Bio
Lena Song is a second-generation Asian American painter and filmmaker. Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Lena grew up visiting D.C’s Smithsonian museums. Her work is informed by American Realism and Impressionism alongside her own lived experiences. Inspired by nature, spirituality, and cinematography, her art highlights themes of belonging, growth, and self-discovery.
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Lena’s works have been exhibited in the U.S. Capitol (2021, 2022), premiered at the Brown Media Group Film Festival in NY and LA (2024), showcased at the International Regeneration Youth Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia (2022), and premiered at the Asian American International Film Festival in NY (2025). Presently, Lena studies Visual Art, Economics, and Computer Science at Brown University.

Artist Statement




My art explores the intersection of memory, identity, and growth through visual storytelling. Each painting captures a moment in time, reflecting events that have shaped my becoming. Drawing from my experiences as a second-generation Asian American, I use art to navigate questions of belonging and fulfillment while exploring themes of duty, hope, and authenticity.
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Working primarily in acrylic and oil paint, I create compositions that blend vivid landscapes, cinematic lighting, and dreamlike imagery. My process is meditative, an act of reflection and renewal. I am inspired by nature and architecture, finding in them a sense of peace that grounds me and informs my artmaking. Painting allows me to capture vivid colors and lighting, bringing the viewer into another world and conveying emotions beyond the canvas.
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My paintings form a nonlinear narrative of self-discovery. Through my art, I weave together fragments of the past, present, and imagined future into a single visual narrative. My portfolio traces the journey of becoming: of finding meaning and fulfillment through change and acceptance. Through my subjects, I depict moments that have shaped who I am and revealed the person I aspire to become. As a daughter of immigrants, a dreamer, a creative, and a wanderer, my work echoes the search for understanding and purpose, inviting viewers to pause, reflect, and rediscover themselves within the quiet stillness of my art.