About Gina
Gina Palmerin, also known as La Gina, is a California-based contemporary artist whose work explores identity, memory, connection, and the relationship between the human figure and the spaces we inhabit.
Her visual language brings together expressive figuration, geometric abstraction, architectural forms, and recurring motifs such as vessels, line, and thread. Working primarily in acrylic and mixed media, Palmerin builds compositions through bold shape, layered surfaces, and deliberate shifts between organic and structured form.
Drawing from classical art, modernism, architecture, cultural memory, and contemporary design, Palmerin reinterprets familiar forms through a distinctly modern lens. Rather than separating figure from environment, her compositions often allow bodies, objects, and architectural fragments to merge, creating images that feel simultaneously intimate and constructed.
Her work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions throughout Southern California, including exhibitions at Sparks Gallery and Mash Gallery at the Pacific Design Center during Frieze Los Angeles. Her work has also been featured in arts publications and juried exhibitions.
Palmerin’s practice increasingly extends beyond the traditional canvas into public art, site-responsive work, and design-driven projects. She is interested in how the visual vocabulary of her paintings can be distilled into larger-scale forms, patterns, and compositions that respond to architecture, community, and place.
Her work is held in private collections and continues to evolve across painting, drawing, public art, and limited-edition works.
Gina Palmerin is based in California and works on exhibitions, commissions, public-art projects, and collaborations with designers and collectors
Rite of Passage
60”x60” Acrylic and Oil Pastel
Three women, each connected yet standing in their own space. One lingers, hesitant, while the others share a tender moment—a dove passed between them like a quiet promise. The soft tones and textured layers bring a sense of depth and warmth, while the gestures between them carry both the weight of tradition and the tenderness of personal connection. There’s something intimate and gentle in the exchange, something heartfelt in the act of passing on what matters most.
In Rite of Passage, I wanted to explore the quiet yet powerful moments of connection between women, especially in the face of change. The passing of the dove represents more than just a simple gesture—it's an expression of care, of wisdom, and of love passed through generations. This piece is about the quiet courage it takes to step into a new phase, and the love and support we give each other along the way.
Eternal
30”x30” Acrylic on Canvas
In Eternal, I reimagine Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss with a modern twist, blending classical beauty with bold, abstract energy. The figures of Psyche and Cupid emerge from layers of rich color and expressive brushstrokes—refined yet raw, delicate yet powerful. Earthy tones ground the piece, while vibrant accents and geometric patterns pulse around them, symbolizing love’s timeless, ever-evolving nature.
I take classical forms and breathe new life into them, reimagining their timeless beauty through a contemporary lens. I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of love that transcends time, and this sculpture captures that moment of devotion and awakening so beautifully. I wanted to push that further—giving it movement, texture, and emotion through layered acrylics and my signature mix of structure and spontaneity. Eternal isn’t just about romance—it’s about connection, transformation, and the idea that some things, like love, are truly timeless.