Suyin Wai

"Every artist was first an amateur" - Ralph Waldo Emerson



Born in Montreal, Quebec but, now lives in Toronto. She trained at George Brown College for Graphic Design but, ended up slaving away in the cubicle jungle in the financial service industry until she finally escaped. She began painting 2012 to balance out the cubicle culture that permeates our society. Suyin’s art is mostly abstract influenced by many artists from Egon Schiel to Impressionism and everything in between including whimsical illustrations (Ralph Steadman is a favourite). She started with acrylics on wood or canvas but, later found that she prefers to use oil pastels and India ink on chalk paint painted either on paper or wood. She still sometimes uses acrylics but, often find mineral or chalk paint preferable.

George Brown College
Avenue Road Artschool

2019 PaintLounge
2019 Salon of Inclusiveness- Black Cat Showroom
2018 Danforth East Art Fair- East Lynn Park
2018 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, group showing
2018 Gallery City
2018 Toronto Public Library - Don Mills Branch
2017 Alive with Art, Scarborough Art Group Exhibit
2017 Artisans at Work-The Human Condition Exhibit
2017 Artisans at Work-Alice Exhibit
2017 Toronto Public Library-Leaside Branch Art
2016 Harrison Properties Art in the Park-August 27
2016 Group exhibit at Artisans at Work
2016 Group exhibit at Artisans at Wor
2016 Group exhibit at Artisans at Work
2016 Group exhibit at Artisans at Work- June In Bloom
2015 Selected in in ArtistTable Digital Art Show
2015 Featured in Abstract Expressionism Collection via Saatchi Online
2014 Featured in Abstract Collection via Saatchi Online
2014 Selected 2 times Editor's Pick of the week for Art Here