Tell Me A Story

Tell Me A Story by Jen Hsieh

• Opening event: Friday 13 June, 6-9pm. Tickets available via Eventbrite (free entry).
• Exhibition dates: Open everyday 10 to 22 June, 11am-4pm

 
Image credit: I Walk, Jen Hsieh (2025)

Artist

Jen Hsieh is an artist whose work tells tale of vast wilderness and inherent beauty. Her paintings possess a bewitching elegance, suggest and engage viewers to seek more and join in on the journey.

Her love of the land led her to explore the outback and remote Australia. Humbled by the rugged and desolate beauty of the land, Hsieh yearned to re-tell the tales of the Country and share the allure of the wild. In addition to traditional canvas, Hsieh extends her artistry by painting on unconventional mediums such as translucent silk chiffon and elastics,where there is no room for error or possible correction. The conscious choice of these mediums adds another layer to the tale being told.

Jen has exhibited across Australia and Canada and was the 2024 GreenWay Art Prize winner. Her works are held in private collections and well-cherished.

Exhibition Statement

Stories connect past and present, carrying memory, wisdom, and meaning through time. They shape how we see the world, how we remember, and how we make sense of what came before. Tell Me a Story weaves Australian landscapes into a collection of unfolding narratives. Each painting holds its own story—of resilience and renewal, paradise found and lost, hope, hardship, and bittersweet remembrance.

Materials shape these stories as much as the imagery itself. Layers of see-through chiffon shift with the viewer’s gaze, mirroring the fluid nature of memory. Firehose, once used to fight flames, carries the weight of destruction and renewal. Industrial elastic, stretched and woven into the compositions, embodies endurance, adaptation, and the tension between holding on and letting go.

Like a story passed from one voice to another, these paintings invite you to listen, interpret, and reimagine the Australian landscape. Some stories may feel familiar, others just beyond reach. Each asks you to pause, to listen, and to look a little deeper. What story will you take away?

Website: https://www.jenhsieh.art/
Instagram: @jenhsieh.art

For more information on the exhibition, media and interview requests, please contact Jen Hsieh on jenniferyhsieh@gmail.com or 0439 400 282.