Les Joynes was born in Southern California. He studied fine art at Central Saint Martins College of Art, London and completed an M.A. Fine Art at Goldsmiths College London in 1997.
His work has been included in numerous exhibitions including Sandra Bürgel Gallery, Berlin; Nylon Gallery, London; Barbican Concourse Gallery; ArtSee, New York; London; Mizuma Gallery, Tokyo; The Art Center/Art and Culture Foundation, Seoul; Romo Gallery, Atlanta; Alliance Française, Bangkok; the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; and Maejima Art Center/AIT Tactical Museum, Japan.
