Pictured: Victor Wang, The Hero – Chinese Artist Qi Baishi, 2016, charcoal and wash on canvas, 72″x48″

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Victor Wang 维克托·王
Demo: Charcoal Wash Technique in Figurative Painting
Talk: Contemporary oil painting: The Heroes: Chinese Artist Qi Baishi
Languages: English and Mandarin
June 18th at 3 pm to 6 pm

Victor Wang will give a brief overview of his approach to figurative painting, describing his selection of subject and his handling of paint before he demonstrates his use of the traditional charcoal wash technique.

Victor Wang grew up in Northern China and graduated BFA from The Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, one of three top art institutes in China. After graduation he taught there for four and a half years and was sent to The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a visiting scholar.

He earned his MFA in Fontbonne University. He currently lives in St. Louis, where he teaches painting, drawing and graduate critique classes as a full professor at Fontbonne University. He has exhibited widely across the country and internationally and has won various awards for excellence, including awards for both painting and art instruction.

Victor Wang has been shown nationally and internationally. The figures in his paintings serve as vehicles to convey the human experience, representing the emotional tension and psychological drama of life’s turning points. The images portrayed in his art are provoked by the childhood memories and past experiences that represent the memories of his life.

www.victorwang.net