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| Fongwei Liu - biography |
Fongwei Liu received his BFA degree from the prestigious Fine Art Academy of Yunnan, China in 1994.
For more than a decade after graduation, Fongwei has ventured in various fields, but didn’t touch his
paint brush. Until 2007, he finally realized that art is his true passion, and resumed his art education in
the United States. Fongwei received his MFA degree from Academy of Art University, San Francisco in
2009.
Since 2010, Fongwei has been working as an art instructor at Academy of Art University.
Fongwei started his career as a professional artist in 2009. His works have been shown in many
exhibitions, such as
Salon International by Greenhouse Gallery;
National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils by Oil Painters of America;
Annual International Portrait Competition by the Portrait Society of America;
Great Impressionists – Masters of Fine Art by Silvana Gallery;
Great American Figurative Artists Exhibition by Waterhouse Gallery.
Artist Statement
I draw inspirations for my art from nature. The subject matter is not important to me. I enjoy capturing all
the beauty around us, such as autumn colors, white snowy scenes, foggy cities, people’s emotion, and
the expressive human figures.
My creative process is also an intuitive response to the power of nature. When something touches me, a
picture takes shape in my mind and forms an idea or concept, then I experiment with various techniques
to visualize the idea. Thus, I believe that every stroke in my paintings comes from my mind, flows through
my hand to my canvas, that is my language to tell stories.
As an artist, I incessantly improve my skills and make them become my second nature, because I
believe that better techniques produce better paintings
For more than a decade after graduation, Fongwei has ventured in various fields, but didn’t touch his
paint brush. Until 2007, he finally realized that art is his true passion, and resumed his art education in
the United States. Fongwei received his MFA degree from Academy of Art University, San Francisco in
2009.
Since 2010, Fongwei has been working as an art instructor at Academy of Art University.
Fongwei started his career as a professional artist in 2009. His works have been shown in many
exhibitions, such as
Salon International by Greenhouse Gallery;
National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils by Oil Painters of America;
Annual International Portrait Competition by the Portrait Society of America;
Great Impressionists – Masters of Fine Art by Silvana Gallery;
Great American Figurative Artists Exhibition by Waterhouse Gallery.
Artist Statement
I draw inspirations for my art from nature. The subject matter is not important to me. I enjoy capturing all
the beauty around us, such as autumn colors, white snowy scenes, foggy cities, people’s emotion, and
the expressive human figures.
My creative process is also an intuitive response to the power of nature. When something touches me, a
picture takes shape in my mind and forms an idea or concept, then I experiment with various techniques
to visualize the idea. Thus, I believe that every stroke in my paintings comes from my mind, flows through
my hand to my canvas, that is my language to tell stories.
As an artist, I incessantly improve my skills and make them become my second nature, because I
believe that better techniques produce better paintings
| Fongwei Liu Solo Exhibit of Traditional Oil Paintings |
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