Weiliang Zhao
1944 Born in Shanghai, Lives in USA
Selected Individual Exhibition
2017 Zhong Sheng Mercedes Benz art space, Shanghai
2014 Wang Yuan Modern Art, Shanghai
2007 Wang Yuan Modern Art, Shanghai
2006 Bund 66 Art Gallery, Shanghai
Shanghai No.One Xintiandi Clubhouse
2005 Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2004 Jkd Gallery, Bergamot Art Center, CA
2003 La Vie Da Gallery, Shanghai
Jkd Gallery ,Bergamot Art Center, CA
2002 C.G.Jung Institute of Chicago, Evanston, IL
HK Gallery, W. Hollywood, CA
2001 Gallery Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Atelier International Art Gallery, New York, NY
2000 Richardson Gallery, Reno, NV
1999 Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Galerie Adrienne Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1998 Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Atelier International Art, New York, NY
1997 Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Palm Desert Art Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
Walsh Gallery, Chicago, IL
1996 Color Rock Art Gallery, Jia Yi, R.O.C.
Carole Jones Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995 Capital Art Center, Tai-Chung, R.O.C.
1994 Carole Jones Gallery, Chicago, IL
Pacific Asian Museum, Foyer Gallery, Pasadena, CA.
Capital Art Center, Tai-Chung, R.O.C
1993 Carole Jones Gallery, Chicago, IL
1992 Carole Jones Gallery, Chicago, IL
1991 Sam Francis Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
East West Contemporary Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
1990 East West Contemporary Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
Kay Garvey Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL 1989
East West Contemporary Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
1988 East West Contemporary Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
Kay Garvey Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL 1987
East West Contemporary Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 “Jiangnan lmagery” Suzhou Art Museum
Abstract Group ,Liuhasu Art Museumi
2018 SPSI Art Musem Shanghai
NingBo Museum of Art China
2017 "Offshore Extension" China Art Museum Shanghai
2015 “Ben- Color” ZhongSheng Mercedes Benz art space, Shanghai
2013 “Shanghai-Paris” China Art Museum Shanghai
2012 “Art in HangZhou” Fifth HangZhou Art Fair
2011 “Selected works of Shanghai post-1940 oil painters”, Shanghai Sanmin Museum
2009 “Steel Art” Wang Yuan Modern Art, Shanghai
2008 Shanghai Grand Theater Gallery,Shanghai
2007 Vadehra Art Gallery，New Delhi，India
Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, La Jolla, USA
2005 Louis Aronow Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Bund 66 Art Gallery, Shanghai
Endless International Art Centre, Shanghai
2004 No.2 Shanghai Spring Art Salon, Shanghai
Shanghai Abstract Art, Shanghai
Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2003 No.1 Shanghai Spring Art Salon, Shanghai
2002 No.6 Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai
2001 Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Louis Aronow Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2000
Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Louis Aronow Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999 Kathleen Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998 Artexpo, Vancouver Convention Center, Canada
Art Beatus Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
1997 Artexpo, Los Angeles Convention Center, CA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art,( Sales Gallery) CA
Freddie Fong Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA
1996 Mark Ruschman Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Art American, Miami Beach Convention Center, FL
Deanna Miller Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA
1995 LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
1994 Art Galleries Fair, Taipei, ROC
Mark Ruschman Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
1993 Artexpo, New York Jacob Javits Convetion Center
Art Galleries Fair, Taichung, R.O. China
1992 Art Asia, Hong Kong Convention Center
Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart Expo Center
Art Miami, Miami Beach Convention Center
1991 Villanova University, Pennsylvania
Illinois Wesleyan University, IL
South Bend Art Center, IN 1990
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, IN
1987 Pacific Asian Museum, Pasadena, CA
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Chinese Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
University of Texas, Austin, TX
1986 Laforet Museum, Tokyo, Japan
N-1 Gallery, Nagoya, Japan
SOGO Art Museum, Yokohama, Japan
National Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, Korea
1985 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
1984 National Museum of Art, Beijing, China
1981 Shanghai Exhibition Museum, China
National Museum of Art, Beijing, China 1979
Shanghai Art Museum, China
Selected Public Collections
2010 Shanghai Exp Intercontinental Hotel
2008 Shanghai Linklaters Law Office China
2007 Shanghai Modern Plaza, Shanghai
2006 Wang Yuan Modern Art Center，Shanghai
2005 Shanghai Sheng Yuan Company China
1992 Central Plaza, Hong Kong.
1988 McDonalds Corporation, Oak Brook, IL
1987 Kehon Foundation, Santa Monica, CA, USA
1985-79 Private Collections, England, Canada, Germany, USA
1984 Frederick R.Weisman Foundation of Art, CA
Shanghai Art Museum, China
Selected Publications
2011 “Selected works of Shanghai post-1940 oil painters”
(Shanghai Sanmin Museum)
2007 “40x5m” Weiliang Zhao Abstract Art
(Shanghai Wang Yuan Modern Art, Shanghai)
2006 Weiliang Zhao Abstract Art
(Bund 66 Art Gallery, Shanghai)
2004 Shanghai Abstract Art
(Shanghai Bookstore Publishing House)
2003 Shanghai Spring Art Salon,
(Shanghai Bookstore Publishing House)
2002 Weiliang Zhao - Selected Works 1986-2001
(Publication by China)
1995 The Dictionary of The Achievements of Art
(Great World Publishing Co. Hong Kong)
1994 The Fine Art Index (Volume 1),
(International Art Reference, Chicago)
1993 Artists of Chinese Origin in North America Directory
(Artist Magazine, R.O.C & Point Gallery, IL, USA)
1987 Frederick R.Weisman Collection
(Weisman Tokyo Office)
Beyond The Open Door
(Pacific Asian Museum, Pasadena, CA)
1979-86 China Oil Painting (Publication by China)
1985 Frederick R.Weisman Foundation of Art (Volume 2)
China New Literature & Art (Volume of Art, 1976-1982)
WEILIANG ZHAO
Weiliang Zhao (USA), b. Shanghai 1944, is a foremost example of the blending of Eastern mysticism and Western abstraction. Zhao’s works are classical, dynamic, giving power that combines Oriental soul with western abstraction. A notable commission there is H40m x W5m for Shanghai HyunDai Plaza. Another is for Central Plaza, Hong Kong’s tallest building.
Zhao had been an Teacher of the Art Department at Shanghai JiaoTong University when he came to Chicago in 1986 – an important artist in the surge of Chinese contemporary art since the opening of China in the mid-1980’s. Working through the former East/West Contemporary Art Gallery in the River North Art District of Chicago, the elegant and subtle beauty of Zhao’s works became sought after in Chicago and nationwide.
Major U.S. collectors include Frederick R. Weisman Foundation of Art.
He has had over 38 solo exhibitions in America. He is collected in over 520 private collections in the world. Other museum group exhibitions include Laforet Museum, SOGO Art Museum in Japan, National Museum of Modern Art in Korea, Shanghai Art Museum and Hong Kong Museum of Art in China.
Weiliang Zhao’s first inspiration came from ancient Buddhist caves at Yung Gang and Long Meng. The abstracted work speaks a philosophical quiet meditation. Always Weiliang’s paintings are known for exquisite color and beauty.
Weilang Zhao currently resides and works in San Francisco and Shanghai.
趙渭凉
简介 Weiliang Zhao
1944生于上海, 旅美艺术家，曾在上海交通大学艺术系任教，为中国美术家协会上海分会会员，其作品在全国和上海多次展出及出版 。1984年世界八大收藏家之一 Frederick R. Weisman 艺术基金会收藏其作品，并与世界级艺术大师 Warhol 、Hockney 、Rauschenberg 等人的作品一起巡展于多国博物馆。1986年赴美留学，在芝加哥期间画风从新写实主义转变为后现代抽象主义， 1992年巨幅作品 “国际语言第3号” 被亚洲最高大厦香港中环广场收藏, 2006年为上海现代广场创作高40米宽5米巨无霸抽象画。30多年来，他的作品在全世界多处博物馆、画廊和博览会展出，共有39次个展60次联展，作品为世界各地藏家收藏。赵渭凉个人艺术网站 wlzhao.com
赵渭凉视频
http://video.tudou.com/v/XMTk4MDc5MzQ5Mg==.html
赵渭凉 “高度 速度 尺度” 研讨会
http://video.tudou.com/v/XMTk2ODk2MDk0MA==.html
赵渭凉“巨无霸40米高5米寬”抽象画
http://video.tudou.com/v/XMTk3MTIxOTYxNg==.html
赵渭凉“宝马BMW7系”作品
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Lina Nie 聂莉娜
Born in China, Lives in USA
Exhibitions
2001 Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, La Jolla, CA, USA (solo)
Gallery8, Bergamot Station, CA, USA (Solo)
Louis Aronow Gallery, Sausalito, CA, USA
2000 Richardson Gallery of Fine Art, Reno, NV, USA (Solo)
Louis Aronow Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
1999 BGH Gallery, Santa Monica, CAUSA
Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, La Jolla, CA, USA (solo)
The Lillian Berkley Collection (A Fine Art Gallery) Escondido, CA, USA
1998 Louis Aronow Gallery, Sausalito, CA, USA
Richardson Gallery, Reno, NV, USA
Art Rent & Sales Gallery, Los Angeles Country Museum of Art , Los Angeles, CA, USA
1997 Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, La Jolla, CA USA (Solo)
Palm Desert Art Gallery, Palm Desert, CA, USA (Solo)
Art Rental & Sales Gallery, Los Angeles Country Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Left Bank Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, USA
Fine Arts Institute of San Bernardino County Museum, Rediands, CA USA
1996 Attractor International Art Center, Taipei, ROC
1995 Capital Art Center, Taizhong, ROC (Solo)
LA ArtCore, Los Angeles, CA, USA
1994 Rachele Lozzi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
The New Gallery, Santa Monica, CA USA
Picasso Frames Gallery, Marina Del Ray, CA, USA
1993 Elaine Stembery Gallery, Highland Park, IL, USA
Dear Path Art League, Lake Forest, IL, USA
1992 Elaine Stermberg Gallery, Highland park, IL, USA
1991 Elaine Stermberg Gallery, Highland Park, IL, USA
1990 Elaine Stermberg Gallery, Highland Park, IL, USA
1989 Elaine Stermberg Gallery, Highland Park, IL, USA
Publications
2001 Encyclopaedia of Living Artist (12th Edition), USA
1997 Art Business News (Palm Desert Art Publishes, Ltd. Palm Desert, CA, USA)
1996 The Dictionary of Achievements of World Chinese Artists
(Great World Publishing Co., Hong Kong)
1995 Artist of Chinese Origin in North America Directory
(Artist Magazine, ROC & Point Gallery, IL, USA)
1994 Artist of Chinese Origin in North America Directory (Volume1)
(Artist Magazine, ROC & Point Gallery, IL, USA
1988 Poster of Chinese Chrysanthemum Flowers Exhibition (Chicago,IL ,USA)
Collections Private Collections: USA, France, Canada, Japan, Germany, China
Lina Nie
was born in a family of fine art tradition in Si-Chuan, China. In her early childhood she grew a strong interest in arts and learned painting from several well-known Chinese artists in Shanghai. In 1971, Lina became a student of Mr. Weiliang Zhao, one of the foremost oil painters of contemporary style in China, and was married to him in 1973. From 1978 to 1986, Lina studied hand-painting on fabric with Mr. Yoshitani, a famous Japanese artist as well as a designer, and worked for Chinese- Japanese Hand-painting Corporation in that capacity.
In 1987, Lina joined her husband Mr. Zhao to study fine arts in Chicago, USA. Hence, the beginning of their life as professional artists. In 1991 they moved to Los Angeles, California and set up their studio in Santa Monica. With the freedom of the “New World” and her exposure to various schools of Western fine arts, her mind’s eye was wide open, her artistic daring greatly encouraged, and her creativity given full rein.
While rooted in the oriental culture and aesthetics, Lina’s new work also reveals contemporary sensibilities both visually and spiritually. Natural beauty is Lina’s favorite subject matter. Her work presents not only the peaceful, graceful elegance traditionally associated with the oriental female, but also the explosive passion and desires characteristic of her modern western counterpart. In this sense, the females portrayed in her work may perhaps be best defined as international beauty, which transcends cultural barriers and is therefore endowed with a universal appeal. The influence of Surrealism, on her recent work, the wildly beautiful landscape paintings, is clearly noticeable. The techniques applied are a combination of both realism and abstractionism. The expressive use of colors and impeccable detailing further enhance their attraction.
Naturally, Lina’s work is able to touch the feeling of people with different cultural backgrounds. Many are thrilled to see her paintings. As a collector put it: "It is so alive, so moving" and he called them "Soul of Flowers". Seeing her work at a gallery in La Jolla, one of the audience from a family of admirers of Louvre Museum said:" I have seen so many arts in the world. But this is something different and draws me in!"
When asked about her artistic drive, Lina’s answer may guide us to her stylistic uniqueness and aesthetic profundity:
"Nature, life and love carry such a magic touch that often compels me to glorify them. When searching for their connections I find my own art and the meaning of life."
"I start with my passion, elaborate with my imagination and finalize with my fantasy!"
" I also consider painting a way to fulfill my dream, to describe my feelings in reality. By depicting my inner world, I idealize yself in my art”
Leon Lee
Art Critic, Chicago
“Green Fantasy “
I believed the propitious sign was from God!
It was a rainy morning in March 1998. We were on Highway East 580 from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Around 11:30 AM, the rain stopped. Over the east it was still overcast while in the west, the sunlight came through the thick clouds and gradually brightened up the sky, and the landscape beside the highway was illuminated like a stage. "It's beautiful! Let's go and take some pictures. I see my new paintings!" I shouted. "Yes, I see heaps of money!" my husband responded. We slowed down and got off the highway, heading toward the mountain area. We drove along a quiet path, turning into Collier Canyon Rd, and were stunned by the unexpected sight!
A broad expanse of emerald-green country lied before our eyes. A field of yellow flowers spread around like a lace. Soon, the sky turned Prussian blue with Violescent shade. The various colors of sharp contrast added extreme beauty to each other!
A magnificent range of mountains rising and falling in the distance revealed themselves one behind the other, smoothly, like sleeping beauties. Under a brilliant spotlight, the grass stirred under the breeze and was swept up the hill, rolling as if in a dazzling green flame!
A herd of black and brown cows were grazing here and there in a stretch of meadow. Some were lying down in twos and threes, leisure and carefree in the undulate grass. A group of cowbirds flying around the cows like black snowflakes. One of the cows nearest us turned his head to us gently as we broke the silence. It gazed at us and seemed to wonder: where did these strangers come from?
Never realized that air could be so cool so refreshing, grass could be so pure so translucent, light could be so brilliant so fantastic, and the world here could be so peaceful so perfect! Enchanted, we walked into the heavenly garden.
In the countryside of California, we were used to seeing dry and yellow mountains. But from February 1997 to early 1998, the weather changed drastically due to El Nino in the Pacific Ocean. After some long and hard rain, the desert showed an extraordinarily fresh green view. We were so excited to witness this rare dramatic moment. As an artist, I was greatly inspired by the sign from God! Thus emerged my Green Wonderland Series.
Lina Nie 2001
Story of ‘Water Chestnut’
My very first memory of water chestnut was from my childhood in China.
One day, our housekeeper Xu-ma (Mother Xu) came back from vacation. As usual she brought us some preserved duck and chicken. We were very happy to taste something different from the countryside. But I was more interested in some strange-looking fruit in her basket. They were grown in ponds and were from her hometown Yang Zhou (a place well-known for its beautiful women). She called the fresh, green water chestnut "Ling".
Each water chestnut was about two to three inches long, and its rind was hard as a nut. At first glance, they looked like 'Yuan-bao', the shoe-shaped gold ingots used as money in old China. But looking closer, each of them had two tiny pointed horns at both ends, like a little bird with outspread wings. And there was exquisite symmetrical carving on both sides. A real ingenious construction! One can break open the outer shell and eat the nut raw, which tastes like fruit; or one can cook the chestnut. Either way they taste delicious! But I played with my ‘toy’ for a long time and then kept some as souvenir before eating them. When the outer shells dried out they became very hard. As I shook the 'nut' inside, it reminded me of the Chinese myth of a beautiful 'River-Snail Girl' meeting the industrious peasant. And I imagined that there was a beautiful girl, my own 'River-Snail girl' living inside the little shell house...!
I was so excited to find water chestnuts again at Ranch Supermarket, in LA Chinatown. To my surprise, they were totally black! They varied from homeliness to beautiful. Nature uniquely shaped them even more resembling the mini 'chests' and with strong 'muscles' and extended 'arms'. It totally fascinated me! I adored them for satisfying my childhood fantasy again! Only this time it was different. I did not 'taste' them with my tongue, but with my brush!
Lina Nie 1999
聂莉娜
生于中国四川，曾居住上海, 旅美艺术家。 在童年生活中，她对艺术产生了浓厚的兴趣，自学绘画。 于1971年求教赵渭凉先生学画，1973年与他结婚。从1978年到1986年，从师日本著名画家兼设计师Mr. Yoshitani 学习手绘日本和服，并以此身份为中国日本手绘公司工作。 1987年，隨丈夫移居去美国芝加哥学习美术。 从此，开始了职业艺术家的生活， 1991年他们搬到了洛杉矶，并在圣莫尼卡设立了工作室。 随着“新世界”的自由和对西方美术流派的接触，她的创造力得到了充分的发挥。 莉娜的新作品植根于东方文化和美学之中，从视觉和精神上都揭示了当代性。
自然之美是莉娜最喜欢的主题，她的作品不仅表现出东方女性传统的优雅，同时展现了现代西方女性的激情。 从这个意义上说，在她的作品中描绘的女性也许最好地被定义为国际美，它超越了文化障碍，因此具有普遍的吸引力。 显然，超现实主义以及山水画对她最近作品的影响是显而易见的，是现实主义和抽象主义的结合，颜色的表现力使用和无可挑剔的细节进一步增强了它们的吸引力。 她的作品自然能够感动具有不同文化背景的人们的感觉。 许多人很高兴看到她的画。 正如有人所说：“它是如此的活泼，如此动人！” 並称为“花之魂”。 卢浮宫博物馆的仰慕者家族中的一位观众在拉荷亚（La Jolla）的画廊里看到她的作品：“我看过世界上很多艺术，但这是不同的，说：“吸引了我！
当被问及 莉娜的艺术追求，可能会引导我们了解她的风格独特性和美学底蕴：“自然，生活和爱情带有如此神奇的触感，常常迫使我为它们美化。 在寻找他们之间的联系时，我会发现自己的艺术和 “我以激情开始，用我的想象力详述，然后用我的幻想终结”的意思。 我还考虑通过绘画来实现我的梦想，以描述我在现实中的感受。 通过描绘我的内心世界，我将自己理想化为自己的艺术！