A master signature member of the Oil Painters of America, a master signature member of American Impressionist Society and an artist signature member of California art Club, Huihan Liu was trained in the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art in China in 1972 with a BA and MFA from the Academy of Art College of San Francisco in 1989. With more than twenty years of his professional career as an illustrator, teacher, and painter, he won Best of Show Award in the Oil Painters of American Regional Exhibition in 1996. Huihan Liu was featured in Art of the West magazine in 1998, 2003, and 2005; in The Artist’ Magazine in April 1999; and in Southwest Art in April 2000.
EDUCATION
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art, China, BA (1972-1975)
Graduate School of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art, China (1985-1987)
Academy of Art College, San Francisco, MFA (1987-1989)
EXHIBITION
Exhibition of Guangdong Fine Art, Guangzhou Museum of Fine Art, China 2009
Plein Air Art Exhibition, Bowers Museum of Cultural Art 7th Annual Sight of Southern California, Santa Ana, California, 2003
Western Rendezvous of Art Exhibition, Helena, Montana, 2003-2018
Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, 1995-2016
California Art Club Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018
Oil Painters of America The East / Southeast Regional Exhibition, 2002
Artist For The New Century Invitational Exhibition, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont, 2002
Top 200 Arts for the Parks Competition, The National Academy of the Arts, Jackson, WY, 2001
Exhibition of Guangdong Contemporary Oil Paintings, Guangzhou, China, 2001
SHOW
"Two Person Show-Huihan Liu and Weizhen Liang”, The Sylvan Gallery, Charleston, SC. 2013
"Two Person Show-Huihan liu and weizhen Liang”, Total Arts Gallery, Taos, NM. 2011, 2018
"Two Person Show – Huihan Liu & Weizhen Liang,” The Sylvan Gallery, Charleston, SC 2007
"Four Person Show,” The Sylvan Gallery, Charleston, SC, 2005
"Two Person Show,” Total Art Gallery, Taos, NM, 2002
"Dedication, An Exhibit of Art of Huihan Liu,” Solo Show, The Ottinger Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2001
Solo Show, Robert & Li Art Gallery, Taiwan, (1998, 2000, 2002)
AWARDS
"Best of Show Award", Western Rendevzous of Art Exhibition, The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY, 2016, 2017.
Founders' Award, Western Rendezvous of Art Exhibition, The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY, 2018.
Founders' Award for Master Signature Members. Members' Choice Award for Master Signature Members. Oil painters of American National Juried Exhibition, 2017.
Award of Merit, Western Rendezvous of Art Exhibition, Helena, Montana, 2012
International Artist Award – Finalist for a work entitled "Making Wishes,” Issue 7C, December 2009
Gold Medal for the Master Signature Division at the Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show, 2009
South West Art Award of Excellence, California Art Club Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art, 2009
"Awards of Excellence,”Western Rendezvous Art Exhibition, Helena, Montana, 2003, 2004
"Third Place Winner,” Plein Air Art Exhibition , Bowers Museum of Culture Art, Santa Ana, California, 2004
"First Place Painting,” Plein Air Art Exhibition in Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, California, 2003
"Best of Show in Painting – John Scott People’s Choice Award,” "The Awards of Merit,” The 25th Western Rendezvous of Art, Helena, Montana in August 2003
"First Place Winner,” The California Art Club held its Ninth Annual Mission San Juan Capistrano Plein Air painting event, August 2003
Art of the West Publisher’s Choice Award, Artist for the New Century Invitational Exhibition, Bennington Center For The Arts, Bennington, Vermont 2002
"Gold Medal for Best Painting,” California Art Club’s 92nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Pasadena Historical Museum Pasadena, CA, 2002
Master Signature Member’s Award of Excellence by Art of the West Magazine, Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibitionh, Chicago, IL 2002
Master Signature Member’s Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America, The East / Southeast Regional Exhibition, richmond, Virginia, 2002
Master Signature Member’s Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Palm Springs, CA, 2001
The Winsor & Newton Painting Award, Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, P. & C. Galleries, Georgetown, Washington D.C., 1998
The Tara Fredricks Canvas Company Award, Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonia, TX, 1996
The Grumbacher Gold Medallion Award, Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX, 1996
Best of Show Award, Oil Painters of America Pacific Coast Regional Juried Exhibition, Fremont, CA, 1996
EDITORIAL
"Personal Connections", Art of the West Magazine, May/June 2017
"From the East and of the West", Western Art & Architecture Magazine, August/September, 2017
"Weizhen Liang & Huihan Liu Couple Show”, American Art Collector, April, 2013
"Building Bridges”, by Norman Kolpas, Southwest Art Magazine, September, 2011
” I Have a Fever”, by Barbara Coyner, art of the West Magerzine, July/ August, 2010
"American Dream : California painter and Chinese native Huihan Liu’s versatility is hard-earned,” by Todd Wilkinson, Southwest Art Magazine, October, 2003
"Art is Life, Not a Living,” by Barbara Coyner, Art of the West Magazine, September / October, 2003
"Artist Worth Watching : Huihan Liu,” published by Art-Talk Magazine, January, 2001
"Huihan Liu,” by Chuan Huang, Professor, and Shirl Smithson, President of Oil Painters of America; published by Robert & Li Gallery, Taiwan. 1998
"A Joyful Feeling,” by Barbara Coyner, Art of the West Magazine, September / October, 1998
"Capturing Character – Special Section: Portraits,” by Huihan Liu, The Artist’s Magazine, April, 1998
"Winners : The Judges of Oil Painters of America Focus on Time-Honored Standards,” by Susan Hallsten McGarry, Southwest art Magazine, May, 1997
"The Chinese Connection,” by Shirl Smithson, Art of The West Magazine, January / February, 1997
MUSEUM COLLECTION
"Summer Night," Oil 30"x15", The Brinton Museum purchase Award, 2017
"Eaton Canyon,” Oil 24″x30″, First Place Winner, Bowers Museum Contemporary Plein Air Permanent collection, Santa Ana, California, 2003,
"Silence of the Mission,” Oil 24″x18″, First Place Winner in Ninth Annual Mission San Juan Capistrano Plein Air painting event, Wilmington Trust purchase collection, 2003
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor – Drawing and painting, Art School of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art, Guangzhou, China, 1979-1985
Part-time Instructor – Instructor /Advisor at undergrad and graduate School of Academy of Art University, San Francisco, 1993-2011
Informative Instructor – Painting, Fechin Art Workshops, San Cristobal, NM, 1998-Now
MEMBERSHIP
Master Member of American Impresionist Society
Master Signature Member of Oil Painters of America
Signature Member of California Art Club
WEIZHEN LIANG
Weizhen Liang was born in January 1, 1955. She is a master member of American Impressionist Society and an artist member of the California Art Club. She earned a BA in the major of Chinese Literature from Ji Nan university of Guang Zhou in China, and work as a playwright in Guang Dong TV station before she move to the United States. She showed early interest in art and was influenced by her aunt, Zhong An-Zhi, a famous painter and professor in the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. In 1998, Weizhen began studying painting seriously and finished advanced program in Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in China in 2009.
They have lived over decades in the East Bay of San Francisco.
EDUCATION
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China, (2008-2009)
Ji Nan University, China, BA (1980-1984)
EXHIBITION
Oil Painters of America 25th National Juried Exhibition, 2016
Greenwich Workshop exhibition (2010, 2007)
Salon International at Greenhouse Gallery (2010, 2007, 2005)
The Northwest Rendezvous, Montana (2004, 2003)
National Oil Painters of America (national, regional), (2003, 2002, 2001)
SHOW
"Two Person Show - HuiHan Liu and WeiZhen Liang", Total Arts Gallery, Taos, NM 2018
"Two Person Show - Huihan Liu and Weizhen Liang”, The Sylvan Gallery, Charleston, SC. 2013
"Two Person Show - Huihan Liu and Weizhen Liang”, Total Arts Gallery, Taos, NM. 2011
"Two Person Show” Antioch Lynn House Gallery, California, 2008
"Four Person Show” Antioch Lynn House Gallery, California, 2006
"Tow Person Show”, The Sylvan Gallery, Charleston, SC. 2007
"Four Person Show”, The Sylvan Gallery, Charleston, BC. 2006
AWARD
"Still Life Award of Excellence", Oil Painters of America National Jured Exhibition, 2016
"Top 40” Award, Greenwich Workshop, 2007
”Top 50” Award, Greenhouse Gallery, 2005
WORKSHOP
Civic Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA. (2011, 2010)
GALLERY
The Sylvan Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina
Mountain Song Galleries, Carmel by The Sea, California
Germanton Gallery, Germanton, North Carolina
Total Arts Gallery, Taos , New Mexico
EDITORIAL
"Liu & Liang" - Total Arts Gallery, Southwest Art Magazine, August, 2018
"Weizhen Liang & Huihan Liu Couple Show”, American Art Collector, April, 2013
