Bouie Choi
Those warm and unwavering existences
curated by Joyce Hei-ting Wong

14 March – 25 April 2026

Opening Reception: 14 March 2026 (Sat), 2-6 pm
Live performance “Like Water Like Shadow”：
21 March 2026 (Sat), 4:30pm

“Three years since her last solo exhibition at Grotto Fine Art, Bouie Choi returns with a new body of works in 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 that continues to expand the possibilities of painting on wood with speculative imagination. Drawing on fragments of her own biography, everyday life, dreams, and current affairs, the artist creates visual vignettes that explore the ideas of kinship, safety, and comfort. “ – Joyce Hei-ting Wong, guest curator

「時隔三年，蔡鈺娟在嘉圖現代藝術的全新個展「溫暖而堅定的存在」延續她過去七年對於木板繪畫的探索，深化以推想想象（speculative imagination）反映現實和表達人類境況的可能性。藝術家以自身經歷、夢境、日常生活和時事碎片為靈感，創作一系列極具象徵表現的畫作，探討人與人之間的情感聯繫、心靈慰藉和安全感。」-- 黃熙婷，客席策展人

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Artist Bio

Bouie Choi employs wood as a spatiotemporal medium, with a practice consistently centered on the quiet observation of "fragile existence." While her earlier works distilled collective memory and urban imprints through repetitive processes of preserving, pouring, sanding, and washing, her recent practice has shifted from cityscapes toward more intuitive and introspective visual narratives. By allowing the natural grain and color washes to guide her imagination, she captures sensory vignettes woven from fragments of biography, dreams, and everyday life. Though her narrative perspective evolves through time and space, her deep focus on the human condition—navigating between unrest and solace—remains unwavering.

Choi holds a BA from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2009) and MA from Chelsea College of Arts, London (2012). Recent solo exhibitions include ‘Those warm and unwavering existences’ (2026), solo exhibition in Basel Switzerland (2023), and in Grotto Fine Art Hong Kong (2023). Recent group shows include ‘Hybrid Nature’ in Alisan Fine Arts New York (2025) , ‘Three Tired Tigers’ in Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai (2024-25), and Stanford University (2024). Her work is held in the permanent collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery.

蔡鈺娟以木材為時空載體，其創作核心始終細膩地關注「脆弱的存在」。早期她透過防腐、澆淋、打磨與沖刷等重複工序，將木紋轉化為封存集體記憶的印記；近年她的實踐則由城市敘事，轉向更為直覺與內省的視覺隨筆 —順應木材紋路與色彩暈染，捕捉由個人傳記、夢境與日常碎片交織而成的感官想像。儘管敘事隨時空演變，她對人性中游走於不安與慰藉之間的本質，始終如一地深切注視。

畢業於香港中文大學藝術系（2009）及倫敦藝術大學切爾西學院（2012）。近期個展包括《溫暖而堅定的存在》（2026）以及於瑞士巴塞爾（2023）、香港嘉圖現代藝術（2023）舉辦之個展。其作品曾於紐約、杜拜及史丹福大學等地展出，並獲 Vancouver Art Gallery 永久收藏。

Curator Bio

Joyce Hei-ting Wong is an independent researcher and curator of East Asian modern and contemporary art. Wong has most recently curated the group show, The Remains of Our Days (2025, Alisan Atelier), and previously  large-scale retrospectives Never End: The Art and Life of Gaylord Chan (2024, Asia Society Hong Kong Center), All the World’s a Stage: The Art of Luis Chan (2022, Hong Kong Arts Centre). Formerly Curator at Asia Society Hong Kong Centre, she has also organised A World Within: The Art and Inspiration of Irene Chou (2019), and assisted the curation of A Story of Light: Hon Chi-fun (2019), Song of Spring: Pan Yu-Lin in Paris (2018); Painting Her Way: The Ink Art of Fang Zhaoling (2017); and Breathing Space: Contemporary Art from Hong Kong (2017). She holds a BA in Art History and English Literature from the University of Hong Kong (2015), and an MA in Contemporary Literature, Culture and Theory from King’s College London (2021). 

黃熙婷現為獨立策展人，著重研究東亞現代及當代藝術發展與實踐。近期，她曾策劃群展「來去有蹤」（2025，藝倡沙龍）；此前，亦策劃過大型回顧展「明天會再來：陳餘生藝術展」（2024，亞洲協會香港中心）、「歡樂今宵：陳福善的藝術」（2022，香港藝術中心），亦曾任亞洲協會香港中心策展人，策劃「二十世紀女藝術家系列」之三「萬象之根：週綠雲繪畫藝術展」（2019），協助策劃展覽計畫「光的故事：韓志勳」（2019）、「春之歌：潘玉良在巴黎」（2018）、「道無盡：方召麐水墨藝術展」（2017）以及「喘息空間：香港當代藝術展」（2017）等。她於2015年畢業於香港大學文學院，主修英國文學及藝術史，後於2021年獲得英國倫敦國王學院當代文學、文化和理論碩士學位。