Lionel Genovart was born in 1976. He began his artistic training from high school at the Fernando Fader school. Interested in art in three dimensions also studied sculpture with Azcarate.
Paralelamente began to study luthería with the Italian teacher Franco Ponzo , teacher of great luthiers like Horacio Piñeiro.
From 1997 to 2004 he worked at I Violini as a luthier, performing as a restorer of violins, violas and violoncellos.