exhibit judge

Cheng Lian was born in 1955 in Shanghai, China. Part of a close-knit, highly-talented family, he learned art since he was a little boy from his father, a famous artist and professor. He graduated from China Academy of Fine Art (a famous art school in China known as Zhejiang Academy of Fine Art), and he was an honored student in the art school.

As an artist Cheng has traveled to many places in China, Asia, United States, North America, Europe and South America; he uses his artist eyes observing things that he has seen like people and scenery, and he created eye catching, breath taking portraits, landscapes, and still lives with his unique style.

Exhibitions: Trailside Galleries, Thornwood Galleries, Houston, Dallas, TX; East-West Gallery, The Woodlands, TX; Billy Hork Galleries, Chicago IL; New York Art Expo, New York NY; AKA Arnot Gallery, New York NY; Lakeshore Gallery, Milwaukee WI; Chelsea Galleries, Beachwood MA; Renjeau Galleries, Natick MA; Royce Galleries LTD., Denver CO; China Art Expo, Guangzhou China; Point Gallery, Chicago IL; Chicago Art Expo, Chicago IL; Lakeside Gallery, Lakeside MI
Publication: American Art Collector (USA), Art World News - cover (USA), Artists of Chinese Origin in North America Directory (USA), Chinese Select Oil Painting Artists (Japan)

His art is widely collected by many corporate and thousands of private collectors in US, Europe, Israel, Japan, Hong Kong, and China.

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