Nature-based.
Fine Art Painter.
Architect.
About.
I grew up in a village on the west coast of Johor, Malaysia. I came to London to study architecture at the Architectural Association in 2002. Following graduation, I worked in the field of architecture for renowned offices in London, such as Heatherwick Studio and Farshid Moussavi Architecture; in my spare time, I always painted.
As a self-taught painter and experienced Architect, I am motivated by the inherent beauty of the natural world. I work mainly in watercolour, sketching plein air in pencil, and recently found joy in the tactile qualities of semi-soft pastels. In my paintings, I place the natural subject as the primary protagonist, with minimal hints of the built environment and human presence.
My Tree Portraits draw inspiration from London’s trees and blossoms – each assigned a postcode based on the nearest building’s address. My fascination with painting small objects on a much larger scale without employing a magnifier led to the whimsical Large Onion series. The Sea Level Rise series is my artistic response to climate change, raising awareness of the rapidly rising global coastal lines. This initiative also inspired me to craft freehand abstract colour-line drawings called W(e)ave. I am currently working on my “Alchemy” abstract watercolour series. Their precursor was the colour test scribbling I did for each of my figurative watercolour paintings – they were “dabs” with a great focus on “getting the colour right”, one at a time.
I have exhibited at the Royal Academy, and with the Royal Watercolour Society and the Society of Artists in Architecture. A selection of my original paintings and limited edition giclee prints are currently on show and for sale at The Bakery Art Gallery in Islington. Art commissions are welcome.
My works are in private collections worldwide.
Sheaufei Hoe
何晓菲
Bio.
Born in Johor, Malaysia, 1978
Lives and works in London since 2002
Education.
2008 - 2009 /// Professional Practice [ARB] @Westminster University, London
2002 - 2006 /// AA Final @Architectural Association School of Architecture, London
1999 - 2001 /// Bachelor of Science in Architecture @University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Selected Group Exhibitions.
2024 - Present /// The Bakery Art Gallery @Camden Passage and Portobello Road, London
2024 /// Alterier Shop & Studio Pop-up @Highbury, London
2023 /// Royal Academy Summer Exhibition @Piccadilly, London
2022 /// Muji Community Market @Islington, London
2021 /// The Other Art Fair @Kings Cross, London
2021 /// Candid Arts Trust Summer Salon @Angel, London
2020 /// AA (Architectural Association) Earth Day Open Call online exhibition
2019 – 2022 /// Annual Exhibitions with the Society of Artists in Architecture at various Central London locations including @Barbican Centre Library, @The Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, @Coningsby Gallery, Fitzrovia and @University College London Hospital, Euston
2018 /// Royal Watercolour Society Contemporary Watercolour Competition Exhibition @South Bank, London
2014 – 2016 /// The View, Epping Forest Visitors Centre @Chingford, Essex
2013 /// Busan Biennale @South Korea
Originals in Private Collections.
2025 /// Blossom 09, Clissold Park, Klauberg Collection, USA
2024 /// Dance-around poppy 02, Wakehurst, Butler Collection, USA
2024 /// Tree 60, north London N8, Mulcahy Collection, UK
2024 /// Looking Out 08, Miros Collection, Mexico
2024 /// Sea Level Rise 01, O’Gorman Collection, Ireland
2024 /// Alchemy 01 + 02, Orwen Collection, UK
2024 /// Blossom 07 @Kings Crescent, Batley Collection, UK
2024 /// Alchemy 03, Svigos Collection, USA
2024 /// Looking Out 05, Svigos Collection, USA
2024 /// Tree 59 @Peckham Rye Park & Common, Stout Collection, UK
2024 /// Tree 45 @Malet Street Gardens, Bloomsbury, Davies Collection, UK
2024 /// Tree 36 @Somerfield Road, Large Collection, UK
2024 /// Tree 58 @Ruskin Park, Hinz Collection, UK
2024 /// Tree 57 @Kew Gardens, Saunders Collection, UK
2023 /// Wisteria, Habib Collection, Japan
2023 /// Clementine, Hudspith Collection, UK
2023 /// Sea Level Rise No. 3, Strickland Collection, UK
2022 /// Tree 56 @Herne Hill, Couzens Collection, UK
2022 /// Warwick Castle Pub @Maida Vale, Lightowler Collection, UK
2022 /// Colmers Hill @Dorset, Pleming Collection, UK
2021 /// Ceanothus @Finsbury Park Road, Egerton Collection, UK
2021 /// Caminho 06 @Portugal, Culleton Collection, Ireland
2020 /// Blossom 04 @Canonbury Grove, Ahlemeyer Collection, UK
2019 /// Blossom 01 @Wilberforce Road, Watt Collection, UK
2019 /// Fern 01, Almatrooshi Collection, Middle East
2017 /// Tree 25 @Queens Drive, Ahlemeyer Collection, UK
The Begining.