Lana Pineda Köhn is a fine artist currently based in San Francisco, CA. She comes from a diverse background of cultures and heritages including Indigenous Mexican, Spanish, Norwegian, and Celtic roots which serve as her primary inspiration for her paintings. She received her Bachelors in Fine Art in 2014 and has been working within the art industry ever since.
Her current work is an exploration of her cultural identity and what it means to be a mixed race woman in the modern world. As a child, she often felt a disconnect with her background and was unsure of what and how she identified with it. Her artwork has become her means of bridging that gap and reinterpreting these backgrounds in ways that resonate within a contemporary context.
Her most recent paintings are reimaginings of folklore, mythology or deities from each of her heritage's native ideology that emphasize the connections they still embody between her current life and her ancestors.
Her work aims to inspire others to examine their relationship with their ancestry as well as contribute to the dialogue of cultural identity for those who come from mixed and multiple backgrounds.
CURRICULUM VITAE
RESIDENCIES:
“EEEEE”, CDMX Mexico, 2021
PUBLICATIONS:
ShoutoutLA Magazine, 2022
Art Dose Magazine, 2021
ArtWalk Magazine. 2021
AWARDS:
Excellence in Painting Gold Award, CamelBack Gallery, 2021
RECENT EXHIBITIONS:
"Postcards in Paradise”, Voss Gallery, CA 2023
“Petrichor”, Hellvela Gallery, CA 2023
“Literally, A Figurative Art Show”, ShockBoxx Gallery, CA 2023
“16 x 16”, Mirus Gallery, CA 2022
“Wonderland”, Hellvela Gallery, CA 2022
“Made In California”, Brea Gallery, CA 2022
'“Verdant Heart”, Fe Gallery, CA 2022
“SKATE SHOW”, Mirus Gallery, CA 2022
“Gøra Meira af Sér” Solo Show, EEEEE Gallery, Mexico City, 2021
“Botanical”, Las Laguna Gallery, CA 2021
“The Art of Art”, Modern Eden Gallery, CA 2021
“Color of Your World”, Santa Clarita Arts Gallery, CA 2021
“Discolandia”, 111 Minna Gallery, CA 2020
“10xTEN Bay Area Womxn Artists”, Faultline Artspace, CA, 2020
“Inception”, Palette Gallery, CA 2019
“El Final De Una Era”, Wonderland Gallery, CA 2019
“Por Que Si.....”, Wonderland Gallery, CA 2019
"Delicious", Studio Gallery, CA 2018
"10 Years in Wonderland", 111 Minna Gallery, CA 2018
"Entre Suenos", Wonderland Gallery, CA 2018
100 by 100 Group Art Show, Fleetwood SF Gallery, CA 2017
EDUCATION:
Academy of Art University, Bachelor of Fine Arts
INSTRUCTION:
Intro to Oils, Little Paper Planes
Botanical Watercolors, WorkshopSF
Cyanotype Printing, WorkshopSF
