Zenio Lapka was born in Sydney, Australia in 1957 to Polish/Ukrainian migrant parents.

He has worked for the past twenty years as a professional photographer specialising in editorial, documentary and speed sports.

Now living in the Central West (rural NSW), he has turned his attention to "environmental portraiture" and landscape, with some studio work.

Zen's first exhibition was in 1992 at the Green Iguana Cafe in Newtown. He has since exhibited at the Kafka Gallery in 1996 and Studio 300 at Orange NSW in 2004.