Yuqi Wang
Guest Instructor Yuqi Wang earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts in China; postgraduate studies in oil painting were completed at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in China.
Exhibitions of Wang's work include the Century Gallery in Virginia; Acadia Gallery in New York; the National Portrait Gallery in the United Kingdom; and China's Beijing Music Hall Gallery.
Wang's art also appears in collections of the China National Gallery, and the private collection of the Royal Family of Japan.
Among the awards Wang has received are the Grand Prize, bestowed by the Portrait Society of America in Washington, DC; Second Prize at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC; and Best Portfolio, awarded by the American Society of Portrait Artists, Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Artist's Statement
hat draws me, as an artist, to put brush to canvas is at once both public and private. The world I reveal is a blend of both the ‘Occident’ and the ‘Orient’; my passion for both Classic European portraiture and the Pre-Raphaelite movement is gently kissed by my Chinese heritage. I find the classic styles to be timeless, with a warmth and honesty not offered any more with modern movements.
hat draws me, as an artist, to put brush to canvas is at once both public and private. The world I reveal is a blend of both the ‘Occident’ and the ‘Orient’; my passion for both Classic European portraiture and the Pre-Raphaelite movement is gently kissed by my Chinese heritage. I find the classic styles to be timeless, with a warmth and honesty not offered any more with modern movements.