Adrian Kay Wong

Biography
Artist Adrian Kay Wong in his Los Angeles Studio

Adrian Kay Wong (b. 1991) is an artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He was born and raised in the East San Francisco Bay area and received his BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2013. Wong depicts subtle narratives and interactions from the seemingly incidental moments of the everyday. Characterized by domestic interiors, motifs from daily life, and casts of light and shadow, his paintings balance an exchange of abstraction and representation, surface and depth, and organic and geometric form.

 

Interwoven with his own memories, story, and cultural identity, Wong's paintings embody an intimacy and familiarity encapsulated within a stillness like a bated breath. In these vignettes of extended moments, Wong examines the coexisting dualities underlying our daily experiences. Notions such as intimacy and estrangement, transience and permanence, and belonging and isolation lie in the understated tensions inherent to the day-to-day.

 

Structured carefully in measured compositions, Wong gives space to reflect on the personal dialogues often overlooked, yet intrinsic to self-discovery, empowerment, and reflection.

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Works
  • Painting of a figure standing in a lit up swimming pool in the night time.
    Deep End, 2026
  • Painting of a woman leaning on a railing while holding a cigarette with fireworks behind her
    Fireworks, 2026
  • Painted of a figure in a blue sweatshirt standing behind a wall covered in shadows
    Fold, 2026
  • Painting of a woman laying her head down on her crossed arms.
    Lie, 2026
  • Painting of the back of a figure and a room covered with blue and pink shadows
    Remains (Dark Red), 2026
  • Painting of a person resting their hand on their head while holding a cigarette.
    Reprieve, 2026
  • Painting of a woman standing in front of a painting and pink flowers in a shadow covered room
    Triste (Wave), 2026
  • painting by artist Adrian Kay Wong depicting a layered composition in which two figures are seen in an interior and exterior setting, obscured by windows and walls
    Awakening, 2025
  • painting by artist Adrian Kay Wong depicting a close up composition of a couple backlit during a sunset
    Backlit, 2025
  • painting on a wooden room divider by artist Adrian Kay Wong depicting layered composition of an interior setting with two individuals sitting at a table, obscured by a partially opened door and door frame respectively. Visible are a white orchid plant, and a potted plant
    Dotting The Eyes, 2025
  • painting by artist Adrian Kay Wong depicting the exterior patio, of a home and an individual stepping outside a window-paned door. On the deck is an ash tray, a broom, a water hose, and wilted yellow tulips in a terracotta pot
    HOME, 2025
  • Still life painting of a desk in the dark. There is a laptop propped up on top of two books, blue masking tape, a computer hard drive and a tulip.
    Blue, 2023
  • Still life painting of wall with a door slightly open. On the wall next to the door is a picture frame with a polaroid picture resting on the ledge of the frame. On the other side of the open door is a large vase. There is a shadow being cast on the wall.
    Corridor, 2023
  • Still life painting of a desk with a cigarette in an ashtray, a pencil, two books stacked on top of a each other, an open envelop, an eraser and a few sheets of paper.
    Desk, 2023
  • Diptych still life painting of a breakfast table. On the left canvas, titled Juice, is a cup of juice with a straw, a black water kettle and a vase with a round orange flower. On the right canvas, titled Coffee, is an orange slice, a cup of coffee with a spoon and a pour over coffee filter. There is the head of a chair in the background
    Morning [Juice (left), Coffee (right)], 2023
  • Still life painting of a table with a small film camera, a book, a cd on top of its case, headphones and a thumbtack.
    Softly, 2023
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