ABOUT THE ARTIST: SHUQIAO ZHOU
Shuqiao Zhou was born in China in 1938. He graduated from the Guangzhou Fine Art Academy. In his early stage, he worked at Guangzhou Art Studio as a Professor of Creative Arts. Then he became the Director of the Oil Painting Department, and also the Vice President of Guangzhou Art Academy.
During those years he worked on large portraits of national leaders for many Chinese cities and provincial governments and communities. Twice a year he created large posters for the Plaza in Guangzhou. Each year from 1968 to 1972, he was selected to participate in the China Export Commodities Fair, as wel as the Creative Painting Group of the National Revolution History Museum, and the Guangzhou City Museum. From 1981 to 1984 he created large murals for the great houses in the open cities of southern China.
On ten different occasions Shugiao Zhou's paintings were selected for National Art Exhibitions. His work has appeared in shows throughout the World -China, Romania, Yugoslavia, Albania and Canada. His North American Exhibitions include Occidental College, Pacific Asia Museum (Pasadena, California), Merging One Gallery (Santa Monica, California), Hefner Galleries (New York City), the GWS Gallery (Connecticut), and the Stephen Lowe Art Gallery (Calgary, Alberta, Canada).
His work hangs in permanent collections of China's Revolution History Museum and China's Fine Art Gallery, both in Beijing, and at Occidental College. In 1987 Zhou was invited to become an artist in residence at Occidental College. He has lived in the Los Angeles area since that time.
In 1997 he won the American National Award of Excellence for Best of Show in the Oil Painters of America's Sixth Annual Exhibition in Taos, New Mexico. Shuqiao Zhou is a member of China's National Association of Artists, a Signature member of the Oil Painters of America, and an Artist member of the California Art Club. His work has been continuously selected for annual Gold Medal Exhibition of the California Art Club at the Pasadena Historical Museum and Pasadena Museum of California Art. His portrait of "Two Sisters" for the 9 1 Annual Gold Medal Exhibition of the California Art Club was selected for the permanent collection of the Pasadena Historical Museum.
Zhou is an accomplished portrait painter with many notable commissions. His two oil portrait paintings "Mr. Pennington" and "Miao Girl" were selected in The Best of Portrait Painting, published by F & W Publications, Inc. in March 1998.