Artist Biography

Paolien Hung is a fine artist based in Napa Valley, California, with over two decades of experience in painting and sculpturing. Originally hailing from the Formosa, known as Taiwan, Paolien's upbringing in the southern countryside of her aural village has been an inspiration to her creative eyes. Her love for mother nature fuels her passion for life, her sense of naturalistic beauty manifests in her artwork.

In her early days as an artist, Paolien started experimenting with clay and paint, experiencing a creative spark and found herself constantly gravitating towards beautiful landscapes and vibrant animals, and never ceased in cultivating the lit ember of her inner artist. It is clear that her paintings channel her impressionist influences with strong sincerity for life's poignant emotions. Yet, with a shade of humor centered on the characteristics of human nature as seen in the chicken painting series. Through the sculptures, her post-modern artistry depicts human decadence in the modern world. Paolien is a versatile artist able to cross different media with various themes.

Through her craft, Paolien exhibits her belief that we all must look at things differently from time to time, and it is by viewing the world through different unique lenses brought by art that we can find true meanings and interconnectivity with all things in our surroundings.

Exhibitions, Collections, and Highlights

• 1992 : Won third prize of the fifth Chinese Ceramic Exhibition and this piece became part of the National Museum of History Collection.
• 1993 : On Exhibition at the Taipei International Exhibition of Ceramics.
• 1994 : Exhibited at the First Annual Pacific Rim Ceramic Sculpture Conference, Honolulu Academy of Arts.
• 1995 : Taiwan Museum of Fine Art purchased and exhibited her work.
• 1996 : Selected to exhibit at the Art De La Ceramicque, Taipei & Comite pour la creation d’un centre cultural et d’information de Taipei, a Paris.
• 1996 : Won the Fletcher Challenge International Ceramics Award, New Zealand.
• 1997 : Moved to St. Helena, California and began her organic work.
• 1998 : Invited by the People’s Republic of China to exhibit at the First International Show in Yixing, China.
• 1998 : Xu of China purchased work for their family-owned museum.
• 1999 : Guest ceramist at Suzhou University of Art & Design, Suzhou, China. Work now in the University’s museum.
• 2000-2019 : Into abstract and monotype painting.
• 2019 : Exhibited at The White Barn, St. Helena, California: View Info
• 2020 : Illustrations for books.
• 2023 : Exhibited at the Frog's Leap Winery, Rotherford, Napa, California.

If you are interested in Paolien’s work, whether personally, commercially, or would like to invite her to exhibit her artwork for your organization, please feel free to contact her by email: paostudioart@gmail.com. You can also follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paolienart