Nena Lang

Short Biography

Nena developed her artistic practice alongside an academic background in European cultural history, a combination that gives her work both intellectual depth and personal resonance. She has held solo exhibitions across Europe, including a presentation at the MUSA Pavilion during the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024, and a curated collection of 35 bespoke artworks for Rixos Premium Dubrovnik in 2025. Her international exhibition record spans South Korea, the USA, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Germany, and Kazakhstan, and her work has received recognition through the London Prize, the WAA Woman's Art Award, and the MUSA International Art Space designation as one of 10 Must Have Artists. She completed an artist residency at the Baroque Blue Summer Art Residency in Santa Caterina di Nardò, Italy, in 2023.

Education

Nena holds a PhD in European Cultural History.

Exhibitions

Her solo exhibitions include a presentation at Fabrique Contemporaine Galerie and Association, Paris (2025); 'Whispers of Heritage' at the MUSA Pavilion during the 60th Venice Biennale, Venice (2024); 'Revelation' at Rixos Premium Dubrovnik, Croatia (2023); 'Colors of My Soul' at The Gallery Steiner, Vienna (2022); and 'Beneath the Iceberg' at KreativRaum Galerie, Vienna (2022). Her international group exhibition record includes 'Established Voices' at the IDENTITY Project, Seoul Art Week, South Korea (2026); Woman's Essence 10th Anniversary, Rome (2026); Under One Sky at the National Central Museum of Kazakhstan, Almaty (2026); the IDENTITY Project at Insa Art Center, Seoul (2025); Art Palm Beach and Contemporary, Florida (2025); Art Expo Ljubljana, Slovenia (2025); ART WOMAN: Weaving Dreams, Living Time at Primo Piano LivinGallery, Lecce, Italy (2025); New York Art Expo (2024); ART ANKARA, Turkey (2024); Art Expo Trieste, Italy (2024); the XIV Florence Biennale (2023); Woman's Essence Show, Berlin (2023); Art 8SL Gallery, Marbella, Spain (2023); Moon Art Fair, Hamburg (2023); the MUSA Pavilion during the 59th Venice Biennale (2022); Art Expo Dallas (2022); Red Dot Miami (2021); and M.A.D.S. International Contemporary Art Exhibitions, Milan (2020 to 2021). An upcoming group exhibition, 'Art: Vision and Matter', is scheduled at Contart Gallery, Rome, from 27 November to 4 December 2026.

Awards

Nena has received the Woman's Essence Show 10th Anniversary Edition Award from MUSA International Art Space, Milan (2026); the TAA Artists for Peace designation (2024); the WAA Woman's Art Award (2023); the MUSA International Art Space designation as one of 10 Must Have Artists (2022); and the Best Modern and Contemporary Artists London Prize (2022).

Artistic Style

Nena's paintings combine layered textures, expressive colour, mixed media, and gold leaf to create compositions that explore transformation, resilience, and the emotional weight of cultural memory. Her PhD in European Cultural History informs an approach to abstraction that is both intuitive and intellectually considered, drawing on the relationship between personal experience and broader cultural inheritance. Each work functions as an invitation to the viewer to discover their own story within the composition, creating a dialogue between the painting and whoever stands before it.

Additional Information

In 2025, Nena created a curated collection of 35 bespoke artworks for Rixos Premium Dubrovnik, inspired by Adriatic light, Mediterranean textures, and coastal landscapes. She completed an artist residency at the Baroque Blue Summer Art Residency in Santa Caterina di Nardò, Italy, in July 2023. She is available for private commissions and bespoke works for collectors, luxury residences, hospitality interiors, and interior design projects.