Born and raised in Beijing, artist Hope Tian is a self-taught oil painter with over 15 years of experience. While pursuing a graduate degree in New York State, she answered a lifelong calling to become a professional visual artist. Now based in the Boston area, she continues to expand her extensive body of oil paintings while collaborating with gallery owners and educational institutions. Hope has appeared as a guest artist on Jane King’s broadcasts for Fox Business Network, Bloomberg TV, and Newsmax. Her work was featured on the Nasdaq billboard in Times Square, New York City, for a month in November 2023. She is currently a featured artist at The Gallery at Jimmy’s.

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Hope’s work spans a wide range of styles, from Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Expressionism, and Fauvism to Abstract painting. Her art is deeply influenced by her ongoing study of the master painters.

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Hope welcomes feedback and inquiries. She can be reached at htsidebyside@gmail.com.

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"The beauty of nature and the expression of art reaffirm who I am as a human being. In their purest form, oil paintings bring forth transformative thoughts and deep feelings. I am drawn to the sensuous lines of the human body and the intimate narratives of daily joy and struggle.

 

My work is an exploration of the human psyche—capturing the precise moment when a thought turns into a feeling, or when external light reveals an internal truth. Beauty in one’s eyes always comes from the heart. My Art is an extension of who I am at my core; it is the visual echo of my own heart.

 

It is both a joy and an honor to be a Professional Artist, inviting viewers to see themselves within these moments." - Hope