Born to a painter and a sculptor, Danhui Nai developed love of art at a tender age. She was born and brought up in mainland China where she followed evening art classes after coming from school. Still driven by her passion for art, she proceeded to study interior design at Wu Xi Light Industry College. Done with her college studies Danhui moved to the U.S. where she lived in New York City, working as a textile designer while also following her studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology during night hours. Her works are created using a layering technique for application of color and she also uses a variety of media, including tempera, watercolors, oils, and gouache. Danhui creates a variety of art works, prints, and posters that are mainly inspired by her garden outside her San Francisco Bay area studio. It's in that same garden where she creates most of her creative works.
Many of her creative pieces have been licensed to a variety of companies for the manufacture of different products. At the same time, her art also graces the walls of many homes and institutions in the U.S. and beyond. For interior decoration, there are many art lovers who purchase framed Danhui Nai art while others simply opt for other finishing options such as canvas, lamination, and prints. Danhui’s years of experience as a painter in many mediums have made it possible for her to create a variety of works on different subjects, making her artistic works to cover quite a wide scope.