Leoni (1976), visual artist, was born and raised between the high plains and valleys of La Paz, Bolivia, near Andean and Afro-descendant cultures. He studied Fine Arts at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés.

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His work has gone through various cycles; initially, he dedicated his art to insects, birds, and mammals, while also applying art to projects within protected areas in the Bolivian Amazon and Pantanal, regions where Indigenous communities still reside: Guarani, Mojeño, Chiquitano, and Ayoreo.

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After living several years in Costa Rica and Uruguay, he returned to southern Bolivia, near the Argentine border, to begin a new stage in his life and career, developing art projects in the Uyuni Salt Flats, Samaipata, and the Jesuit Missions. Since 2019, he has lived and worked in São Paulo, where he conducts research on the relationship between the body, nature, and built environments, drawing from the knowledge of indigenous cultures that inhabited the Peabirú path, a route connecting the Pacific to the Atlantic in South America.

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He considers art a way of life and has held over 50 solo and group exhibitions in Bolivia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Mozambique. He has received awards for his pictorial merit, contributions to environmental education, and artistic efforts in rescuing, valuing, and promoting Indigenous cultures of Latin America through his art.

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His work is featured in the book "Contemporary Art of Bolivia" (Ed. 2020). Additionally, he was the creative lead and coordinator in the design and execution of interpretation centers, living museums, stands, and interactive panels for WWF, Conservation International, Noel Kempff Museum, COBIMI, FAN, PRAEDAC, CABI, and BOLFORT across more than eight protected areas in Bolivia.