Lena

Lena

Art is never made alone.

Lena works across four strands — curating, writing, studio practice and community projects. Each returns to the same conviction: art is not the isolated act of a lone genius. What gets made, and what gets remembered, is shaped by places and by institutions.

A wide view of the gallery: paintings across three walls reflected in a mirror-polished floor, a small sculpture on a plinth.

Curating

Exhibitions, and the decisions behind them: what to include, what to leave out.

Writing

Research on who art history remembers, and on how place changes the way artists work.
  • Who Gets Remembered? The Forgotten Women of Republican Chinese Art
  • Can a Change of Place Change the Way Artists Create?
  • Is mental illness over-diagnosed now, or just better recognised?
 A large round tree in dense green and blue marks beside a white fence, under a pale sky streaked with yellow.

Studio

Her own work — painting in acrylic and oil pastel, alongside installation, zines and typography.

Community

Community revitalisation through art, where urban ecology and cultural heritage meet.
  • Wadawurrung cultural heritageWadawurrung Country, Victoria, Australia
  • Chongming handwoven textilesChongming Island, Shanghai