Ni Tsai-Chin is a Taiwanese artist known for his ability to combine tradition and contemporaneity through painting, installation and calligraphy. His work explores themes related to cultural identity and spirituality, reinterpreting traditional languages with a modern and innovative approach.
In 2001, Ni Tsai-Chin participated in Art to Art VI, where he was invited to exhibit at the museum UMoCA by Cai Guo-Qiang in Colle di Val d'Elsa. This collaboration represented a unique opportunity to bring his poetics into dialogue with the cultural and artistic context of Tuscany.
With a career characterised by international exhibitions and an unwavering commitment to making connections between past and present, Ni Tsai-Chin continues to be a prominent figure in the Asian contemporary art scene.
The first verified exhibition of Ni Tsai-Chin was Place / Displace at the Centre A - Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art in Vancouver, Canada, in 2004, while the most recent was Dimensions: Variable in Spaces at the Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts in Taipei in 2024. Although Ni Tsai-Chin exhibits most frequently in Taiwan, his works have also been presented in China and Canada. Over the past 20 years, the artist has participated in at least two solo exhibitions and 17 group exhibitions (see exhibition catalogue for details).
Ni Tsai-Chin has taken part in two biennials and, although she has not participated in art fairs, she has contributed to major exhibitions such as Tranquillity through Windows at the Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts in Taipei in 2011. Other significant exhibitions include the Animamix Biennial in Taipei and the Taipei Fine Arts Museum.
Throughout his career, Ni Tsai-Chin has exhibited with leading artists such as Yao Jui Chung and Chu Wei-Bor.