Canvas
30x40 in
2024
$1900

A black and beige abstract drawing of a skull with various intricate patterns and designs inside, including flowers, eyes, leaves, and other geometric shapes, with the artist's signature "Rebel Leona" at the bottom right corner.

Fly Kites, Not Warplanes

Acrylic Marker, Chrome Acrylic on Drywall
96x48 in
2024
$800

Abstract painting with colorful textured collages, including blue, yellow, orange, green, and pink, with various paper elements, shapes, and layered paint.

De Todo

Acrylic, Paper Collage, Pencil Shavings, Pigment Powder on Canvas
16x20 in
2023
NFS

More Art!

“Para las mujeres sensibles, no hay mision imposible.”

Get in touch

Follow me on Instagram @rebel_leona

View fullsize “ Rumblings “ — sanguine & blue forms done outside on a beautiful sunny afternoon (slide 3&4). Took a break, went inside, and wove in the black 😈. I just really love making marks in black 🖤 sometimes I go too hard but the
View fullsize Almost there ✨ … sharing my in-progress painting from my last class with @lindsaymuellerart. What I loved about this macro-focused exercise is the fantastical effect of going deep into detail… blurring reality just enough to ping your m
View fullsize Night meditating with mark-making 🪵🖤 If you like bold darks and charcoal-like mediums, you’ll like Nero soft chunky & XL sticks from @cretacoloraustria 👌🏽. They are oil based 😉
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View fullsize Bitter lines of guilt and curvatures of hell. How can anyone feel ‘normal’ these days? 💥 Thick charcoal—the kind you can press down hard. #nightdrawing #strangetimes
View fullsize (un)covering material… charcoal, you slick devil. …brb while I do 100 more of these 🤩 kinda like the first version better (full charcoal)
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View fullsize “Always late” bc who knows what time is anymore 😸. Sharing these cute canvases I dedicated to individual members of my family this past Christmas 🎄in Peru. Let me tell you, scale doesn’t equate work. Each memento comprises feeling
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