Lena Med

Her visual language combines contemporary expressive realism with symbolism. Animals — particularly horses, dogs, and birds — appear throughout her work not simply as subjects, but as symbolic figures expressing freedom, vulnerability, loyalty, transformation, memory, and inner strength.

Realistic figures emerge from expressive, often undefined spaces created through intuitive brushwork, layered color, and contrasts of light and shadow. By removing a specific physical setting, Med shifts the focus from narrative place to emotional state.

A recurring theme in her practice is the human–animal bond and the idea of animals as mirrors of human experience. Her paintings explore identity, memory, relationships, freedom, transformation, and the search for inner harmony.

Rather than offering a fixed interpretation, Med creates emotionally charged spaces in which viewers are invited to recognize something of their own experiences and inner states.

Her work has been exhibited in the Czech Republic, including Open ART Fest in Prague, Galerie Twinart in Prague, and Gallery One One in Prague. Her paintings have also been selected for multiple curated collections on Saatchi Art.

She currently lives and works in Brno, Czech Republic.

2014-2018 - Transcarpathian Academy of Arts, Uzhhorod, Ukraine

2017 - Building of the Transcarpathian Academy of Art
2021 - Open ART Fest - Praha
2025 - Open ART Fest - Praha
2025 - Galerie Twinart, Hrany Emocí - Praha
2026 - Gallery One One, Arte vol.3 - Praha
2026 - Gallery One One, Arte vol.4 - Praha
2026 - Gallery One One, Arte vol.5 - Praha