Candise Wai – portfolio

Contact the artist

https://candisewai.art/
07544 526774
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Exhibition information

ARTBOOK

The Quiet Weight of Colour: The Art and Journey of Candise Wai, Published by Sfumato Art Creatives, New York, 2026

SOLO EXHIBITION
2026 – Solo Online Exhibition, Sfumato Art Creatives, New York, USA, January-ongoing

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 – Dream Beyond Borders, D Contemporary & StudioToGallery, Westminster, London, UK, Jul
2026 – StudioToGallery Exhibition at a London Clinic, Kensington, London, UK, Jul-Oct
2026 – Old School Art Collective, Oxfordshire Artweeks, Oxford, UK, May
2026 – Arrival Gallery, curated group exhibitions in London, Milan, Brighton, Paris, New York, Osaka, Madrid, Jan–May
2026 – Echo in Pixels, Pixel Aura Gallery, Mar–Apr (online)
2026 – Festival, Domio Gallery, UK, Feb–Mar (online)
2026 – Conflict/ed Exhibition, Le Gâteau Art Gallery, February (online)
2025–2026 – Biafarin 5th Annual Awards Exhibition, Biafarin, Canada, Dec 2025 – Feb 2026 (online)
2025–2026 – Vivere (To Live), international online juried exhibition, Gallerium, Canada, Dec 2025 – Feb 2026
2025–2026 – Happiness Exhibition, international juried online exhibition, Le Gâteau Art Gallery, Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
2025 – Arrival Gallery, curated exhibition in London and Athens, Nov-Dec
2025 – Everything Abstract 2025, international online juried exhibition, Fusion Art, USA, Nov–Dec
2025 – 32nd Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality, Circular ArtSpace, Bristol, UK, Nov–Dec

PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2026 – Feature Artist Interview, The Great Book of Art Makers, Arts to Hearts Project, Oct
2026 – Interview with Candise Wai, The Quiet Weight of Colour, Creative Reflections, Sfumato Art Creatives, Sep
2026 – “Candise Wai: The Quiet Power of Emotional Abstraction” by Sonia Borrell, Disruptors Magazine, Jun
2026 – Selected Artist, Sfumato Art Magazine, Issue 3, Jun
2026 – Selected Artist, “The Most Inspiring Woman Artists of 2025,” Art HERstory Magazine, Spring Issue
2026 – Selected Artist, Artist Talk Magazine, Issue 42, Mar
2026 – Selected Artist, “Echo in Pixels,” A Pixel Aura Series 03, Mar
2026 – Selected Feature Artist Interview, Arts to Hearts Magazine, Issue 11, Jan
2025 – Selected Artist Interview, Visual Art Journal, Issue 42, Nov
2025 – Feature Artist Profile, Artistcloseup, Oct

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
2026 – Selected Artist, International Artist Award 2026, Arts to Hearts Project, Jul
2026 – Longlisted, VAA Artist of the Year Award 2026, Visual Artists Association, Jul
2026 – Longlisted, Visual Art Open 2026, Visual Artists Association, Jul
2026 – Semi-Finalist, Tartget Prize 2026, Jul
2026 – Winner, Billboard Giveaway near Affordable Art Fair, Creative Flair, London
2026 – Honorable Mention Award, 16th Abstract International Juried Art Competition, Teravarna, USA
2026 – Honorable Mention Award, 10th Color International Juried Art Competition, Teravarna, USA
2025 – Selected Winner, Global Art Selling Challenge (Artsy Competition), Teravarna, USA
2025 – Finalist, Everything Abstract 2025, Fusion Art, USA
2025 – Honorable Mention Award, 15th Abstract International Juried Art Competition, Teravarna, USA
2025 – Selected Artist, Biafarin Awards 2025, International Contemporary Art Competition, Biafarin, Canada

SCREENINGS & PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
2026 – Digital billboard presentation near Affordable Art Fair, Creative Flair, London, Mar
2026 – Digital billboard presentation, Artseen, Modern Museum of Art (MOMA) Take Over, New York, Feb
2025 – Digital billboard presentation, Artseen, during Tokyo Art Week, Japan, Nov
2025 – Digital billboard presentation, Artseen, during Art Cologne, Germany, Nov

PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT
2025–present – Visitor Experience Volunteer at Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK
2025–present – Volunteer (Visitors & Public Programmes), Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK

Artist information

Candise Wai is an Oxfordshire-based contemporary abstract artist originally from Hong Kong. Her practice investigates the expressive potential of colour, gesture, and emotional resonance. Connected to art since childhood, she developed her artistic language over decades of private practice while building a successful international career in market research. She began presenting her work publicly in 2025.

Wai’s trajectory has gained rapid international recognition, with exhibitions in London & Athens (2025), London, Paris, Milan, Brighton, New York, Osaka, Madrid, and Oxford (2026). Her work has been selected for juried exhibitions, featured in international art publications, received multiple awards, and presented on large-scale digital billboards during Tokyo Art Week, Art Cologne and Affordable Art Fair London. Her artbook, The Quiet Weight of Colour: The Art and Journey of Candise Wai, was published in New York in 2026.

Working within abstract expressionism, Wai employs layered gestures, dynamic contrasts, and quiet tonal subtleties to explore themes of resilience, transformation, and inner stillness. Her practice reflects a longstanding private dedication now evolving into a focused and confident professional career.