Ong Hwee Yen

Artist Statement

"Painting is my second wanderlust... breaking me free to realms where my footsteps dare not thread."

Yen paints landscapes, scenes, inspired by travels, dreams, in an impressionist style, characterized by strong colours and organic forms, with leanings towards surrealist expressionism and recently, abstractism. As a child, she harboured thoughts of being an artist but given the prevailing typical Singaporean parent sentiment at the time, she went the conventional route and maintained her penchant for creativity, from music composition to travel photography and writing and eventually back to the active exploration of art in 2005. Her favourite artists are Cezanne, Edvard Munch, Van Gogh, Chagall and Kandisky, and their post-impressionist modernist influences come through in her artwork.

Largely self-taught, Yen gained much from attending art workshops and interaction with experienced art practioners, from studying art history and the journey of masters, learning from their works and techniques. Increasingly, it is everyday life that is the teacher - places, people, things that move her into translating those feelings on canvas.

Exhibitions

  • 2019: "ENSEMBLE: coming out into Abstraction" group exhibition - The Arts House
  • 2018: "DREAMembrance" art exhibition - That Spare Room
  • 2017: "Artscape" 1st ed - SOTA Gallery
  • 2016: "Sudah Makan? (Have you eaten?)" group exhibition - Fullerton Hotel
  • 2016: "Art Apart Fair" 7th ed - Parkroyal Hotel
  • 2015: "Mosaic" group exhibition - Volvo Art Loft
  • 2014: "Exchange" group exhibition - MyArtSpace
  • 2012: "Bridging Cultures" opening exhibition - Rosella Gallery
  • 2012: "Spain Camino Series" solo exhibition - Bilbao Restaurant
  • 2010: "Colours with Passion" group exhibition - Tembusu Art Gallery
  • 2010: "Breakthrough" group exhibition - Fill Your Walls Gallery
  • 2009: "Alfreso Art Fair" - Clifford Square
  • 2009: "6 PerspectEVEs" group exhibition - The Art Loft @ Volvo

Publication

  • 2011: "International Contemporary Artists Vol III" - I.C.A. Publishing

Education

  • 2018: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Certificate in Western Abstract Painting)


building, architecture, The Silent Dome, Oil on canvas, SGD 1,050, painting, Ong Hwee Yen
The Silent Dome
Oil on canvas, 76×60cm
children, Untitled 4 (Magic Forest)_2015, Acrylic on canvas, painting, Ong Hwee Yen
Untitled 4 (Magic Forest)_2015
Acrylic on canvas, 76×76cm
children, Untitled 1 (Girl & Dog)_2015, Acrylic on canvas, painting, Ong Hwee Yen
Untitled 1 (Girl & Dog)_2015
Acrylic on canvas, 76×76cm

ethnic, architecture, A Vintage Shophouse, Acrylic on canvas, SGD 500, painting, Ong Hwee Yen
A Vintage Shophouse
Acrylic on canvas, 36×25cm
ethnic, architecture, The 8 Peranakan Houses, Oil on canvas, SGD 3,688, painting, Ong Hwee Yen
The 8 Peranakan Houses
Oil on canvas, 36×203cm
ethnic, urban, The Blue Shophouse_2021, Oil on canvas, SGD 900, painting, Ong Hwee Yen
The Blue Shophouse
Oil on canvas, 76×51cm

ethnic, urban, The 8 Shophouses_2022, Oil on canvas, SGD 3,688, painting, Ong Hwee Yen
The 8 Shophouses
Oil on canvas, 36×203cm
ethnic, urban, Shophouse 8, The 8 Shophouses-ocho(252)_2022, Oil on canvas, NULL, painting, Ong Hwee Yen
Shophouse 8, The 8 Shophouses-ocho(252)
Oil on canvas, 36×25cm
Singapore painting, joochiat, colorful,abstract expressionism, contemporary art, urban landscape,cityscape,Singapore artist,oil painting
Once upon a time
Oil on canvas, 51×76cm

travel, railway, The Lost Station (Tanjong Pagar railway stn), Oil on canvas, SGD 1,080, painting, Ong Hwee Yen
The Lost Station (Tanjong Pagar railway stn)
Oil on canvas, 76×60cm
urban, Joo Chiat, A Stroll at Joo Chiat, Oil on canvas, SGD 1,050, painting, Ong Hwee Yen
A Stroll at Joo Chiat
Oil on canvas, 60×76cm
urban, The Lost Station (tanjong pagar railway)_2018, Oil on canvas, painting, Ong Hwee Yen
The Lost Station (tanjong pagar railway)_2018
Oil on canvas, 76×60cm

urban, Lau Pa Sat (telok ayer market)_2018, Oil on canvas, painting, Ong Hwee Yen
Lau Pa Sat (Telok Ayer Market)
Oil on canvas, 76×60cm
urban, Journey To Town (geylang serai)_2018, Oil on canvas, painting, Ong Hwee Yen
Journey To Town (geylang serai)_2018
Oil on canvas, 76×102cm
urban, Homesick II (New York)_2016, Acrylic on canvas, painting, Ong Hwee Yen
Homesick II (New York)_2016
Acrylic on canvas, 76×76cm

urban, Homesick I (London)_2016, Acrylic on canvas, painting, Ong Hwee Yen
Homesick I (London)_2016
Acrylic on canvas, 76×76cm
urban, Chinatown Blues (teck lim rd)_2018, Oil on canvas, painting, Ong Hwee Yen
Chinatown Blues (Teck Lim Rd)
Oil on canvas, 76×60cm


Exhibitions and Events — Archives

Affordable Art Fair Singapore — 2022 SFA to feature six local artists at AAF 2022.

Art Exhibition and Sale @Studio Fine Art Gallery — 10 to 12 June, 2022


Workshops

Venue: Studio

  • Team Building
  • Abstract painting
  • Mixed media painting
  • Children’s Workshop

Contact/Enquire

Sangeeta Charan,
email: studiofineart14@gmail.com
Studio: 47, Jalan Pemimpin, #06-03,Halcyon 2, Singapore 577200

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