Bio

Justine Bui is a half-Chinese and half-Vietnamese multidisciplinary artist who focuses on colourism in Asian communities. She is a graduate from the University of Calgary in the BFA Honours Visual Studies program with Computer Science, who uses photography, sculpture, and installation to raise awareness about how colourism still exists within our present-day society.

Justine has had solo and group exhibitions at the University of Calgary, showcased her honours thesis art project at the Nickle Galleries in April 2023, and exhibited an installation, Rosy and Fair, at Contemporary Calgary in January 2024.

Justine’s artworks counteract the historical notions of skin lightening that impacts each generation. She uses colourism research within the art itself to mobilize knowledge about the physical, mental, and social effects from the products and practices. Through this creative practice, Justine strives to change the outlook of how Asian individuals view and value their own skin colour.