Gina Son

Through her Parisian café paintings, Gina Son captures the quiet poetry of women in moments of light and reflection. A Korean-American artist shaped by life across continents, she reinterprets French Impressionism with a contemporary heart—painting the shared affinities that connect us all. Gina Son is a Korean-American painter who reinterprets the women’s images in French Impressionism through a contemporary, cross-cultural lens. Based in Austin, Texas, she has lived and worked in Paris, Rome, London, Tokyo, Seoul, Santorini, and Honolulu, drawing inspiration from the cafés, streets, and people that define each city’s rhythm and charm.

Her paintings often center on Parisian café scenes—capturing the fleeting moments of women amid the interplay of light, architecture, and emotion. Inspired by Impressionist masters such as Renoir, Degas, and Monet, as well as Van Gogh, Chagall, Cassatt, and Sargent, Gina’s work explores femininity, reflection, and the quiet poetry of everyday life.

Being artistically inclined since age five, she continued to excel in art and won the National Scholastic Gold Key Award in Hawaii during high school. She later earned a master’s degree in International Relations, reflecting her lifelong fascination wi...

B.A. in Political Science/International Relations and M.A. in Asian Studies (Focus on Japan). Studied fine art as elective courses during graduate school. Educated in Hawaii, Seoul, Tokyo and Angers, France

- Solo Art Exhibitions:

* Pacific Guardian Tower, Honolulu, Hawaii 2010
* The Grand Hilton Hotel, Solo Exhibition, Seoul South Korea, 2008
* TUV Rheinland Korea Corporate Gallery Solo Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea, 2007
* Alliance de Francais Gala Event, solo exhibition, Seoul, South Korea, 2008

2.Group Exhibitions/Awards:
- Received a National Scholastic Gold Key Award in Art, presented by the Governor of Hawaii while in high school
- Hawaii State Art Exhibition, Pauahi Tower, Honolulu, HI