BIOGRAPHY
Crystal Wu is a Melbourne-based artist working between Eastern sensibility and Western abstraction.
Informed by her background in fashion and textile design and production, her practice reflects a refined sensitivity to materiality, texture, and colour. Her paintings unfold through an intuitive process, where gesture and layering are held in quiet balance.
Her work moves with subtlety between structure and fluidity, revealing a measured exploration of form, perception, and emotional nuance.
CV
Born: Shanghai, China
Lives and works: Melbourne, Australia
Education
• Self-directed practice in painting, textile art, and colour studies
• Decades of professional experience in fashion and textile design & production, informing a deep understanding of materiality, texture, and colour harmony
Solo Exhibitions
• Current Works, Acae Gallery, Melbourne (2024)
• New Abstract Paintings, Red Gallery, Melbourne (2025，2026)
Group Exhibitions
• Camberwell Art Show — 60th Anniversary Exhibition (2025)
• Selected works shown in Paris and Los Angeles art showcases (2024–2025)
Awards
Seven works have been placed in private collections.
STATEMENT
My work explores the space between structure and fluidity through abstraction.
Guided by an intuitive process, I build layered compositions where gesture and restraint coexist.
I am interested in how subtle shifts in colour and form can evoke emotional nuance.
