Helena Hsieh (b. 1982 in Long Beach, California) received her BA in English Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles (2004), her BFA in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute (2008) and her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston/Tufts University (2012). Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at WNDW Gallery (Vancouver), the Brayer Gallery (Los Angeles), Diego Rivera Gallery (San Francisco), and the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), among others. Hsieh has received a number of awards and recognition including an Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant (2015), a Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship from SMFA (2012), a Montague International Travel Grant (2011) and being selected for Boston Young Contemporaries (2010). Her work has been featured in publications such as Fresh Paint Magazine, Studio Visit Magazine, Art Business News and New American Paintings. She was most recently an Artist in Residence at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, BC, Canada.