Gina Son

Gina Son is a Korean-American painter whose work reinterprets the spirit of French Impressionism through a contemporary, cross-cultural lens. Through her Parisian café paintings, she captures the quiet poetry of women in moments of reflection, solitude, and light—revealing the shared emotional threads that connect people across cultures.
Based in Austin, Gina has lived and worked in Paris, Rome, London, Tokyo, Seoul, Santorini, and Honolulu. These experiences continue to shape her artistic sensibility, inspiring paintings infused with the atmosphere, rhythm, and intimacy of the cities she has called home.
Her work often centers on café scenes and urban interiors, where architecture, light, fashion, and gesture converge to create emotionally resonant narratives. Influenced by masters such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Marc Chagall, Mary Cassatt, and John Singer Sargent, Gina explores femininity, memory, elegance, and the emotional texture of everyday life.
Artistically inclined from early childhood, Gina received 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 with culture, ...

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