Born in 1936, in Antoing, Lionel Vinche began his professional life as a sailor then as an actor and technician at the National Theater. Quickly, he devoted himself entirely to drawing and painting. He also created engravings and murals as well as theater sets.

Prolific, Lionel Vinche never quite stopped. He drew and painted on foundations found at random: shopping bags, packaging, pieces of wood or boxes gathered from here and there.

Benefiting from a certain notoriety in Belgium and elsewhere in the world, the work of Lionel Vinche does not yet enjoy wide recognition among the general public. Several initiatives are helping to reverse this trend: from fall 2025, a monographic exhibition will be dedicated to him on the ground floor of the Museum; the LRS52 gallery will also exhibit a selection of his works next year.