By Liu Yingzhao – ArtTao. Net

Contemporary Chinese artist

16cm x 22cm 2002

Liu Yingzhao Resume(Simplified version)

Graduated from Harbin Normal University in 1982 with a bachelor's degree.

Graduated from Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in 1992 with a Master's degree.

1992–2000: Taught at the Oil Painting Department of the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts.

In 1994, he won first prize at the “First Oil Painting Still Life Exhibition” sponsored by the Chinese Artists Association. His “Chinese-style still life paintings” had a wide-ranging impact on the field of Chinese still life oil painting.

Moved to the United States in 2001. Influenced by both Chinese and Western cultures, my perspective has become more international. My artistic style and painting concepts have also undergone significant changes. Currently, I am dedicated to creating contemporary geometric abstract art and have authored the book "A Manual for Creating Contemporary Geometric Abstract Art."

From 1992 to 1999, his works were offered at over 40 auctions by renowned domestic and international auction houses such as Sotheby's, Christie's, China Guardian, Poly Auction China, Hanhai Sotheby's, Rongbaozhai, and Shanghai Duoyunxuan, maintaining a strong record in terms of transaction rates.

Works have been collected by the Pao family of Hong Kong, the Governor of Macau, PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Chairman of the Super Bowl Board of Directors, the Tennessee State Museum, and the New Mexico State Government for permanent collection. The artist has participated in art fairs such as Art Miami and Art Chicago. Nearly a hundred works have been published in major art magazines in the United States, and the artist has been interviewed by influential domestic and international media outlets, including China Central Television.

Published monographs such as "Illustrated Method of Oil Painting Still Life," "Contemporary Chinese Qiang School," and "Selected Works of Oil Painting Still Life." Starting in 2023-2026, will research the application of artificial intelligence in art creation and teaching, and create the AI websites arttao.org and arttao.net.

110cm x 81cm 2008

Liu Yingzhao Resume：

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Literature from the Department of Arts at Harbin Normal University, Heilongjiang Province, China

Master of Fine Arts in Oil Painting from Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, China

Work experience

August 1992 - May 2000: Teacher in the Oil Painting Department at Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, China

2001 to present: Resided in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, USA

Cooperative gallery：

FINALE FINE ART Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

NEW BURY Gallery, Boston, MA, USA

GREENHOUSE Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, USA

CAVALIER Gallery, Greenwich, CT, USA

Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts

WATERHOUSE Gallery in Santa Barbara, California

THE SYLVAN Gallery in Charleston, SC

MIRANDA Gallery, Laguna Beach, California

Exhibition:

2016-04 Shanxi Normal University Art Museum - “People Say Shanxi is a Good Place” China Shanxi Contemporary Oil Painting Series Invitational Exhibition 2015-10 Hebei Media University Art Museum - Beautiful China China Contemporary Art Joint Exhibition

March 2015 Shanghai Zhoupu Art Museum - ”Beautiful China" 2015 China Contemporary Art Joint Exhibition

2009 Miami International Art Fair - Florida

2009 Solo Exhibition - Finale Fine Art Gallery Santa Fe, New Mexico
Oil Painting Still Life Exhibits in “Collect and Donate” Exhibition at Tennessee State Museum
The 27th Annual Exhibition – Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art San Antonio, Texas
Solo Exhibition - Finale Fine Art Gallery Santa Fe, New Mexico
The National Portrait Artists Invitational Exhibition - Waterhouse Gallery, California
7th Annual Miniature Oil Show - Addison Gallery Boca Raton, Florida

2008 Annual Exhibition—Addison Gallery Boca Raton, Florida

Solo Exhibition - Reflection Gallery New Mexico

2007 The 6th Small Oil Painting Exhibition—Addison Gallery Boca Raton, Florida

Solo Exhibition - Waterhouse Gallery Santa Barbara, CA
International Art Masters Invitational Exhibition - Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art San Antonio, Texas
25th Annual Exhibition - Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art San Antonio, Texas
Solo Exhibition – Addison Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida
National Portrait Artists Invitational Exhibition - Waterhouse Gallery Santa Barbara, California
International Art Masters Invitational Exhibition - Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art San Antonio, Texas
Solo Exhibition - Reflection Gallery New Mexico
International Art Masters Invitational Exhibition - Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art San Antonio, Texas
Solo Exhibition - Reflection Gallery New Mexico
“International Art Exchange Exhibition: Joint Exhibition of Chinese, American, and German Artists - New York
The 10th Annual Chicago International Art Fair - Arcadia Chicago
The 16th American Asian Art Association Asian Art International Invitational Exhibition - San Francisco
Exhibition Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts - Beijing Art Museum
Contemporary Oil Painting Invitational Exhibition “From 12 Contemporary Chinese Oil Painters” - Painters- Cooper Union Art Museum New York, NY
The 1st Chinese Oil Painting Still Life Exhibition (Gold Medal Winner) - Beijing Museum of Chinese History
Oil painting still life “Spring” participates in the Sino-Korean Friendship Exchange Art Exhibition - South Korea
Asia Art International Expo - Hong Kong
“Status Quo - China” Oil Painting Exhibition - Hong Kong
Asia Art International Expo - Hong Kong
“Central Academy of Fine Arts Invitational Exhibition” of Contemporary Chinese Oil Painting - Macao Museum, China
The 1st Guangzhou Oil Painting Biennale (Nomination Award) - Guangzhou Art Museum China
Exhibition Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art - Beijing Art Museum
Asia Art International Expo - Hong Kong
China Academy of Art Joint Exhibition - Hong Kong
Spring Art Exhibition - Heilongjiang Art Museum, China

120cm x 360cm 2012

Auction：

May 2015 Oil Painting Still Life ———– Sotheby's Chinese Spring Sales - Contemporary Asian Art

December 2014 Oil Painting Still Life—Mellow Years Series 5—Poly Auction China Contemporary Art Auction

November 2014 Oil Painting Still Life - "Fleeting Years" Series 4 - Beijing Kuaishi International Modern and Contemporary Art Autumn Auction

May 2014 Oil painting Still Life: Morning Light Series 6 – Beijing Kuaishisuo International Spring Auction

May 2014 Oil Painting Still Life Morning Light Series 5 - China Poly Auction Spring Sale

May 2013 Oil painting Still Life ———— Poly Auction China 8th Anniversary Spring Auction

May 2000 Oil painting “Silver Lotus” - Christie's Auction of Ancient Chinese Calligraphy and Modern Oil Paintings Taiwan, China

April 2000 Oil painting “Dawn of the New Century” - Christie's 20th Century Chinese Art Auction, Hong Kong, China.

January 2000 Oil painting “Still Life” - Asian Art Auction Butterfield & Butterfield- Auction San Francisco, USA

October 1999, Oil painting “High Mountains and Flowing Water” - Christie's International Chinese Oil Painting Auction, Hong Kong, China

November 1999 Oil painting “Moonlit Window” - Christie's International Chinese Oil Painting Auction, Taiwan, China

May 1999 Oil painting “He He Mei Mei” - Christie's Chinese Oil Painting International Art Auction, Hong Kong, China

August 1998, Oil painting “Still Life” - Christie's China Oil Painting International Art Auction, Hong Kong, China

April 1998 Oil painting “Still Life” — Christie's International Chinese Oil Painting Auction, Hong Kong, China.

November 1997 Oil painting “Still Life” - Christie's ‘Chinese Contemporary Oil Paintings“ International Art Auction Hong Kong. China

August 1997 Oil painting “Beautiful Rivers and Mountains” - Christie's Chinese Oil Painting International Art Auction, Taiwan, China

April 1997, Oil painting “Still Life” - Christie's China Oil Painting International Art Auction, Hong Kong, China.

April 1997 Oil painting “Water Lilies” - Christie's ‘Chinese Contemporary Oil Paintings, Drawings, Watercolors, Sculptures“ International Art Auction Taiwan, China

December 1996 Oil painting “Mountains and Water” - Christie's Chinese Oil Painting International Art Auction Hong Kong, China

December 1996: Oil painting “Ming and Qing Dynasties” Landscapes" - 96 Pacific Art Auction Company International Art Auction, Beijing, China

November 1996, Oil painting “Ming and Qing Charm” - Christie's International Chinese Oil Painting Auction, Hong Kong, China.

October 1995, oil painting “Nostalgic Home accompanied by faint music on the land” - Christie's International Chinese Oil Painting Auction, Hong Kong, China.

October 1995 Oil painting “Still Life” - International Art Auction Singapore

October 1995 Oil painting “Red Music Flowing” - Christie's China Oil Painting International Art Auction, Hong Kong, China

May 1995 Oil painting “Yellow Chrysanthemums” - “Asian Art” Butterfield & Butterfield- Auction San Francisco, USA

May 1995 Oil painting “Wildflowers” - Christie's International Chinese Oil Painting Auction, Hong Kong, China

April 1995 Oil painting “Process” - Christie's China Oil Painting International Art Auction, Hong Kong, China

October 1994 Oil painting “Red Cockscomb” - China Guardian Auctions International Art Auction Beijing, China

July 1994 Oil painting “Harmony” - “Excellent Chinese National Art” Auction Singapore

March 1994 Oil painting “Red Pomegranate” - China Guardian International Art Auction and interviewed by the CCTV “Focus Interview” program team. Beijing, China.

October 1993 Oil painting “Cockscomb” - Christie's China Oil Painting International Art Auction, Hong Kong, China

March 1992 Oil painting “Still Life - Harmony” - Christie's China Oil Painting International Art Auction Hong Kong, China

120cm x 160cm 2014

Publishing：

2009 Oil painting published in "Collection and Donation" Tennessee State Museum

2009 Oil painting featured in The Santa Fe Art Guide and Art Collector

2008 Oil painting work published in "Santa Fe Art Guide" and "Art Collector".

October 24, 2007, "American Art Collector" magazine special edition published: Oil Painting

2007 Oil painting still life work published on the homepage of Vol. 1 of "Art Gallery and Antique Collectibles"

2007 | Interview in “West Art” Magazine, Issue 7/8, featuring the article "Chinese Art in the West" and the oil painting works "Still Life and Figures."

2006 Oil painting published in “Art Appreciation” April issue

2006 A special edition of American Art Collector magazine, focusing on oil paintings, was released on December 14th.

2006 Oil painting portrait published in the February issue of *American Art Collector*

2006 The Oil Painting Still Life was published in "American Art Collector" magazine, with a special interview and feature article in the April 6th issue.

2005 Oil painting published on the cover of The Santa Fe Art Guide

2005 Oil still life painting published in the December issue of *Southwest Art* magazine

2002 Oil painting published in "Art Today" June issue

2000 Published collection "Contemporary Chinese Powerful Oil Paintings" Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House

1999 - Published the book "Oil Painting Techniques and Illustrations," Heilongjiang Fine Arts Publishing House

1996 Three oil paintings were specially introduced and published in "Chinese Oil Painting" magazine.

1996 Oil painting “Cockscomb“ published in "Album of Celebrating Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts 90th Anniversary"

1996 Oil painting “Graceful Red Melody” published in "Collection of 100 Chinese Young Painters"

1995 Oil paintings “Colorful,” ”Yellow Chrysanthemums,” and “White Flowers” were published in "Collection of Paintings by 12 Contemporary Chinese Oil Painters," a special publication by China's Ministry of Culture featuring 12 contemporary Chinese oil painters on their visit to the United States.

1995 Oil painting “Process” published in "Fine Arts" Issue 3

1995 Oil painting “Process” published in "Chinese Oil Painting" Issue 58

1994 Oil painting “Red and Green” published in "Academy of Contemporary Art" Issue 5

1994 Oil painting “Still Life” published in "Chinese Style Oil Painting Exhibition Catalogue"

1993 Oil painting “Still Life” published in the "Asia Art Expo Collection"

1993 Oil painting “Still Life” published in Luxun Academy of Fine Arts magazine "Mei Yuan" issue 64/65

1992 Oil paintings “Thunder on the Horizon” and “Girl Playing the Clarinet” were published in the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts magazine "Meiyuan" Issue 57.

The artworks have been exhibited in countries such as the United States, France, Indonesia, Mexico, Germany, Singapore, Japan, England, and Malaysia. The oil paintings have been widely published in major international art magazines including , , , , , , , , , >, and .

Works are widely collected by collectors worldwide.

80cm x 80cm 2024

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Teaching Experience:

From 1992 to 2000, served as a professor in the Oil Painting Department of the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, teaching classical oil painting techniques and foundational oil painting courses.

August-September 2017, Liu Yingzhao Contemporary Art Studio in Yantai City, China offered its first contemporary art workshop.

July-August 2018, Weihai City, Shandong Province, China, First European Traditional Oil Painting Materials and Techniques Art Workshop

December 2018 - January 2019, the Second European Traditional Oil Painting Materials and Techniques Art Workshop was held at the Dafen Art District in Shenzhen, China.

The 3rd Advanced Workshop on Traditional European Oil Painting Materials and Techniques in Qingdao, China, April-May 2019

From June to July 2019, Liu Yingzhao Contemporary Art Studio in Yantai, China, offered a fourth advanced workshop on traditional European oil painting materials and techniques.

Professor Liu Yingzhao's Contemporary Art Studio in Yantai City, China, conducted the 5th Advanced Study Class on Traditional European Oil Painting Materials and Techniques from July to August 2019.

From September to October 2019, Liu Yingzhao Contemporary Art Studio in Yantai City, China, offered the Second Advanced Workshop on Contemporary Mixed Media.

2020 May-June: Liu Yingzhao Contemporary Art Studio offers the 3rd Contemporary Mixed Media Workshop (online).

From June to July 2020, Liu Yingzhao Contemporary Art Studio taught the 4th Contemporary Mixed Media Advanced Seminar (online teaching).

July-August 2020, Liu Yingzhao Contemporary Art Studio taught the 5th Contemporary Mixed Media Workshop (online teaching).

August-September 2020, Liu Yingzhao Contemporary Art Studio offers the 6th Contemporary Composite Materials Workshop (online teaching).

Liu Yingzhao Contemporary Art Studio Professor's 7th Contemporary Mixed Media Workshop (Online Teaching) - January to February 2021

January-February 2021 Liu Yingzhao Contemporary Art Studio Professor of the 6th European Traditional Oil Painting Materials and Techniques Workshop (Online Teaching)

From April to May 2021, Liu Yingzhao Contemporary Art Studio offered the 8th Advanced Study Class on Contemporary Still Life and Mixed Media (online).

January-February 2022, Liu Yingzhao Contemporary Art Studio Professor's 9th Contemporary Art Creation Workshop (Online Teaching)

Liu Yingzhao Contemporary Art Studio Professor's 10th Contemporary Art Creation Workshop (Online Teaching) - February to March 2022

April-May 2022 Liu Yingzhao Contemporary Art Studio held the 11th Contemporary Art Creation Workshop (Online Teaching)

From July to August 2023, Liu Yingzhao Contemporary Art Studio in Yantai City, China, offered a training course on comprehensive materials and contemporary art creation, marking its 12th session.

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