"I create spaces intertwined with brushstrokes and emotions, refining more interpretations and imaginations of painting."

-Tsai, Yu-Chen 蔡宇貞

Tsai Yu-Chen is a Taiwanese artist whose painting practice explores the intersection of still life, perspective, and cultural hybridity. Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, she lives and works in the same city, where her studio practice engages with historical references and contemporary observation.

Tsai's work focuses on 'seeing' as a form of collecting. She investigates how visual perspective becomes a cultural gesture through detailed renderings of arranged objects—how it frames, preserves, and transforms meaning across time and place. Her compositions often combine Eastern spatial traditions with Western linear perspective, inviting viewers to reconsider the distance between looking and understanding.

She received her MFA from National Kaohsiung Normal University. She was featured as the cover artist for CANS Art News in 2024, recognising her contributions to contemporary still-life painting in East Asia. Her works have been exhibited at institutions such as the Pingtung Art Museum and were successfully auctioned in Hong Kong in 2024.

「我透過筆調與情感交織所創造出的空間，淬鍊出更多對於繪畫的詮釋及想像。」 ——蔡宇貞

蔡宇貞，2000年生於台灣高雄，目前就讀於國立高雄師範大學美術系碩士班。曾獲2024台南新藝獎、2023洄瀾美展銀牌、2023大墩美展入選、2023雲林藝術獎入選、2022 屏東獎入選。她的藝術旅程圍繞著視角的多變性，通過創作過程的探索與成長，發展出一套獨特的靜物捕捉方式，運用「收藏」的概念，將日常生活中那些不可觸及的事物轉化為畫作中的珍貴主題。