Growing up in China, he became a painter of landscapes, primarily marine views of his native Suzhou and the area around Shelton, Washington where he ultimately settled. He also paints occasionally in... Read full biography
Growing up in China, he became a painter of landscapes, primarily marine views of his native Suzhou and the area around Shelton, Washington where he ultimately settled. He also paints occasionally in the Southwest. He earned his bachelor's degree in art and design at the Suzhou Institute of Silk... Read full biography
Growing up in China, he became a painter of landscapes, primarily marine views of his native Suzhou and the area around Shelton, Washington where he ultimately settled. He also paints occasionally in the Southwest. He earned his bachelor's degree in art and design at the Suzhou Institute of Silk Technology and his Master's Degree in art history at Nanjing Art Academy. He spent seven years as a textile designer, graphic artist and art professor. He was educated during the Cultural Revolution... Read full biography
Growing up in China, he became a painter of landscapes, primarily marine views of his native Suzhou and the area around Shelton, Washington where he ultimately settled. He also paints occasionally in the Southwest. He earned his bachelor's degree in art and design at the Suzhou Institute of Silk Technology and his Master's Degree in art history at Nanjing Art Academy. He spent seven years as a textile designer, graphic artist and art professor. He was educated during the Cultural Revolution when creative thought was banned. Although he had no awareness of impressionism, it became his style. In the early 1990s, he came to the United States and established a studio in Shelton, Washington where he lives with his children and wife, who makes... Read full biography
Growing up in China, he became a painter of landscapes, primarily marine views of his native Suzhou and the area around Shelton, Washington where he ultimately settled. He also paints occasionally in the Southwest. He earned his bachelor's degree in art and design at the Suzhou Institute of Silk Technology and his Master's Degree in art history at Nanjing Art Academy. He spent seven years as a textile designer, graphic artist and art professor. He was educated during the Cultural Revolution when creative thought was banned. Although he had no awareness of impressionism, it became his style. In the early 1990s, he came to the United States and established a studio in Shelton, Washington where he lives with his children and wife, who makes the dark red mahogany stained frames for his paintings. He has also taught art in workshops, and at Puget Sound and Evergreen State Colle... Read full biography
Xiaogang Zhu - Artist Info
About Xiaogang Zhu: Books
Books & Publications (6)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Expressing the Visual Language of the Landscape Painting the Subtle Nuances
2002
King, Jennifer (editor)
128 pages (color)
The Great American West
2000
Editor, Settlers West
0 pages
Artists of America (Exhibition catalog)
1998
Bacon, Todd, Message for Denver Rotary Club
108 pages (color)
The Best of Flower Painting 150 of Todays Best Floral Paintings in All Mediums