Born in 1982 in Taipei, Taiwan. Candy Bird comes from a second-generation mainland Chinese family that arrived in Taiwan after 1945. Growing up amid geopolitical tensions, he frequently faced ideological conflicts and familial struggles while forming his Taiwanese identity. His art is around the concept of “gaps,” focusing on marginality and the gray areas between opposing forces. Beginning with street graffiti and murals, his practice has evolved into painting, video art, and lecture performances, integrating literature, existentialist philosophy, and social psychology to address complex contemporary political and social contexts.
Solo Exhibitions
2024 「Whispers」Liang gallery, Taipei.
2023 「There, there」Project Fulfill Art Space, Taipei.
2022 「Moon / Moon」Pingtung Art Museum, Pingtung.
2020 「Opening Statement」Glorious Jewel Art Center, Taipei.
2019 「Arrived, Us.」A Concept gallery, Hong Kong.
2018 「What a Neat Painting」Liang gallery, Taipei.
Art Residency
2019 Fukuoka Asia Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan.
2018 Kamishibai Theatre Group, Osaka, Japan.
2017 Koganecho Art Center, Yokohama, Japan.
Group Exhibitions
2023 「Listening to the overtones of fissures」Green Island White Terror Museum, Taitung County.
2023 「Dasein」JUT art museum, Taipei.
2020 「Taipei Nuit Blanche」Taipei City Cultural Affairs Bureau.
2020 「Re-visiting Landscape」Chiayi art museum, Chiayi city.
2018 「Still waters run deep」Kaohsiung museum of fine art, Kaohsiung city.
2018 「Cinema Taipei」Cho Why, Bangkok.