Ellie Hsu®

I am a Taiwanese-Canadian painter and illustrator based in Toronto, ON. I received my Bachelor of Design in Illustration from OCADU in 2023. Growing up frequenting temples in Taiwan, I am inspired from the Buddhist concept of impermanence. I question themes of the perceived reality and lived through moments in my practice by first drafting a collage. This is done digitally by fragmenting and dissecting the qualities of figures, objects, and spaces, searching for the interconnectedness between them. I then develop these elements into a composition and translate onto paintings or mixed media drawings.

Group Exhibitions

2021: Perspective, The Great Hall, OCADU, Toronto, ON
2022: Flowers show, Gallery IYN, Osaka, Japan
2023: OCADU GradEx, OCADU, Toronto, ON
2023: All the Small Things, Northern Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2024: Chosen family, Shoes Off Collective, Bevy, Toronto, ON
2024: Becoming Me, Taiwanfest, Toronto, ON
2025: Friends Forever, Ada Slaight gallery, OCADU, Toronto, ON
2026: A Lingering, Youthful Vengeance, Toronto, ON
2026: This Selfie, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON

Residencies

2026: Gladstone House, Toronto, ON

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Original artworks available for inquiry. Contact for pricing and availability.

elihsart@gmail.com
@iridescentmiilk