In Vermont, Yen Yen Chou renders a dainty, dreamlike environment in which pastel hues and subtle gradients rule.

Yen Yen Chou Embraces Change in a Whimsical Realm Brimming with Water Droplets

With a penchant for kaleidoscopic colors and whimsy, Yen Yen Chou renders a dainty, dreamlike environment in which pastel hues and subtle gradients rule. The artist, who lives between Taipei and Brooklyn, is drawn to dualities, particularly the relationships that emerge from “the ephemeral and the physical, the micro and the macro,” she says. At Kishka Gallery & Library, Yen Yen’s presentation of two modes of working—watercolors on paper and epoxy clay reliefs—conjures the magic of polarities.

An Ever Changing View, as its name suggests, takes transformation as its root. Water droplets recur throughout the works, descending from a long, thin line into a swirling pool in “Rippling,” for example, and appearing as anthropomorphic, dozing characters in “Leaves of Becoming.” While suspended on panel or paper, these forms connote movement, as they’ll eventually evaporate or combine with a larger body.

a light blue sculptural relief by Yen Yen Chu of a straight drizzle of water droplets into a larger swirling pool

“Rippling” (2025), acrylic and epoxy clay on wooden panel, 37 ½ x 25 inches

For now, though, Yen Yen depicts a whimsical world on the verge of possibility. “This new body of work continues my exploration of transformation and interconnectedness in everyday life. I’ve been thinking about dualities…and how these relationships shape the way we experience life, through our thoughts, perceptions, and emotions,” she writes.

An Ever Changing View is open through November 22 in White River Junction, Vermont. Find more from Yen Yen on her website and Instagram.

a rainbow colored water droplet emerging from a tiny spot by Yen Yen Chu

“Lady Rainbow” (2023), acrylic on epoxy and foam, 15 x 5 ½ inches

an abstract piece by Yen Yen Chu of two forms radiating outward with circular pieces surrounding

“To Gaze Upon a Passing Sky” (2025), watercolor and gouache on paper, 12 x 16 inches

a sculptural relief in blues and purples by Yen Yen Chu of overlapping water droplets

“Swinging in the rain” (2024), acrylic and epoxy clay on wooden panel, 27 x 22 inches

an abstract piece by Yen Yen Chu of various swirling shapes and an eye like form

“Daydreamer” (2025), watercolor and gouache on paper, 12 x 16 inches

a sculptural relief by Yen Yen Chu of large droplets on a peach backdrop

“Iridian Path” (2023), acrylic and epoxy clay on wooden panel, 26 x 21 inches

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