Growing up between Thailand and the United States, I discovered my passion was art because it allows us to access a universal language
In my work, I research and develop new forms of expression, arriving at the elaboration of works that move from informal abstract works to artwork that integrates found and autobiographical text
I graduated from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and have completed residency work at MoMA PS1. My artwork has been presented at the Zhou B. Art Center (Chicago, IL), the Tipi Project (NYC), Bruno David Projects (St. Louis, MO), the DAMU Theatre (Prague, Czech Republic), Paris (FR), and featured in British Vogue Interiors. I have work in private collections and in the Museum of Encaustic Art
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alenaahrens
Untitled 2023
encaustic
Kozuke ivory paper 20x20 inches
Yin (I)
2022
encaustic Sekishu Banshi Tsuru paper (white) 15x22 inches
Yang (I)
2022
encaustic Sekishu Banshi Tsuru paper (white) 15x22 inches
Eternal Streams Meet
2023
encaustic, watercolor marker
Kozuke ivory paper 20x24 inches
With Smiles and Tears
2023
encasutic
Kitikata paper 24x18 inches
The Name My Heart Lent to Another
Beneath the Evening Moon
2022
encaustic, wax crayon, ink, colored pencil, graphite, watercolor marker
Kozuke ivory paper
16x20 inches
Impatient as the Wind
2022
encaustic, watercolor marker
Kozuke ivory paper
16x20 inches
Heart Aches With Desire
2023
encaustic, ink, watercolor marker
Kozuke ivory paper
16x20 inches
encaustic, wax crayon, ink, colored pencil, graphite, watercolor marker 20x16 inches
And Then and Forever
2023
encaustic, wax crayon, ink, colored pencil, graphite, watercolor marker
Kozuke ivory paper
20x16 inches
Like a Star of Heaven
2023
encaustic, wax crayon, ink, colored pencil, graphite, watercolor marker
Kozuke ivory paper
16x20 inches
Gleaming Through the World
2023
encasutic, watercolor marker
Kozuke ivory paper
20x16 inches
Restless Memory Never Dies
2022
encaustic, wax crayon, ink, colored pencil, graphite, marker
Kozuke ivory paper 20x16 inches
When I Crossed the Wild
2022
encaustic, ink, colored pencil, graphite, Kozuke ivory paper 20x16 inches
Like a Rose in June 2022
encaustic, wax crayon, ink, colored pencil, graphite, watercolor marker
Kozuke ivory paper 16x20 inches
In Passion’s Soft Dream
2022
encaustic, ink, colored pencil, graphite, watercolor marker
Kozuke ivory paper
16x20 inches
2023
encaustic, graphite
Kozuke ivory paper
33x40 inches
2023
encaustic, colored pencil, graphite, watercolor marker
Kozuke ivory paper 24x39 inches
