Juan Henderson

Juan Henderson (b. Havana, Cuba) is a South East London-based artist whose work spans mixed-media collage, printmaking, and painting.
Born in Cuba and raised in South London after spending his early childhood in Central America, Henderson’s creative outlook is shaped by a life of diverse surroundings, street-smart resilience, and an innate drive to create.

Working primarily on an intimate scale (A4 to A3), Henderson’s practice thrives on physical, hands-on experimentation. His collages layer original photography with vintage imagery—including 1978 Nicaraguan wartime photographs captured by his father—alongside found print, magazine clippings, and newspaper scraps. To build colour and texture, he applies everything from acrylics and spray paint to oil pastels and nail varnish, across surfaces ranging from canvas and paper to reclaimed plastics and metal scraps. His process is highly active, physical, and intuitive—a constantly evolving cycle of assembling, stopping, reflecting, and re-working.

While drawing foundational inspiration from Pop Art icons like Richard Hamilton and Eduardo Paolozzi, as well as classical and surrealist influences like Michelangelo and Salvador Dalí, Henderson’s work remains distinctly anatomical and gro...

Fine Art Degree