Check out Lena Kunz’s Artwork

Today we’d like to introduce you to Lena Kunz.

Lena, we’d love to hear your story and how you got to where you are today both personally and as an artist.
I was born and adopted from Russia when I was two years old. I couldn’t speak nor fully walk yet. Growing up, art was a way for me to express myself. It was like my voice. Colors and images could do the talking. My parents noticed my gifts as a young child and always encouraged me to keeping making art. I went to art based schools from middle school throughout high school. I graduated college from Kansas City Art Institute in 2015. During my last two years in college, my art was becoming more therapeutic to me, which lead to becoming my subject matter. My art deals with psychological matters, such as trauma, addiction, one’s own existence, etc. The therapeutic side of it is the making of the art and story behind it. My art ranges from paintings (oil and acrylic), drawing, sculpture, audio/music, and videos. I strive to continue encouraging others to use art as a means of therapy and to create stories out of it.

We’d love to hear more about your art. What do you do and why and what do you hope others will take away from your work?
During my last two years in college, my art was becoming more therapeutic to me, which led to becoming my subject matter. My art deals with psychological matters, such as trauma, addiction, one’s own existence, etc. My art ranges from paintings (oil and acrylic), drawing, sculpture, audio/music, and videos. I hope my art can help destigmatize mental health and allow others to explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences in art therapy.

Do current events, local or global, affect your work and what you are focused on?
It’s cool to see artists play a role in society. Whether it’s political or aesthetic. There’s great opportunities for artists to show their work. For instance, First Fridays, art festivals, art galleries, etc. However, we as artists have our own difficulties. Such as making a living and having good connections. I’ll admit, I’ve struggled with those. I am aware this has been an issue many famous artists who have past. I saw a statement online which I thought was interesting – “The world is drawn on the past; we’re not in the now.” Society will buy artwork from artists who are no longer living but won’t support the living artists. Currently, I am focusing on continuing to teach Yoga & Art classes, doing freelance work, music, and energy healing work (Reiki, Polarity, and Cranial Unwinding).

Do you have any events or exhibitions coming up? Where would one go to see more of your work? How can people support you and your artwork?
People can see my artwork through social media (Facebook, Instagram, SoundCloud, and other media’s). One can support me by following me from one of those social media. Also, if I do teach yoga or yoga and art, it would be awesome to have new students show up.

Contact Info:

• Address: lenakunzart@gmail.com
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/artistlk
• SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-202783297

Image Credit:
Photo by Ben Gould: the white and black installation room.

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