Ginok Song is a Korean-Canadian visual artist based in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador. Born and raised in Busan, South Korea, she began her formal art studies at Dada Art Academy before earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Pusan National University in 1998. She moved to Newfoundland in 2000 and has since developed a sustained painting practice shaped by her experiences of living between Korean and Atlantic Canadian cultures.
Working primarily in representational painting, Song explores women’s experiences of memory, belonging, selfhood, and place. Her interest in women’s representation led her to pursue a Master of Philosophy in Humanities at Memorial University, which she completed in 2017. Over time, her practice has evolved toward a visual language that brings together realism, symbolism, cultural memory, and the landscapes of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Song has exhibited extensively in Newfoundland and Labrador and across Canada. Her solo exhibitions include Fragments (2019) and In Her Eyes (2022) at Christina Parker Gallery, and I Reach Home, I am Serene (2024–25) at The Rooms. Her work has also been featured in the short documentary The Gaze, directed by Stacy Gardner and presented on CBC Gem. Her work is held in public and private collections in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and South Korea.
Song lives and works in Petty Harbour and is represented by Christina Parker Gallery in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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