Pearl Horng
Artist biography
b. 1988, Taipei, Taiwan
Pearl is an award-winning artist living and working just outside of Richmond, Virginia. She creates paintings that are sensitive and expressive, and characterized by a deliberate balance between rendering and abstraction. What moves her through a piece is a belief that a painting should originate from a strong intention, and that a love and appreciation for the subject matter -- as well as disciplined decision-making through the process -- carry this effort forward.
Pearl began working in oils while she was studying medicine, driven to pursue her dream as a child that she could no longer set aside. She knew at a young age that art was her calling and that she would always circle back to it and find it again. She began working in oils at the age of 25 while she was studying medicine and has accumulated over a decade of experience in fine art. Today, she continues to balance her life as a professional artist and emergency physician.
Pearl believes that painting from life is key to developing thoughtful intuition as an artist. Her plein air work informs her efforts in the studio. She is particularly drawn to scenes with a strong sense of light and seeks to create a sense of energy and unity in her paintings. At the present moment, she is most fascinated by the behavior of water. Over the years she has studied with nationally and internationally recognized impressionist painters, and her work has been most strongly influenced by Robin Caspari and Hsin-Yao Tseng. She continues to learn and evolve as a painter by experimenting with paint, tools, and subject matter, spending time in the field, and drawing inspiration from her fellow artists and their respective journeys.
Her work has been accepted into American Impressionist Society and Oil Painters of America exhibitions, and received national recognition through Modern Impressionist Magazine, Plein Air Magazine, and BoldBrush. She has painted at numerous juried plein air events along the east coast and collected accolades along the way. Her work can be viewed at Crossroads Art Center in Richmond, Virginia.
b. 1988, Taipei, Taiwan
Pearl is an award-winning artist living and working just outside of Richmond, Virginia. She creates paintings that are sensitive and expressive, and characterized by a deliberate balance between rendering and abstraction. What moves her through a piece is a belief that a painting should originate from a strong intention, and that a love and appreciation for the subject matter -- as well as disciplined decision-making through the process -- carry this effort forward.
Pearl began working in oils while she was studying medicine, driven to pursue her dream as a child that she could no longer set aside. She knew at a young age that art was her calling and that she would always circle back to it and find it again. She began working in oils at the age of 25 while she was studying medicine and has accumulated over a decade of experience in fine art. Today, she continues to balance her life as a professional artist and emergency physician.
Pearl believes that painting from life is key to developing thoughtful intuition as an artist. Her plein air work informs her efforts in the studio. She is particularly drawn to scenes with a strong sense of light and seeks to create a sense of energy and unity in her paintings. At the present moment, she is most fascinated by the behavior of water. Over the years she has studied with nationally and internationally recognized impressionist painters, and her work has been most strongly influenced by Robin Caspari and Hsin-Yao Tseng. She continues to learn and evolve as a painter by experimenting with paint, tools, and subject matter, spending time in the field, and drawing inspiration from her fellow artists and their respective journeys.
Her work has been accepted into American Impressionist Society and Oil Painters of America exhibitions, and received national recognition through Modern Impressionist Magazine, Plein Air Magazine, and BoldBrush. She has painted at numerous juried plein air events along the east coast and collected accolades along the way. Her work can be viewed at Crossroads Art Center in Richmond, Virginia.
Distinctions
September 2026 - Oil Painters of America Summer Online Showcase, Finalist
August 2026 - American Impressionist Society 6th Annual Associate Member Exhibition
July 2026 - BoldBrush Art Contest and Exhibition, Honorable Mention
June 2026 - Plein Air Magazine, Salon Art Prize Finalist
April/May 2026 - Modern Impressionist Magazine, Modern Impressionist Salon Top 40
November 2025 - American Impressionist Society 6th Annual All Member Online Exhibition
April 2025 - American Impressionist Society 26th Annual National Juried Exhibition
February 2025 - BoldBrush Art Contest and Exhibition, FAV15
November 2023 - American Impressionist Society 4th Annual All Member Online Exhibition
Plein Air
June 2026 - Paint Main, Gloucester Arts Festival, Gloucester VA (juried quick draw) / Quick Draw, First Place
September 2026 - Oil Painters of America Summer Online Showcase, Finalist
August 2026 - American Impressionist Society 6th Annual Associate Member Exhibition
July 2026 - BoldBrush Art Contest and Exhibition, Honorable Mention
June 2026 - Plein Air Magazine, Salon Art Prize Finalist
April/May 2026 - Modern Impressionist Magazine, Modern Impressionist Salon Top 40
November 2025 - American Impressionist Society 6th Annual All Member Online Exhibition
April 2025 - American Impressionist Society 26th Annual National Juried Exhibition
February 2025 - BoldBrush Art Contest and Exhibition, FAV15
November 2023 - American Impressionist Society 4th Annual All Member Online Exhibition
Plein Air
June 2026 - Paint Main, Gloucester Arts Festival, Gloucester VA (juried quick draw) / Quick Draw, First Place
May 2026 - North Carolina Plein Air, New Bern NC (juried)
September 2025 - Suffolk Plein Air, Suffolk VA (juried)
April 2025 - Chestertown Rivers Arts Plein Air, Chestertown MD (juried quick draw) / Quick Draw, Second Place
September 2024 - Suffolk Plein Air, Suffolk VA (juried)
February 2024 - Ocean Reef Paint Out, Key Largo FL (invitational)
September 2023 - Suffolk Plein Air, Suffolk VA (juried) / Best Farmland
May 2023 - Plein Air New Bern, New Bern NC (juried)
April 2023 - Coastal Virginia Plein Air, Norfolk VA (juried)
November 2022 - Plein Air Brandywine Valley, Brandywine DE (juried)
September 2022 - Suffolk Plein Air, Suffolk VA (juried) / Honorable Mention
June 2022 - Paint It! Ellicott City, Ellicott City MD, (juried) / Gino Award (First Place)
April 2022 - Coastal Virginia Plein Air, Norfolk VA (juried)
October 2021 - Tidelands Plein Air, Tappahannock VA
September 2021 - Suffolk Plein Air, Suffolk VA (juried) / Quick Draw, Third Place
September 2025 - Suffolk Plein Air, Suffolk VA (juried)
April 2025 - Chestertown Rivers Arts Plein Air, Chestertown MD (juried quick draw) / Quick Draw, Second Place
September 2024 - Suffolk Plein Air, Suffolk VA (juried)
February 2024 - Ocean Reef Paint Out, Key Largo FL (invitational)
September 2023 - Suffolk Plein Air, Suffolk VA (juried) / Best Farmland
May 2023 - Plein Air New Bern, New Bern NC (juried)
April 2023 - Coastal Virginia Plein Air, Norfolk VA (juried)
November 2022 - Plein Air Brandywine Valley, Brandywine DE (juried)
September 2022 - Suffolk Plein Air, Suffolk VA (juried) / Honorable Mention
June 2022 - Paint It! Ellicott City, Ellicott City MD, (juried) / Gino Award (First Place)
April 2022 - Coastal Virginia Plein Air, Norfolk VA (juried)
October 2021 - Tidelands Plein Air, Tappahannock VA
September 2021 - Suffolk Plein Air, Suffolk VA (juried) / Quick Draw, Third Place
Website: horngstudio.com
Instagram: @phorngartist
