Lesley Bunch studied at Goldsmiths’ College and the School of Oriental and African Studies. She has a BA in Fine Art & Art History and an MA in Archaeology (Edo Period Japanese art). 
Bunch was awarded the Contemporary British Painting Prize in 2022. She has exhibited in the UK, US, Europe and Asia, with solo shows ‘Absence: Presence’ in Rome, ‘Shadow Language’ in Seoul, and ‘Cut Two Pieces in Three’ in London.