Acrylic portrait “Janine” (2025) by Sabrina Seck

Lena Frey's artistic training began at the studio of Tolmachev MS, where she participated in exhibitions in Japan and Poland. After studying design and decoration, she traveled through various countries, experiencing inspiring stories and writing books and poems. These experiences led the artist back to painting, which for her is a form of expressing emotions—from love and joy to sadness. Using a palette knife, she captures feelings in spontaneous, dynamic strokes, without prior color planning or sketches. She experiments with styles and themes, often mixing seemingly incompatible elements, and paints almost daily. Her work has been exhibited in cities such as Paris, Rome, and New York.